Adriana Lima, Jillian Michaels & Butler Blue: Unlikely Trio

Victoria's Secret supermodel Adriana Lima, Butler University's live mascot, English bulldog Butler Blue II, and Jillian Michaels.

Alison Sweeney: Thoughts on Pet Obesity & Jillian

According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 54 percent of America's pet population is overweight. Sweeney, who also stars on the daily soap opera "Days of Our Lives," became aware of pet obesity when she took her Boston Terrier, Winky, to the vet and was told her pooch could stand to lose a few pounds. After adjusting Winky's diet and making a few changes, the canine is back in shape.
With the Million Pound Pledge, Sweeney is urging pet owners to come together on petfit.com and collectively help their animals drop a combined one million pounds by March 30.

One lucky winner will 

a free trip to 

"The Biggest Loser" 

finale in May. 

Sweeney spoke to Reuters about the plan and pet obesity.

Q: When did you realize Winky was getting fat?

A: "She was a little thick, but I thought it was kind of cute. The vet explained she was a good two pounds overweight and when your dog is only 19 lbs, that's a lot. People don't realize what a significant difference a pound or two can make on a small animal."


Q: What's the most common mistake people make when it comes to feeding their pets?
A: "The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was

Jillian Michaels Sexy GoDaddy Commerical: An Opposing View

"For people who have a problem with it, honestly, get a life," Michaels tells The Hollywood Reporter. "There's so many things you can be worrying about. A Super Bowl spot is not one of them."   Actually there are three commercials airing during the Super Bowl starring Michaels and Go Daddy regular Danica Patrick. The Internet domain registrar is famous for its racy advertisements, that some argue objectify women.    Michaels insists the three spots are "very respectful of me and Danica. It's okay to be sexy. It's okay to have fun. It's okay to be racy."   "I don't think the spots are in any way distasteful," Michaels adds. "I think the perception is Go Daddy objectifies women. But the reality is Go Daddy takes strong women and allows us to be sexy and feminine. And yet still powerful."   Michaels refused to give details about the ads except to say that one in particular -- "The Contract" is meant to be played for supreme humor.   She also pointed out that even in the raciest of the three ads -- "I have more on in the Go Daddy spot than I do my own exercise DVDs."   "People love to bitch and complain about something," she says.

Are Jillian's GoDaddy Super Bowl Commercials Sexist?

Today, Deborah Dunham weighed in on Jillian Michaels new GoDaddy commercial at BlissTree;

...Danica Patrick and Michaels who are shown painting the naked body of a model while talking about the supposed benefits of a dot-CO domain–benefits that seemingly exploit and sexualize a woman’s body.

Michaels defends the racy ad by telling USA Today:

Trusting Our Success:An Inside Look at Jillian Michaels' Empire

What does it take before we can truly believe in our success - trust that it is real?  How much do we need before we can finally relax and feel as thought we're safe?   Finally, the trajectory of Jillian's company has allowed her to believe that none of it will be going away anytime soon.

During a recent interview with Forbes, Jillian Michaels and her business pulled back the curtain, and gave us a rare glimpse into the pressures and challenges behind their flourishing company.   They openly admitted to making some mistakes along the way, and with surprising candor referenced Jillian's recent stint on the Doctors as one of them.  Although grateful for the opportunity, they said that they were rushed into a contract without an opportunity to adequately flush out the details - details that included what exactly Jillian would be expected to do.  And clearly, what came to pass was not exactly what she and GC had had in mind.

"Sex sells on the internet" New Jillian Michaels GoDaddy Commercial

Or so Bob Parsons says.   

Jillian Michaels and Danica Patrick will soon be seen body painting a nude supermodel to promote GoDaddy.Com on a tv.  The new commercial will be aired during the Superbowl and is expected to receive over 100 million viewers.   Per Bob Parsons, "Sex sells on the internet". 

New Video: Jillian Michaels on PopChips & Healthy Food

The Associated Press
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:

"Well obviously, with the New Years Resolutions, many of us want to get healthy, we want to

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BodyMedia Revs up Calorie Burn with New 'FIT Coach' & Jillian Michaels Program

Latest Weight Loss Aids for Use with BodyMedia FIT Body Monitors
By BodyMedia, Inc.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The BodyMedia FIT™ armband-based body monitoring platform designed to energize your weight loss efforts now offers two new ways to light your calorie-burning fire: BodyMedia FIT coach, a software upgrade providing the market's first personalized feedback system capable of recommending activity and dietary adjustments based on each user's actual calorie expenditure and food intake for the day; and a partnership with America's favorite tough-love fitness trainer that has resulted in the new Jillian Michaels 360 degree Weight Loss Navigator program for exclusive use with BodyMedia FIT.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/10/4176219/bodymedia-revs-up-calorie-burn.html#storylink=cpy

Both new offerings leverage the ability of BodyMedia's Armbands to track calories burned, steps taken, level of physical activity and sleep patterns that affect health and weight, utilizing a proprietary four-sensor system that collects 5,000 data points per minute. Available models include the new BodyMedia FIT CORE Armband ($179 MSRP), the slimmest and trimmest in the BodyMedia family; and BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband ($199 MSRP), which uses Bluetooth® wireless technology to communicate directly with a smartphone for real-time data.

The FIT coach is included with BodyMedia FIT's online Activity Manager online software ($6.95/month after a free three-month trial period).  The Activity Manager stores and analyzes Armband data, allows users to set individualized activity goals and document daily food intake, and integrates heart rate data from select Garmin fitness devices to enable easy one-stop access to information from both systems. The new FIT coach feature analyzes each user's daily calorie burn and food intake, compares the results Whether you are missing, meeting or beating your target for daily calorie burn

• Multiple activity options for making up shortfalls in daily calorie burn goals (e.g. "Hop on the treadmill and walk for about 1 hour at a speed of 4 mph and you can hit your calorie burn goal today"), based on your actual burn rates
• Nutritional analysis of each day's eating  patterns, along with relevant recommendations for correcting problems such as excess fat intake
• Your overall progress toward your weight loss goal, along with advice for staying on course

The Jillian Michaels 360 degree Weight Loss Navigator ($4/week after a free 30-day trial period)  – fully integrated with data from the BodyMedia FIT CORE Armband, food logging, and Armband data review – offers a complete toolkit of weight loss support aids utilizing Jillian's tough-as-nails approach. This premium plan developed specially by Jillian includes: 

• Custom cardio and fitness planner tailored to your fitness level and body type
• Meal recommendations with more than 1,000 recipes
• Fitness videos
• Regular challenges and support from Jillian's thriving community
• Daily feedback personalized by Jillian herself

"With our new FIT coach as well as the help of Jillian Michaels, we are expanding the capabilities of the BodyMedia platform from monitoring to mentoring. We have now coupled the ability to track calorie input and output with actionable information to promote weight loss and – for the first time – a way to automatically tailor that advice to each user's actual behavior," said BodyMedia CEO Christine Robins. "This is a big step forward in using technology for weight management."

Read more here:  http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/10/4176219/bodymedia-revs-up-calorie-burn.html#storylink=cpy

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Wanna Talk To Jillian???

Would you like to talk  DIRECTLY with the REAL, LIVE, ACTUAL Jillian Michaels herself?   She'll be recording her next podcast tomorrow from 1:00pm to 4:00pm, and will be taking questions!   If you want to talk to her, and be a part of her podcast you can either:

1)  Call her voice-mail at 1 (888) 950-661 and leave your question and phone number.

or

2) Ask your questions via email at:  JillianPodcast@mail.com

HAVE FUN!  And enjoy the experience!  I hope you'll tell me all about it!