While I agree that Simmons is a fat sympathizer, I think he's just the other side of the same FPH coin.  He never tells people that they're perfect the way they are and don't need to change, he just uses a soft (often too soft) hand to get people started in the right direction.    HOWEVER in today's social climate I think a lot of fatties would misconstrue the message as "body positivity" or whatever they want to call it.