Carnie Wilson

I can be a lady - surprise!

The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight.

My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.

When you film a reality show, it's so jumbled. They shoot episodes in all orders!

It doesn't feel good when you have to struggle to get your pants on.

Was I a perfect gastric-bypass patient? Yes. Was I a perfect gastric-bypass pregnant woman? No. I made a decision to enjoy my pregnancy... So sue me!

I am always cautious.

I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient like rock.

My fat cells have a memory like Einstein! I'm proof that surgery is not a magic potion. There are many ways to sabotage it.

I never hide, when I walk down the street, someone's going to take my picture, that's what I look like.

I don't want to become a diabetic.

There are days where I've lost weight and I feel bigger or fatter or uglier and I want to just hibernate. I'll find every excuse not to exercise. I hate it.

The evening is really hard for me. I have to force myself not to eat.

I'm trying to teach my daughter about healthy eating.

Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge.

I understand that I'm a role model.

Becoming famous is a strange thing in your own right.

I don't know how to relax, that's my problem.

Going from 300 pounds to 150 pounds was the biggest change of my whole life.

I am stuck in the 70's. I can't seem to get away from that era.

When you love food as much as I do, staying healthy is not easy. I mean, moderation, not deprivation. That's my new way of living. I always want more and that's just my life.

Do I wish I could retire? Sure, but that's not life.

I realized that I have to slow down. I work so hard, I'm so busy.

I want to get into voice-overs.

Its normal to gain weight during pregnancy. Its something that has to happen to your body.

Certain foods no longer agree with me. If I eat French fries, I might feel sick to my stomach.

The most important thing I think we need to remember is that we're a work in progress. Do not be ashamed or afraid to ask for help. That's what I did. I asked for help.

I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like rock.

Like everyone else, I have challenges.

I wish I had more time to read. I do love books.

If someone puts too much pressure on me, I will automatically rebel.

There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.

Medication can help us live a happier life.

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.

You know, after all these years, it's just like we are who we are and it's a struggle for me and sometimes I'm heavier and sometimes I'm thinner.

I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.

When my work gets crazy, I make sure to always have vitamins, water and proper food with me. That has helped me to lose 33 pounds.

It's normal to gain weight during pregnancy. It's something that has to happen to your body.

Sometimes reality T.V. can be stressful.

When someone has a weight problem when they're pregnant, they will struggle before, during and after to lose weight.

I started to put on weight when I was about four and a half and it got really bad when I was around nine. I ballooned. I was about 110 pounds.

I decided that it's either, you know, if I want to have children, have a family and - and live a long life, I've got to make some real, real serious changes.

All I can do is listen to what my body needs and feels.

If you walk down the street, within five minutes you will see someone who is morbidly obese or obese.

I used food as a coping mechanism for many, many years, and it was my best friend for a long time.

It's more about going to a place inside of me as a woman who knows that I'm never going to have perfection. And that I deserve to be healthy and feel healthy.

I started doing yoga.

I'm a working mother... You try to pay the bills, you try to keep your life going and there's pressure.

I did have reconstructive plastic surgery and a tummy tuck. And from hip to hip, there's a very big scar. It looks better than it did... So I say, if you don't like that skin, have it removed. This is my advice: if you're gonna do it - just go for it.

I have a real issue with radio these days. I just am not into the current music.

I have to be a teacher to my daughters.

I don't want to hide anything - there is nothing to hide.

Food decisions - do I eat this or not? - are always going to be there.

It's such a rush doing a concert and seeing people actually mouthing the lyrics.