Erma Bombeck Quotes

Yes, I know and then in the same time period within those nine years I lost 150 pounds.

I'm an early riser. I work out really hard. I push myself; I get my job done, and at the end of the day, there's a Guinness waiting for me.

I'm in the best shape I can possibly be in, and I'm drug-free. I'm doing what I have wanted to do my entire life, so life is good.

I have lost close to 20 kilos, and it has kind of helped prepare my character for 'Sanam Teri Kasam.'

I always had a weight issue since I was a young kid.

I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going to make it easy on my pallbearers.

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If looking good and being fit was easy, everyone would do it! Most people don't want to put in the work or make the sacrifices needed in order to be fit.

The first thing I did on my diet was take the batteries out of the remote control and make myself get up and change the channel. That's probably the hardest exercise I did.

When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.

Let's face it: fitness is boring. But it's critical to be extremely dedicated to whatever you decide to take up to achieve a desired result. There's no way you are going to get there without dedication, which is the key for me.

Once you start losing weight and seeing results, you're like, 'I want to see more!'

I was never a rail-thin person.

I just don't like being overweight.

I'm not a superhero - I'm a super worker!

My reason and inspiration to lose weight and stay fit is my youngest son, Anant, who is fighting obesity. I would like to be an example for him.

I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar!

I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.

I'm always striving to lose weight. And it's not a matter of wanting to be a size 3 again - I brought out my leotards, and a friend thought they were doll clothes. Being heavy isn't good for you. How long can your heart take the strain? So, I never give up, but it's hard.

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds.

I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion.

I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you're willing to work for it.

I weighed 245 pounds when I was 16 years old. I had a 44-inch waist. And that was two years before 'Dukes of Hazzard' started.