I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up.

Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.

Energy is that amazing feeling that comes to life inside of you when you're happy and believe in yourself.

It's my life dream to be able to go and continue going to schools and teaching them about stretching and aerobics, cardio and strength training, because I want them to have a better life than I did. I don't want them to grow up to be me. I want them to be healthy. I want them not to go through eating disorders [like me].

I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.