I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

- Carre Otis

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

- Carre Otis

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

- Carre Otis

My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

- Carre Otis

The doctor asked what my diet was like and I had to sit down and realize it's not normal, and hadn't been normal for about 20 years.

- Carre Otis

There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

- Carre Otis

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

- Carre Otis

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness.

- Carre Otis

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there.

- Carre Otis

I feel like it's my responsibility to honestly cover a lot of subjects in part because I have two little girls and I really want them when they grow up to have a voice.

- Carre Otis

My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially during my formative years, even before I got into modeling.

- Carre Otis

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

- Carre Otis

The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get the job.

- Carre Otis

My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

- Carre Otis

Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

- Carre Otis

Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV.

- Carre Otis

It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.

- Carre Otis

I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

- Carre Otis

I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.

- Carre Otis

I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.

- Carre Otis