Jameela Jamil Quotes

I'm no stranger to weight issues. I've had cellulite since I was about nine years old. I have enjoyed the uber support of Spanx many times.

I've long struggled with my body image and have worked hard to achieve a healthy weight.

If I look at the one thorn that is in my side, of all my life, it is my weight. I fret about it, I'm anxious about it, being an actor on television - it drives me insane. It just seems to be something that plays a central part in waking up in the morning and thinking, 'How am I with myself today?'

There's a huge emotional component to weight loss.

I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's normally not something I pay attention to.

I've had a lot of girls reach out to me about struggling with body image. I've only been able to write back to a few of them, but I've been able to write and have correspondence with a few of them and really talk about what I think they should do or if I think they should ask for help.

I'm going to let myself off the hook, because if there's one thing that is not my focus at the moment, it's how much I weigh.

I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.

I don't get hung up on weight.

My weight has been an emotional roller-coaster for me, and I am ready to get off it.

A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother.

A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.

I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have.

When I was a kid, I was fat, and I was teased mercilessly. But once I grew up and got out of my unhealthy relationship with food, for the most part I've had a very healthy view. If I ever find myself getting worried about how I'll look on the red carpet, I'll take a step back and look at what's really going on inside.

My weight has always been a struggle for me.

All actors are insecure. And I've got my insecurities, which is why I go to the gym all the time.

I've become very aware of body issues and body confidence.

I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.

I'm just a fat guy.

There have been so many discussions about my weight: How is she going to lose weight? Is she going to lose weight? When is she going to lose weight? It's kind of it's funny.

I gained weight, and that started a 32-year struggle with weight and exercise and body image problems.

I had spent my entire career not wanting to talk about weight, not wanting to deal with it, wanting to be an actor first.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I think it would be fair to say that most female dancers have dealt with, whether it's an extreme, or minor complex in eating disorders. So the first thing I would say to girls who are feeling that way is you're not alone. You're far from alone. You're the majority. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what you're feeling.

Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.