Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.

Stop seeing the obstacles you face as reasons why you can't do something. See them as a reason why you can. And celebrate your accomplishments on a daily basis.

Getting enough sleep can be just as important as working out.

In order to truly give to others, you have to give to yourself first.

You just have to start putting one foot in front of the other, making an effort to get healthy every day.

It gets a lot easier to deal with life's curveballs when you're not hiding under layers of fat.

The only battle to win is the battle within, that place where we realize that we deserve to have and create all that we want in our lives.

When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.

You have to track every single thing you eat if you want to keep posting big numbers on the scale each week.

Making excuses is not going to get me any closer to my goals.

Resistance is never the agent of change. You have to embrace the actions that are going to get you closer to your goal.

Peace is everyone’s birthright.

Courage is not having the strength to go on

You should not strive for your own personal wealth but for the prosperity of the Kingdom ofGod.

I listen to the wind, the wind of my soul.

Freedom is Letting Go.

Everything here is alive thanks to the living of everything else.

If I was working hard, she bled into my personality. I became more cynical.

I felt that if others can overcome incredible challenges to be in shape, why would my story be any different?

I am more interested in what moves people, than how they move.

I hate to lose but having the belt doesn't define who I am. It's how I live my life and what I put into things is what defines me.