I am a girl who loves life and loves people and I find that in this life there are more good people than bad and that is who I choose to surround myself with.

I want us all to get healthier, but also to live life to the fullest along the way. I want people to live their lives no matter what.

I refuse to allow people to stop me from living and enjoying my life.

I am on an emotional roller coaster ride to survive and to conquer obesity, not only for myself but also for everyone that battles some kind of addiction.

I don't let negative attitudes and meanness from other people keep me from living my life.

I have always been "Hacky Wacky" which is my lingo for HAPPY! I refuse to allow my obesity to control me.

The meal plan was hard at first because I am a snack eater, but the most challenging part is trying to change my pallet to like healthy food.

I write down everything I eat and count the calories so I don't go over a certain amount. Everyone should do this if they are dieting or not. I think we all would be shocked by it.

Perhaps by sharing my personal weight-loss journey on television, I can help others confront the truth and lies behind obesity.

There is more weight to be lost and so many more things I need to learn and conquer.

Feelings are what you experience when you try to access the immeasurable.

People with OCD including myself, realize that their seemingly uncontrollable behavior is irrational, but they feel unable to stop it.

How do I validate him in the face of such profound personal loss and the outrageous denial by the medical community?

I am caught like a beast at bay. Somewhere are people, freedom, light, But all I hear is the baying of the pack, There is no way out for me.

It is fascinating to see how much Pope Francis relies on the work of the bishops in the Synods.

I can once more carry on a conversation with myself, and don't stare so into complete emptiness. Only in this way is there any possibility of improvement for me.

It's hard to be free but when it works, it's worth it!

I performed stand-up because I didn't have to ask anyone's permission. My set was never joke-centric. It was a performance.

I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.

HERO is a combination of my personal feeling and the commercialism.