Emily Atack Quotes

I'm a girl who enjoys a great meal with great friends, so I'm not really that concerned about weight loss.

Half the time on vacation, if I'm in a bikini, I allow myself - I eat, like, waffles and pancakes for breakfast, so that's me after, like, a big meal. I'm not the one that's like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm going to be on the beach.'

There's something amazing that happens when you don't have to think about how you look so much.

I don't need to be so full of myself that I feel I am without flaw. I can feel beautiful and imperfect at the same time. I have a healthy relationship with my aesthetic insecurities.

Sandy Bullock cast me in my first movie, 'All About Steve,' and I think I weighed 176, so that's just how I rock and roll. I'm just who I am, and if I lose weight, I lose weight. Goodness, I'm trying to be healthy, but if I've got to eat the cupcake, then just eat the cupcake.

If I could wave a magic wand, I would be a size 6 and still be able to eat cake every day.

It is suggested to us a million times a day that our bodies are projects. They aren't. Our lives are. Our spirituality is. Our relationships are. Our work is.

I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.

I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.

My time is focused on family and work. I need to find a way to spend more time with my friends - and cycling.

I just say that at any weight you should love your life.

My life is ruled by four W's: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I think the best way to get over your body issues is to just flaunt your body at every opportunity.

I love food and I love my curves.

I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

I go out with friends, but I don't have time to get in trouble.

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.

To be totally honest, if I could be thinner without it causing a lot of pain and anxiety in my life, I would be. But today the reality is my life is more important to me than my weight - and thank God for that.

I read and write for most of the day, but I do let myself be interrupted by real life. I enjoy going out with friends and try not to take myself too seriously.

I don't weigh myself - it's all about how I feel in my clothes.

I'm not going to starve just to be thin... I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable.

Learning to love my inner and outer beauty wasn't an easy road. I still don't always love the reflection I see in the mirror, but I have learned that my outer appearance does not define me.