I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court jester and a clown and make people laugh and make them feel good about themselves.

Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.

When you're feeling down, sad, lonely, negative, you don't want to take care of yourself - and the weight problem and the diabetic problem and the heart attack and stroke problems and high cholesterol set in.

I just love what I do, and I'm a teacher more than anything.

Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.

Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was overweight, it was a very sad time in my life.