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" My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny. "
Richard Simmons
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" Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food. "
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