“Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.” MenFeltLettersDiscrimination80sOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.” BodyKidsFacesOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“When you gain weight, for every pound that you gain, it adds four pounds of stress on your knees. So if you gain five pounds, you've got 20 pounds of stress on your knees. So that's why I'm extremely careful with my portions and my workout, because I can't be overweight.” IfsI CanFiveFourGainsWeightStressAddCarefulKneesPoundsPortionsWorkoutBecause I CanOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was overweight, it was a very sad time in my life.” PeopleLooksCareLostWeightOverweightVery SadSad Times Author:Richard Simmons
“No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!” PeopleFunFrontsOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly remarks. That is what upsets me.” PeopleWantNamesTerribleDareUglyUpsetAddressesSay AnythingRemarksOverweight Author:Richard Simmons
“Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.” PeopleYeahOverweightFollow Up Author:Richard Simmons
“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.” PeopleBelieveTerribleFatsDisgustingBowlsPigsTerrible ThingsJerkOverweightPasta Author:Richard Simmons
