How I Did It! Quotes

“Success is in the eye of the beholder. My definition of success is different than what society says it is. For me, success isn’t a question of how much wealth, popularity, or power people have or how many places they’ve been to. My definition of success is to be within reach of all three aspects of optimal health: body, mind, and spirit. What is your definition of success?”
― Vivianne Messier, How I Did It!: Gently, Simply, Realistically and for Good! My weight loss journey from type 2 diabetes to optimal health

“Yet, there was always a dark side, a side of me I let loose. There was a beast in me that I refused to tame because of my radical aversion to being told what to do, of being controlled, and, even worse, of being judged.”
― Vivianne Messier, How I Did It!: Gently, Simply, Realistically and for Good! My weight loss journey from type 2 diabetes to optimal health

“I threw the chips in the garbage and the beer down the drain. Then I started my research. I needed clear, simple answers to many questions that would guide me to my goals. What is diabetes? What causes it? What are the symptoms and complications? How does one get rid of it? Then I made a list of goals.”
― Vivianne Messier, How I Did It!: Gently, Simply, Realistically and for Good! My weight loss journey from type 2 diabetes to optimal health