Ali Vincent

The only battle to win is the battle within, that place where we realize that we deserve to have and create all that we want in our lives.

Behind weight gain are the larger hurts and questions that have to be explored, probed, and understood before weight loss and maintenance is a possibility. It's a bigger issue than just calories in, calories out.

There's something fundamental you have to understand about yourself before you can change your life for good.

Making excuses is not going to get me any closer to my goals.

It gets a lot easier to deal with life's curveballs when you're not hiding under layers of fat.

In order to truly give to others, you have to give to yourself first.

Getting enough sleep can be just as important as working out.

You have to track every single thing you eat if you want to keep posting big numbers on the scale each week.

Chicken exits are self-sabotage. They give you a false explanation for why you don't have something you want.

Big, sweeping life changes really boil down to small, everyday decisions.

Resistance is never the agent of change. You have to embrace the actions that are going to get you closer to your goal.

When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.

When I was overweight and unhappy, I thought about being smaller, I thought about fitting into different clothes and feeling comfortable in any environment or social situation. But I didn't do anything about it. I was letting myself fall victim to not planning, not clarifying steps to reach my goals. Don't go on just wanting something. Start consciously planning where you want to be.

When you have the courage to tell the truth about what you're really afraid of, fear doesn't have control over your life.

Stop seeing the obstacles you face as reasons why you can't do something. See them as a reason why you can. And celebrate your accomplishments on a daily basis.

You just have to start putting one foot in front of the other, making an effort to get healthy every day.

To think about your life is to create it. You have to take ownership of where you are right now and know where you want to go before you can get there. Keep collecting evidence for your success. You can believe it, and you can be it.