No Tricks, Gimmicks, Special Pills, Special Potions,

A Kid Who Moves Is A Kid Who Learns.

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.

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.

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.

I Have Never Lied To The People. I Have Always Told Them To Love Themselves, To Move Their Body, And To Watch Their Portions. I Never Jumped On Any Other Bandwagons For Stupid Diets Or Shots Or Pills Or Anything. I'm Very Worried About Our Young People. And We Need To Take Care Of Them, Or They're Not Going To Live As Long As Their Parents. And This Is Really Something Very Important To Me.