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Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides perfect is boring.
Make 80 percent of the food you eat healthy, then take 20 percent of your daily calories and make them fun.
The way to get motivated and stay motivated is to identify, define, and emotionally connect to your dreams.
There's always room for improvement. I incorporate the lessons I learned from my mistakes and move forward.
Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.
I like to train the body from as many different angles as possible to use every modality available to do it.
Gardening is not my thing. You're digging in the dirt, and then a couple of months later, something happens.
Try not to say, 'I'm a failure.' Instead, ask, 'What can I do better? What did I do wrong?' Then re-approach.
I train in different modalities so that each muscle is targeted twice a week, with two days of rest in between.
There is really no room in any healthy diet for trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and artificial colors in food.
We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.
You know when transformation happens? Right now. It’s a present activity. Who is the new you? Show me the new you.
In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
There are millions of people who do want help. I'm not going to waste my time convincing people who aren't receptive.
Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.
At its core, health is simple: eat the right amount for your body, don't ingest chemicals or fake foods, and move more.
You've got to listen to the universe, to life, to God, whatever you want to call it. Because its going to speak to you.
Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion.
It's important to stay true to yourself. You have to know your weaknesses and recruit support when and where you need it.
I wish I had some strapping football player husband. It would be such a dream to be 'normal' like that, but I'm just not.
You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.
When it comes to kids, it's just not hard to get them healthy. I don't find it hard and don't understand why people find it hard.
When you think of 'Biggest Loser,' you think of it as a TV show. But people are coming to lose weight. I take that very seriously.
Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.
When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment!
People tend to think that metabolism is genetically predetermined. That you're either cursed or you're blessed. And that's not true.
I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.
If you don't learn from why you're in the position you're in, you are doomed to repeat it. You need to bring meaning to every setback.
I will teach people not only how to identify their goals and dreams, but subsequently give them the tools to make those dreams a reality.
We can't sit around waiting for big government, big business, big religion etc. to save us. We need to get informed and take inspired action.
By the time I'm 40, the hope is that I'll be solidly in daytime television and producing the various other experts we've brought along the way.
You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.
Fat is merely stored energy. It is a physical state, nothing more and nothing less. It implies zero about your value as a person in this world.
Life breaks us all, but you're stronger in the places that were broken. Or you can essentially crumble, give up, and, you know, waste your life.
You're dealing with people who are suiciding slowly. You've got to get to the bottom of what is psychologically motivating them to self-destruct.
You have to learn how to listen to your emotions, letting your internal compass guide you. Your emotions let you know when you are on and off track.
I felt the calling to adopt. You just know in the deepest part of your being that you are meant to find this little soul and guide them through life.
It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.
My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, 'Whelp, you're gay? OK, cool.'
I looked to my mom as an example. And this is what I try to tell so many women: that my mom had a career, and she went to the gym. She took care of herself.
You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?
People believe practice makes perfect, but it doesn't. If you're making a tremendous amount of mistakes, all you're doing is deeply ingraining the same mistakes.
I completely appreciate the importance of fathers but millions of children are without loving homes. I think a child is lucky with one parent who truly loves her.
I find television to be a bit like a meat grinder. It's like, you have a cow, you put it through a meat grinder, and out comes a hot dog. It's almost unrecognizable.
So when it comes down to it, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie: There is only one moral of the story: burn as many damn calories as possible whenever you work out.
It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, & 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks. Don't quit.
There is no authentic goal you can set for yourself that can't be reached, no dream that can't be realized. It's just a matter of learning HOW to achieve what you want.
Oh, God, food is a constant struggle for me. With exercise, I get my workout done, and I'm done until tomorrow. With food, I eat, and then an hour later I'm hungry again!
I'm not sympathetic. I have zero sympathy. I understand about emotional eating, I understand how painful the process can be, but I also understand that change is possible.
When you're strong physically, it improves your strength in every other facet of your life. You're more confident, your self-esteem is higher, and your self image is better.