Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.
It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.
I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.
You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly remarks. That is what upsets me.
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.
Being successful is something that's sometimes hard to deal with.
I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"
If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
I'm not going to be happy until every child in every school is physically active.
A kid who moves is a kid who learns.
Therell always be some weird thing about eating four grapes before you go to bed, or drinking a special tea, or buying this little bean from El Salvador.
Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food.
There's a list of foods I can't have in the house. Peanut butter, can't have that in the house. Potato chips, can't have that in the house. Random little small mini candy bars, don't even think about it. I just have to watch everything. I have to stay between 1500 and 1600 calories a day. That's it.
If I don't take care of myself, if I don't feel good about myself, how can I help others?
I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.
Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night.
I began reading cook books when I was six, cause my father had hundreds of cook books in the kitchen. I was obsessed with cooking and tasting different recipes. I got lost in being a compulsive eater. It brought me much happiness. Sadness too, sure. But I have to say, and compulsive eaters will agree with me, for that few seconds that you're eating, food tastes just great.
I am kinder to my body. I don't try to prove anything to myself or others. I keep thinking about the need to go slower, gentler and maintain a sense of humor about it all.
I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me.
Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness.
People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles, if you do not exercise for a year, and let your body remain dormant, then you will gain weight.
If you don't love your mother you go straight to hell.
People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.
