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I've long struggled with my body image and have worked hard to achieve a healthy weight.

Earlier, looking lighter or slimmer never mattered to me. Frankly, I didn't care. I had more important things to do. But when I figured that it's not that hard, and I have the time, passion and patience to take it up, I jumped onto the health-wagon. I started working out.

I am a big man, but I've allowed my condition to deteriorate by being overweight.

Some people are naturally thin and some people are naturally heavier. It doesn't mean that bigger is healthier, or much thinner is healthier, it's on an individual basis.

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.

I weighed 193 pounds and had three chins. I couldn't get up before 9 a.m. and never saw patients before 10. I decided to go on a diet.

I don't think I got thin. I think I got healthy.

I was very skinny, but that was just my natural build. I always ate sensibly - being thin was in my genes.