“Once again, I've been thwarted by the massive difference between my vision of the successful me and the me I'm currently stuck with.”

“Anyone can smile on their best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST.”

“I must work harder to achieve my goal of not seeking approval from those whose approval I'm not even sure is important to me.”

“Honestly, I was such a tomboy as a kid. People were taking from their mothers' closets - I was taking from my dad's closet. It was the '80s, so it wasn't terrible, but I was wearing my dad's dress shirts over jeans from the Gap.”

“I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on.”

“I get a delivery of a diet food during the week, which doesn't mean that I don't eat the occasional Krispy Kreme doughnut.”

“I've pretty much always been on a diet since I was born. And the women in my family struggle, so I find the less I think about food, in a way, the happier I am. In general, I think I eat less the less I think about it.”

“For a time in high school, I had glasses, braces, and a cast. I like to call this look 'no date for homecoming.'”

“Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible.”

“I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident.”

“Today is the day you have to start believing in yourself. No one can do it for you anymore.”