Everything I did with my life I did so that I could give my parents everything they didn't have because of me.

Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.

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

I've never swayed from who I am. People have seen me on television, and they know what I'm like and they know what I do and they respect me for what I do. They know that I'm huggy and kissy.

I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh. At the same time, you have people in the hospital who have had gastric bypass or lap-band surgery and they still have to work out. If you don't work out and eat healthy, you'll look like a melted candle.

Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.

If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.