The Gulick Project focuses on making a person feel healthier and successful rather than on weight loss. Weight loss is a by-product of this individualized program that is based on a long-term relationship between the member and the YMCA community.

There is no magic pill for weight loss.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

[So, to lose the weight, she avoided faddy diets and devised a balanced eating plan.] I was careful not to lose loads of weight quickly because I didn't want to put it all back on again, ... I decided not to give myself a hard time, so I just ate healthily.

When younger, I was thin as a rail. As I've grown older, I've put on weight. I have continued to love myself in all those roles. Part of my spirituality, I always tell people, is to accept yourself for who you are.

I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar!