Arabella Weir Quotes

I think it's so important to be healthy and confident and natural. And not put too much stress on trying to be thin - I don't get the thin, thin thing at all.

I have cellulite. I admit it. But sometimes I just say, 'Screw it, I am going to wear a bikini.'

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

I'm not gonna fight my body anymore. I've lost the weight; I feel fantastic.

If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder.

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

I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don't like that. It's great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you're worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.

My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world.

It's easy to be critical of ourselves and other women around us. We stand in front of the mirror and only focus on the things we hate about our body and our appearance. But I encourage you to change that attitude the next time you are in front of the mirror.

Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.

I don't have all answers, but as far as viewing my body... I'm in a place where I can look at my stretch marks and say, 'Oh, hey, stretch marks!' and I'm over it.

Do I envy Madonna's body? Yes. Do I thank God that she has it? Yes! If you're fifty-something and you look like Madonna, and you put a lifetime's work in the way you look, then flash it to the world!

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

I'm curvy and wholesome.

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.

I want the world to see my body.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

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.

I love my body.

I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can't change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It's what God gave me! I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.

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.

I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, 'I feel fat.'

Weight gain can happen at any point in time, and it is something that you are dealing with anyway, and it is OK. It is ridiculous to have this dictate your very being because I have always said that it is not the outside that defines who you are.