“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
“Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, "This is just the beginning."” YearsHomeSchoolThreeParentHoursStreetsSellsCornersEightAfter SchoolStreet Corners Author:Richard Simmons
“All of a sudden, I'm thinking that if I keep eating the way I'm eating, I'm not going to live long and I'm going to die. Having those thoughts as a young person can be very haunting.” IfsThinkingWayPersonsLongYoungDiesEatingHaunting Author:Richard Simmons
“After all the throwing up, I would starve myself. Which meant eating lettuce and water for two and a half months. I almost lost my life.” TwoLostWaterHalfMonthsEatingThrowingLettuceThrowing Up Author:Richard Simmons
“When we're binging, we do not think about death. We just think about how good it tastes.” ThinkingTaste 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
“I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.” PastGoalNotesBusyPlanningStaying Author:Richard Simmons
“I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.” WorryPlansRight NowLiving RightLiving Right Now Author:Richard Simmons
“When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.” GivingAsksTomorrowBedGive MeGratefulExcitedOne More Day Author:Richard Simmons
“I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back.” IfsMy OwnClassCareersTeachExerciseGainsWeightStudiosCompulsion Author:Richard Simmons