The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.

People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.

Books make great gifts because... [they don't] come in any particular size, so you don't have to be embarrassed if you bought somebody the wrong size.

As an emotional eater, I eat to soothe.

I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.

I have obsessed about my weight in some sort of way all my life. I used to write in my journal what I weighed every day.

You're only as sick as your secrets.