I'd still like to lose about 20 pounds, but I feel like I'm a whole new person.

You grab one or two cookies without even thinking about it. Or if you have something bad in the morning, you say, 'This day is shot. I may as well eat bad tonight.' It's an all or nothing type thing for me.

I think they knew it was tough being a fat kid in school. They tried to help me lose the weight, but I don't think they knew how to do it themselves.

A Texas girl who grew up in terrible poverty, I ended up leading a pretty glamorous life.

It's impossible to meet all those criteria. They don't go together.

Every day is different when I'm home, but mainly I just surf. There's no nightlife or shopping, so it's pretty mellow but really nice to come back to after a trip or an event. If you're traveling, you're all stressed out, then you get to Kauai, and nothing matters anymore.