HELLL-LLLO there, all you fabulous sugar-free sweetie-pies! Come right on in! But don't sit down! Today we're going to work those buns! *marches around the room, stepping high* And one! And two! And huff! And puff ( Read more... )

Gobble, gobble, gobble! How much of that pumpkin pie are you going to be WEARING tomorrow?

Instead of stuffing yourself and veging out in front of the tube today, why not start a new family fun tradition, one where YOU take center stage, instead of the food? I'm talking about...KARAOKE! Here's a great place to get started. It's got one of my ( Read more... )

Don't count me out yet! I've been busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest promoting "Steam Heat". No, silly, it's not porn! It's my newest cookbook! All about how to cook fabulous nutritious meals with a steamer! You'll be able to pick it up in stores around Thanksgiving, just in time to take off some of that turkey fat, but I'm selling ( Read more... )

SIMMONS: People are depressed here. They're eating. They're drinking. They're smoking. Some of them are very lost. And again, it's depression. And when you're depressed here in the South, you overeat.That was me on Neil Cavuto last month. I was talking about New Orleans, where I grew up, since Hurricane Katrina. But I knew what I was talking about ( Read more... )

I've been as busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest! I know that's vulgar, but it's true! Last week I had ELLIOTT YAMIN!!!! *shrieks* and his lovely mother, Claudia, on my show on Sirius radio! They were talking about a cause that's dear to all of us, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. This week, I started my national tour to ( Read more... )

I just got home from the first day of a new class of "Project Me". Whew! It's wonderful, seeing a room full of people's faces light up when they realize they can do what it takes to feel good about themselves, but a whole day of coaching and cheerleading can take a lot out of you. Right now, I'm wiggling my bare feet and drinking a refreshing glass ( Read more... )

*sprays non-stick fat-free frying-pan spray in the air like it was bug killer*

CHICAGO - Twinkies, they're not just for dessert anymore. The new "Twinkies Cookbook" has recipes for everything from a Twinkie Burrito to Twinkie Lasagna.

I've done a lot of interviews. I've never put one in my journal before. But I really opened up on this one. I talked about some things I almost never mention, like having been born without as many bones in my feet as most people.

( She Knows: An interview with Richard Simmons )

I read in the paper a week or so ago that British people live longer and healthier lives than Americans do. No wonder - these guys know how to work up a sweat! I wonder if there's a way I could adapt "carrying a piano up and down a mountain" to my routine I'm working on for my next exercise video.

( Rock music: grand piano found on top of Ben Nevis )

The "Cruise to Lose" is over for another year. I'm always excited about going, but right now I'm so happy knowing that I'm going to sleep in my own bed tonight. And in the morning, I'm going to get up and exercise at my own gym ( Read more... )