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

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.

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

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

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

Becoming famous is a strange thing in your own right.

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

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

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

I am always cautious.

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

I can be a lady - surprise!

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.

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

I don't want to become a diabetic.

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

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

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

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

I started doing yoga.

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 understand that I'm a role model.

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

I want to get into voice-overs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Like everyone else, I have challenges.

Medication can help us live a happier life.

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.

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.

Sometimes reality T.V. can be stressful.

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

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.

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.

There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.

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!

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.