Jane Velez-Mitchell Quotes

I think Michelle Obama is on the right track with her Let's Move campaign to bring down childhood obesity. She and I come from the same state, Illinois, which is number four in the nation for obese children. One out of five Illinois children are considered obese. Not overweight, obese. And two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese.

The bottom line is that there is a lot more that could and should be done to help people with nutrition and exercise.

Eat what you want to eat, but just be willing to pay the price. If you know you want to eat more cake or more cookies, be willing to work out a lil bit more. I think that's the problem people have is you want to eat bad, but yet you don't want to pay the price to work it off.

To amplify our efforts, USDA is joining with First Lady Michelle Obama in aggressively promoting the 'Let's Move' campaign, which will combat the epidemic of childhood obesity through a comprehensive approach that builds on effective strategies, and mobilizes public and private sector resources.

If a school makes an effort to provide kids the right foods and help them to be more active, this benefits the student and the family's health. If you embark on a program to improve your health with a church or community group, you are more likely to stick with it over time.

Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can do to fix it.

According to the comprehensive Global Burden of Disease project, the leading risk factors for ill health and premature death are linked to lifestyle, what we eat and drink and how much we exercise. Disease prevention does not occur in the hospital. We need the whole of society to be involved.

I really don't like talking about diets.

The Redskins have been active champions in the fight against childhood obesity through our commitment with the NFL Play 60 program.

We can all put weight on or lose weight.

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

Obesity is racing through America, everywhere. It's high time someone spent some money to do something about it.

Actions, such as the designation of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, spring from First Lady Michelle Obama's leadership of efforts to end childhood obesity within this generation.

You can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.

I found that people like rules, and I love to tell people what to do. It's not rocket science when it comes to weight loss. It's about eating a little less and moving a little bit more.

Even low-calorie diets and vigorous exercise fail to work in the long term for at least some people.

You can't eat cake and lose weight.

Diets are a scam.

I have never really been obese.

It's always a battle to maintain my weight.

You cannot out-exercise a bad diet.

You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.

I put weight on easily if I eat too much and don't exercise. When I went on my honeymoon in 1999, I put on a stone in three weeks!

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

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