Alicia Sacramone Quotes

Most diets would have you cutting things out from your diet; they are about denial and discipline.

I remember in seventh grade we used to wear lipstick to school, and the teachers would get so angry, and they'd steal our lipstick if we had them.

But I don't do the diet thing anymore. I'm a big believer in feeding your body what it needs. Deny yourself something and you're going to end up shoving your face full of it.

If I have a big shoot coming up, I do low-carb, no red meat, and earlier dinners. And I just tell myself that sure, maybe I cannot eat all the things I'd love to today. But there are many more days in the week, and that perfect bite will come when I'm done with whatever shoot.

There are times I have to diet 16 weeks at a go, and I had to miss out on stuff I love, like burgers and birthday parties.

I hate dieting.

Dieting is our last tie with asceticism.

I've never believed in dieting, but there are people out there who have problems. My advice would be don't ever stop yourself to a point where you start craving something, because you end up bingeing. I think the key word is moderation.

People are unhappy when they are on diets, because it's 'don't do this, don't do that, do this, do that.'

Why is it when you're dieting, you crave everything?

So I would always try and be the lightest I could. In high school, I really wouldn't eat. I would only have lunch and I would only have salads. And then it got so crazy as to just eating like a cracker or a cucumber a day and I would feel full.

Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.

Coming over to Europe you can always put on weight really easily because you are not doing your normal routine at home. It is just a bit more discipline and not eating breads and pastas which are my favourite foods in the entire world.

I was a prefect at school, I never had a tattoo, got a detention or pierced my ears more than once.

My parents were pretty liberal, but they were still parents. I definitely had my teenage rebellion.

I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.

Discipline is tough for a guy who is a rebel.

My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused.

I didn't think the teachers had the right to tell me what to do. I would just disobey, talk in the classroom, get very bad grades.

I was an altar boy, with a very strict father. And movies were always my escape.

I have such a sweet tooth, which is a nightmare when you're trying to be good.

I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.

I just have to stay away from craft services. Having that routine allows me to keep absolute focus on the physical shape I want to be in. It's also important to allow yourself to have treats every once in awhile, so I indulge in dark chocolate. It's just a balance, for the most part!

I don't think I gave my mom too much trouble as a teenager.

I don't like people telling me what to do.