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You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.
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Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.
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My partner loves gardening and beekeeping and chickens and all that stuff.
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We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.
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Put your choices in perspective.
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I was an overweight kid, and I went through a period where, oh my God, they were making cow sounds at me when I walked down the hallway and just humiliating me. Kids can be mean.
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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.
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The adoption process was not an easy one. The paperwork took nine months. It's a full-time thing!
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Gardening is not my thing. You're digging in the dirt, and then a couple of months later, something happens.
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Life? You can't manipulate it or bend it to your will. You have no choice but to roll with it.
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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.
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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.
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Gay is not a choice.
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I had a second-degree-blue-belt test, and I broke two boards with my right foot, and the next day I walked into school, and no one ever picked on me again. I suddenly believed in myself and respected myself. I had some inkling of my power, so the bullying stopped instantly.
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Strong, not skinny, is now sexy, and long workouts are a thing of the past.
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The more you change and stress the body the quicker it's going to adapt and change.
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I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.
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I was a gay kid who didn't know I was a gay kid, which was really challenging because you think there is something wrong with you until you understand what it is.
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It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.
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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.
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In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
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I'm done with 'Biggest Loser.'
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You can be predisposed genetically, but it's not a sentence. I'm genetically predisposed, but I manage my weight. The root of obesity, though, is usually emotional. The poor habits are a symptom of a deeper emotional issue.
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If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.