I'm very much a positive person - I put good energy out there - so I don't feel like anyone would want to do anything nasty to me.

I spent so many years being repeatedly rejected and told I wasn't good enough. It took a huge toll on my self-esteem until I realized I am more than my body and that, actually, our beauty comes from diversity.

I treat health and fitness as looking after myself.

I refuse to let something as insignificant as a size or number on a scale determine how I feel about myself. I am grateful for my body, my health, and the life that I have, and no arbitrary number should have any impact on that.

Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor.

If you want to wear something and you feel confident, you are going to rock it. That's what I love about fashion: it's your choice and your chance to express yourself.

When you get to that point where you don't have to worry and you don't have to think about it... I'm pretty sure that's the best diet you can be on.

I tried the maple syrup diet. I tried the protein-only Atkins diet.