You're never allowed to step on people to get ahead, but you can step over them if they're in your way.

I think for a couple of years I was believing that I was doing it all on my own and I wasn't.

No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.

I realized that in those nine seasons I started out at about 225 pounds and I felt, you know, full figured fabulous woman but in those seasons I gained 75 pounds up to over 300 pounds all in front of the nation.

One day I actually took the list into the bathroom and I put it up against my face and looked in the mirror and I realized I had one of two choices, change the list or change myself.

My dad taught me true words you have to use in every relationship. Yes, baby.

In all honesty my cake was baking when I met Al - I had made up in my mind already to get physically healthy. He refreshingly was on his own journey so it was almost as if we walked together.