Back in the 70s and 80s, women felt the discrimination of being overweight. And now 35% of the letters I receive are from men.

Ninety percent of people who lose weight gain it back. It's very sad.

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.

If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.

I just strive to do better. Every time I meet somebody, I ask myself, "How can I help this person?"

I'm 64, but I act like I'm still 12. I go to schools. At colleges, they come out in droves, they almost scare me. I think it's just to see if I'm still alive. After I work them out - and it's not easy - I sit them down and we have a serious talk. Are they eating? Working on their body? I can say things parents won't say. No matter where I go, I talk to each one individually after I teach. They tell me things like, 'I'm starving, guys like girls thinner.' I give them concrete advice about self-image and self-worth.

My nickname is Dickie Jukebox.