Puberty for me was graduating from Thousand Island salad dressing to Caesar salads. It was like going from hot dogs and hamburgers to beef stroganoff, or from ice cream in a cone to creme brulee. Richard Simmons beefbruleecaesar Change image and share on social
When I go to teach, that's not my workout. It's my show. I'm 134 pounds - I'm a teeny thing. I work out 11/2 hours a day and eat 1,600 calories. I can't stray because I have to fit into these Dolfin shorts! Richard Simmons caloriedaydolfin share on social
How do you get motivated? By knowing your worth. Americans do not know how worthy they are. You deserve to be healthy, but a lot of times, people have, as childs been told - as a children been told that they're no good, that they're never going to be anything else. Richard Simmons americanchildchilds share on social
When you're feeling down, sad, lonely, negative, you don't want to take care of yourself - and the weight problem and the diabetic problem and the heart attack and stroke problems and high cholesterol set in. Richard Simmons attackcarecholesterol share on social
My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run. Who are you competing against? It's you. You need to be doing this for you and only you. Richard Simmons competedollarfather share on social
I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise. Richard Simmons capchildhoodeat Change image and share on social
One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you've changed your life by saying, 'Farewell to Fat'. Richard Simmons changedayfarewell Change image and share on social
I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go. Richard Simmons classfindpeople Change image and share on social
We overweight people, we say terrible things to ourselves. Oh, you wouldn't believe it. 'You fat pig. How can you do this? You're a disgusting jerk.' And that gets you nowhere. That gets you right back into a bowl of pasta fregula. Richard Simmons backbowldisgust share on social
