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People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do.
This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time
Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There's no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"
One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you've changed your life by saying, 'Farewell to Fat'.
One day I may be meeting you and hearing how you've changed your life by saying, "Farewell to Fat".
Yeah, but I do call them back and follow up. Most people talk at overweight people, I talk with them.
When I go to bed, I ask God to give me one more day tomorrow. When I get it, I'm excited and grateful.
No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.
I have rules about eating, exercising and rules about staying positive. And these rules are sacred to me.
Energy is that amazing feeling that comes to life inside of you when you're happy and believe in yourself.
I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.
I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.
My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.
I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them.
Take a moment every day to find peace. Pull over to the side of the road, turn off the radio, and find peace.
In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.
Everything I did with my life I did so that I could give my parents everything they didn't have because of me.
I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me.
Every morning when I get up, I ask God what he wants me to do, ask him to lead me to the right people to help them.
For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.
I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the past.
When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife. He doesn't call for the cook. He calls for the court jester.
There are sacrifices you have to make. I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.
Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.
I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.
I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.
Everyone's under pressure and you just have to learn how to deal with it. And I deal with it through prayer and staying busy.
Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.
I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me.
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.
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
We're all in trouble, and we all need to sort of pick up the pieces and start to exercise more and really be careful with the food.
Number one, like yourself. Number two, you have to eat healthy. And number three, you've got to squeeze your buns. That's my formula.
I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.
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.
I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But back then, you could not tell anyone.
When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!
It's terrible, the way obese children and adults are treated in this country [USA]. And I'm not leaving this Earth until that is changed.
I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up.
I get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much.
I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough; well I am good enough now.
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.
Therell always be some weird thing about eating four grapes before you go to bed, or drinking a special tea, or buying this little bean from El Salvador.
There is no magic milkshake or workout machine. I think the real machine is your body. I do love treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes, free weights.
When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.
People spend thousands in therapy digging and digging in the past. When you dig and dig, you find relics. Try to forgive yourself and get back on that ride.
I have 40 pounds to lose. It is not the fault of the fast food people, and anyone who's trying to sue the fast food places needs a therapist, not an attorney.
The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity. My whole career, I have never done anything where competition was involved with weight loss.