You know I have always thought he was a bit of a joke but after watching a science program on obese people and they had several parts with Richard Simmons in it showing him talking to obese people and he really does not pull any punches. He doesnt make excuses for them and says MAYBE .01% is genetics but he has never meet anyone who can not loose weight.
I like he was also saying the problem with people is they look at the diet and say if they can loose 5 lbs a week then in 10 weeks they can loose 50 lbs and that's 100% wrong. He says STOP counting weeks, it's a lifetime change... 100% right. Just like we keep telling people it's not a fad, not a summer get in shape deal or a sprint, it's a marathon and a lifestyle.
I have to give him more respect for what he teaches and his work with people like that than I did before.