Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food. Knowing what I now know, I'd turn to me.

No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.

I'm a very insecure and emotional person still looking to be loved by everyone else.

I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago.

If your oxygen mask drops down, it's time to take a breather!

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

When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.