I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people.

A kid who moves is a kid who learns.

Most workouts are way too aggressive. Thousands of lunges wear out the body.

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.

I have loved deeply. I have lost intensely. I will never love again. I get that love by people who care for me.

For 40 years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.

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.