Becky Albertalli Quotes

I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.

Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere.

I'm not in a position to tell heavy people anything.

I'm 240, and I'm not fat.

If you look in the mirror and think, 'Boy, my body needs a good dose of middle management,' keep in mind that tummy fat could be the result of many things.

I figured being fat was my destiny.

I'm learning a lot about the culture of weight loss. I didn't know there were bloggers out there who were proud to be fat.

I just don't like being overweight.

I have always had a problem with my weight.

Almost everything I do is related to being fat.

I love fat people. Every fat person says it's not their fault, that they have gland trouble. You know which gland? The saliva gland.

It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.

I don't want to get fat.

By the time I was a teenager, I weighed 400 pounds.

In the past, I used to work out but not eat much. That would store extra fat in my body. Once I started eating healthy, the results came in faster. That gave me the confidence to don a bikini on screen.

I'm well aware of the health dangers of an expanding waistline and belly fat: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, even cancer.

I don't think I got thin. I think I got healthy.

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

It's simple, if it jiggles, it's fat.

Your waist size should not be more than half your height.

The myriad of serious health risks resulting from poor diet include high cholesterol, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even sleep apnea.

My weight can swing by four stone.

For the vast majority of those who are obese - those with a Body Mass Index over 30 - their size is their choice. They choose to take in more calories than they burn. They choose to take in high fat calories over low-fat ones. They choose to fad diet, if they choose to diet at all.

I had gone to the doctor. The doctor said, 'You're healthy as a horse. You've got two weight problems - two health problems because of your weight. Please do something.'

I don't get fat, I get skinny.