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If you believe that weight loss requires self-deprivation, I'm going to teach you otherwise.

I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.

Most weight loss diets center around portion control, which is just trying to eat smaller amounts of the same addictive foods. This approach inevitably fails.

I'd much rather put on weight than have to lose weight.

There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.

I have this view that losing weight is easy, keeping it off is hard because keeping it off is the discipline.

Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model that behavior for friends and family.

Many people struggle with losing weight and then regaining it. But there is no convincing evidence that the effort to lose weight actually promotes more weight gain in the long run.

My success has been something I've worked a long time at and it's been a gradual process. I compare it to the idea of someone losing a lot of weight over a period of a few years. You don't really notice the weight loss overall but if you compare photos from then and now there's a big difference.

I wanted to tell my story because I believe that if I can inspire or motivate even 10 or 15 people to start losing weight, it's a very big achievement. If I've managed to do it, anybody can.