It took me years after stopping the cocaine before I was able to enjoy a sunrise and enjoy the sound of birds.

I started thinking: 'Okay, what's wrong with wearing a bikini? I look better than I looked in quite a few years, so why not? What am I afraid of?

Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.

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.

After a lifetime of losing and gaining weight, I get it. No matter how you slice it, weight loss comes down to the simple formula of calories in, calories out.

Leap...and the net will follow

Honesty is very sexy.