People get comfortable with the way you are—they have formed their opinion of you based on everything they see and know about you as a person. When you change that up by losing weight, they no longer understand you.

Anyone can lose a few pounds, but not everyone has the tools to stick with it.

You cannot just work out and then eat poorly and expect to lose weight. It doesn’t work that way.

You have to want weight-loss success so badly that no mountain, river, or ocean could keep you from reaching your goals. If you have that drive, passion, and commitment, there is no way you won’t get there.

When someone wants to lose weight, they will do whatever it takes. They can’t do it for anyone else but themselves. It has to be for them alone. Without that understanding, they will fail.

Permanent weight loss doesn’t come with an on and off switch. It is not something you do for a little while and think it is going to change your body.

If you’re not eating the right foods in the right amounts, all the exercise in the world won’t combat the caloric intake.

If you can’t take responsibility for your own well-being, you will never take control over it.

You can’t make a life-altering decision for someone else and expect it to stick.