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

I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.

I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back.

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

It's terrible, the way obese children and adults are treated in this country [USA]. And I'm not leaving this Earth until that is changed.

For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.