that s for sure. we are here with help from world renowned health and exercise physicist richard simmons. hi, richard. hi! it s beginning to look a lot like new year s you look fantastic. love the outfit, fabulous shiny bling. love it. i m trying to lose 20 pounds, right? and i have bought your tapes and i used one of them. the problem is that i pulled a muscle. don t ask how. doing jumping jacks and it was a little painful, particularly there but i did it. tell me, how do i get started? you get started by making a plan. this has been my philosophy for 40 years. love yourself, move your body and watch your portions. there s a lot of snake oil salesmen diets out there. there s a lot of exercise programs that are too strenuous. i think you have to be good to your body. you know you are too blessed to be stressed. don t live in the past.