Quotes by Jean Nidetch

Its choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.

Thin people release the fork, and they chew the food with the fork on the table. They chew their food slowly. They look around at each other or the wall or a picture. They listen to the music. They sit back and take a breath. They do something other than concentrate on shoving the food into their body.

Its choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.

I dont really remember, but Im positive that whenever I cried, my mother gave me something to eat. Im sure that whenever I had a fight with the little girl next door, or it was raining and I couldnt go out, or I wasnt invited to a birthday party, my mother gave me a piece of candy to make me feel better.

Weight loss can change your whole character. That always amazed me: Shedding pounds does change your personality. It changes your philosophy of life because you recognize that you are capable of using your mind to change your body.