When you're the spokeswoman for a weight-loss program, everything is witnessed. I weigh in once a week with a witness. I have to sign an affidavit saying I cannot have any surgeries.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight.
I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue the fast food places needs a therapist, not an attorney.
Some of my battles with weight have been very public. But most of them have been internal. Even at my thinnest, when my body was being praised, I wasn't happy with what I saw in the mirror or how I felt about myself.
We put out press releases to tell people what had happened to me and that I had a large weight gain but a lot of people still didn't know. The ones that didn't know were floored. That was a real humbling experience for me.
I have always been, and shall continue to be, honest when it comes to bodyweight issues.
When I first went to visit different agencies in New York, a lot of them were like, 'You have to lose a lot of weight.'
Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out.
I had two surgeries during the early part of 2012, and I was advised to restrict my work load.
I'm an ordinary Tasmanian like everybody else, and I have weight issues; I have issues around finding the time to do the exercise and things, but in my role as Health Minister, and in my role as myself as well, I have to look after my own health.
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.