Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

I like quinoa and brown rice, and I try to do that over a lot of white flour bread, even though I love that kind of bread.

Every morning, I eat one fat-free yogurt with a sliced peach when peaches are in season, and one thin slice of whole-wheat bread. The same thing. I don't want to get fat. And I want to keep my fitness.

Sometimes I've had to put myself on a diet.

This does not come naturally. I have to work out 60 to 90 minutes at least five days a week and stick to a high- fiber, low-calorie eating plan.

My recipes aren't geared towards women; my books are marketed towards women because women are the biggest market for weight loss, weight management and weight maintenance and for cooking.

Diets are a fool's errand.

I've changed my diet a few times. Now I'm trying to eat more protein. I eat little meals throughout the day. I love food, so I still give myself great meals. Also, when I'm busy, it's easy to lose weight.

Once you have to start counting calories, it takes away from the joy of eating.

At my heaviest, I was 5'8" and 175 pounds. I ate well, but in too large quantities, and I rarely made a concerted effort to burn off the extra calories. I'd beat myself up about being overweight, even though I had the tools to be in shape. Then I'd resort to an unhealthy diet to lose the weight that was making me self-conscious.

I dieted all the time in the Sixties, but we had no idea what dieting meant - we thought it meant not eating anything.

I'm greedy, but I've always watched what I eat because I want to look good. I gave up butter, cream and sugar years ago.

Based on eating everyday foods in specific combinations, Somersizing is a lifestyle that will change your way of thinking about how to lose weight and how to increase your energy. Eating the Somersize way is a pleasure. It is a program for life, a program I will happily live on for the rest of my life.

If you want to lose weight, whole-wheat bread, couscous, and quinoa are evil.

If you maintain a healthy diet, or at least are smart about your food choices, you'll still see the pounds come off.

I do follow a version of the Dukan diet, but I don't follow it to the extreme so a lot of fish and vegetables. If I want chocolate I'll let myself have a bit of chocolate in moderation.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

It's been pretty effortless with Sensa because I am not thinking about how long do I need to do this. Usually, when you stop a diet program, you lose control again. But I don't need to stop what I'm doing. I'm eating everything that I like. Sensa just helps me keep it all in check.

You can't eat cake and lose weight.

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

I'm a big greens fan. I'm a big vegetable fan. I'm a big whole grains fan. And I exercise a lot. That's how I keep this petite dancer's figure.

Everything in moderation, like calories.

Nobody ever got fat eating vegetables.

I have to plan all my meals and snacks every day, or the wheels come off, and I gain weight.

I have never been on a fad diet. I have always worked out and I know my balance.

I have found that most meal plans will work, simply because it causes us to become more aware as we eat.