― Jillian Michaels, Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!
“Unless You Puke, Faint or Die, Keep Going!”
~Jillian Michaels, Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You
~Jillian Michaels, Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You
“The past does not define, you the present does.”
― Jillian Michaels, Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
“I really don’t have a mean bone in my body! Do you know how easy it would be to tell people what they want to hear? It would be heaven! But, unfortunately, it doesn’t get the job done.” From Redbook, July 2010
“Oh, my God, it was pure hell. I spent all of eighth grade in my classroom because God forbid I ever left. I was terrorized. And karate saved my life. It all stopped the day I broke two boards with a kick.” From Redbook, July 2010
“You have to establish the why: Why do you want to change your life? What’s inspiring and motivating you? A long life? To wear your skinny jeans to your 10-year high school reunion? That why is gonna carry you through.” From Redbook, July 2010
“Sometimes people will hear you and be able to change their behavior, but often their behavior has more to do with their own need for approval than with your need for support. No matter what their response, you need to be firm and hold your ground. At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.”
Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
“The past does not define, you the present does.”
Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life
“The past does not define, you the present does.”
"One tip that's always gotten me through hard times is seeing my problems as lessons instead of roadblocks. Knowledge and growth will always follow pain and hardship if you're open to it. So if you find yourself struggling with something try changing your perspective and inviting opportunity instead of seeing failure or feeling set back." From Facebook, January 2012
On Long Term Success
“I think when we take anything on and we swing the pendulum all the way to I'm going to the gym seven days a week for two hours a day and I'm never going to eat sugar again, these things are not accessible and they are not manageable in the long term." From NY1
Her Teenage Years:
“I lived on junk food. I had no direction. Once I punched a hole in our wall. Another time I stole a car….[My father and I] sort of bonded over food. When he was alone with me and we had nothing to say to each other, it would be like, ‘Let’s eat a pizza!’'
(From the Ladies Home Journal: February 2010)
On Her Love Life
“Let’s just say I believe in healthy love. If I fall in love with a woman, that’s awesome. If I fall in love with a man, that’s awesome. As long as you fall in love…it’s like organic food. I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!” (From the Ladies Home Journal: February 2010)
On The Doctors & Dr. Phil
"I am grateful for what the show has given me, but it's no secret that I've been wanting to be in daytime for years now. To join Dr. Phil on his show and have him as a mentor – I couldn't ask for a better situation than The Doctors and Dr. Phil. So I'm just hoping to earn my keep over there and do a good job."(People)
On the Biggest Loser:
"To see the show wrap up with three female finalists and a female winner with a group of contestants whom Bob and I adored. It was the perfect ending." (People)
On Leave the Biggest Loser:
"I was in charge of saying goodbye to her on behalf of the fans and the cast and crew of the Biggest Loser and I knew it was a big important responsibility and when I was there and the moment was upon me I was so overcome by it because she is so magical. You feel it everywhere you go with her. She touches people's hearts. She touches mine." Ali talking about Jillian (People)
Bob on Jillian
"She has been my confidant, friend and foe, my wife at times. We have gone through so much together since season one and she's moving on, which is great for her."
On Her Contestants’ Safety:
“You’re the fifth person to say that to me this week. And you’re not wrong. The contestants keep getting bigger and bigger…As the trainers we have no say over the challenges. We worry about them too.”
(From the Ladies Home Journal: February 2010)
On Adoption:
"It's a waiting game. There is nothing I can do, which is not a familiar space for me. I'm so used to being able to affect change and be proactive and right now, it's like, the paperwork is in and you wait." (People)
“I've been matched with a little girl. I went over to visit orphanages and I ended up falling in love with this little girl, and by the grace of God, I got matched up with her. I now have to get her home … it could take up to a year to get her home. Anything can happen and fall through or fall apart, so it’s kind of premature for me to say it, but that’s where it’s at. You’ll know why I’m devastated and not coming out of my house for months.” 1/1/12 People
On Nutrition:
“There was a study that came out recently that said the average American has one fried food a day. But there’s a lot of alternatives we can choose to fried foods that are still going to taste great, that are still going to be grab and go, still going to be affordable." From NY1
On Exercise:
“You've got to do that one, yeah. I'm sorry to tell you, but I don't need you to the gym every single day. If you go to the gym four times a week, or you workout four times a week and you give me 30 hardcore minutes. It's going to make a huge difference.” From NY1
