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?

I'm a food addict, that's my downfall.

When faced with the choice, choose happy

Leap...and the net will follow

I think a lot of people think because I was getting the divorce, that was really the catalyst for gaining so much weight.

I never, ever, ever had deltoids! Oh my God, when I'm doing exercises and I see them pop out, I'm like, Yes!

I kept buying bigger and bigger jeans, and once the size 14s got too tight, I thought: 'That's it. I'm not buying the next size'.