Mary H.K. Choi Quotes

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

One things guys have to remember is consistency... You can't make up for three years of eating poorly in just one workout.

It wasn't until I began to work out in earnest that I became aware of what I was eating. When I became more mindful about exercise, I became more mindful about eating.

Just eat less and exercise more.

I think most diets are torture, which is why I don't believe in them. But, as is true with exercise, when you make a change and feel the benefits, you want to stick with it.

I once didn't work out for six weeks. It took me for ever to get the weight off.

Having - and keeping to - a regular exercise routine is crucial. And forget about those extreme diets - they aren't healthy.

You have to find something that you want to accomplish, that you want to achieve. You want to drop 15 pounds. You want to be able to run four miles. There has to be some goal that you set for yourself and, after you've reached that goal, you set a new one. You always have to be shooting for something, striving for something.

I don't really weigh myself, but over time - and I'm not crazy about it - but I know how I want to feel in clothes, and it does become addicting, and once you see results, you want to see more.

When I got the paperwork for Superstars, and I saw they asked what size swimsuit I wear, I had a hot flash, nearly broke into cold sweats and hired a trainer immediately.

I recently lost 50 pounds. I'm hovering on the cusp of a size eight, which seems unbelievable.

I try to work out five days a week. It's a lot, but I feel great when I do it.

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.

I'm definitely up in weight. I'm looking forward to getting an exercise routine again. It's like a daily decision.

The act of exercising at 6 A.M. really helped me. It made me not dread the workout part of my day all day long. Also, when I went to have a tiny cheat, I would really think back to how hard I worked and thought, 'It is not worth going to boot camp an extra week over one peanut butter cup.'

I like me food. I also don't like me exercising. It's something me don't do very well. But it's something I've got to get into.

I'm like everybody: I gain the Christmas 10 or so, and then I try to exercise more and dial it back.

After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.

So while most people dealt with the scale every Monday at the Berea training facility nervous about how high the number was going to be, I was the one that was nervous about how low the number was going to be.

I grew up watching Salman Khan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who have always juggled fitness with acting. In real life, I'm a fitness freak. Besides, it is nice to look at an actor who is fit, and if you become a role model, that's a perk.

I'm off the diet, but not the treadmill. I speak as someone who's attempted to lose weight and get fit thrice before in my life.

I have to admit that I'm terrible when it comes to following and sticking to my fitness regime when I'm traveling. Unfortunately, I need to be pushed.

Saying that you're too busy, that there's no time left for a workout is just an excuse - one must make time.

By showing myself being out with my dog or playing sports, it motivates people to get active.

I was born in L.A., so there's a lot of focus on getting into great shape, and, for me, I found that when I started to be more loving to myself and find ways to get excited about my exercise routine, I got into shape easier and faster, and it became a lifestyle.