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When I go to teach, that's not my workout. It's my show. I'm 134 pounds - I'm a teeny thing. I work out 11/2 hours a day and eat 1,600 calories. I can't stray because I have to fit into these Dolfin shorts!

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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
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New Orleans
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There is no such thing as sleep deprivation, there is only caffeine deficiency.
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I give people permission to be kids again.
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This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time
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I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court jester and a clown and make people laugh and make them feel good about themselves.
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Even though my work is whimsical. I have a very serious job. I cry more than I laugh.
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I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
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I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.
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I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.
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Well mine is not gimmicky - it is the 6 food groups that God made, and exercising every day. Trying to think positively.
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Count your blessings. You are one of a kind. There's no one in the world like you. You are amazing.
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When I was younger, I ate nothing but fried food. Everything was fried, from oysters to chicken to potatoes to vegetables. When you die in New Orleans, they deep fry you before they put you in the coffin. When we baptize children in New Orleans, we baptize them with a bordelaise sauce we don't use water.
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I was born with a crippled leg. I wore a corrective shoes since I was three years old and I still wear them.
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For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done. One day I'll tone - chest, back and shoulders - and the next day it's biceps and triceps. I also do 45 minutes of cardio every day. I do that before I even leave the house.
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I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.
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There's a list of foods I can't have in the house. Peanut butter, can't have that in the house. Potato chips, can't have that in the house. Random little small mini candy bars, don't even think about it. I just have to watch everything. I have to stay between 1500 and 1600 calories a day. That's it.
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Sleep is critical to me ... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night.
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How do you get motivated? By knowing your worth. Americans do not know how worthy they are. You deserve to be healthy, but a lot of times, people have, as childs been told - as a children been told that they're no good, that they're never going to be anything else.
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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.
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