Quotes for Every Occasion

• Perspective

"More die in the United States of too much food than of too little." ~John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society

• Kick in the Butt

"Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life." ~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003

• Humor (It's funny because it's true!)

"Food is like sex: when you abstain, even the worst stuff begins to look good." ~Beth McCollister

• Literature Lovers

"To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing." ~Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876

• A Dose of Common Sense

"Food is an important part of a balanced Diet." ~Fran Liebowitz