If I'm looking at a client, I can say, 'Oh, wow, this is where you're weak; this is what you need to work on.' I can correct her in a matter of seconds, and then she's practicing specifically on the thing she needs to work on instead of repeating the same mistakes. Having that feedback is essential for beginners.
— Jillian Michaels
You can be predisposed genetically, but it's not a sentence. I'm genetically predisposed, but I manage my weight. The root of obesity, though, is usually emotional. The poor habits are a symptom of a deeper emotional issue.
When you think of 'Biggest Loser,' you think of it as a TV show. But people are coming to lose weight. I take that very seriously.
People that know me know I'm very good about doing my own thing and minding my own business.
Allow yourself a few parties, but be mindful the rest of the time.
I'm done with 'Biggest Loser.'
The fad diets are doing way more harm than good.
Try not to say, 'I'm a failure.' Instead, ask, 'What can I do better? What did I do wrong?' Then re-approach.
I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.
I have this intrinsic sense that everything will be okay.
In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
People tend to think that metabolism is genetically predetermined. That you're either cursed or you're blessed. And that's not true.
I don't lock into one type of exercise.
People will accomplish anything if they believe the goal is worth it - they are worth it and that they are capable of achieving it - and that's exactly what my 'Maximize Your Life' show will do.
You just are born the way that you're born.
I was homophobic because I obviously didn't know that I was gay.
Lazy doesn't exist. Lazy is a symptom of something else. The person who can't get up off their butt is just a person who's depressed. It's usually a pervasive lack of self-worth, or a feeling of helplessness.
People believe practice makes perfect, but it doesn't. If you're making a tremendous amount of mistakes, all you're doing is deeply ingraining the same mistakes.
Every now and again, you just gotta hit something. Not someone - something.
There are millions of people who do want help. I'm not going to waste my time convincing people who aren't receptive.
Put your choices in perspective.
Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.
I was 175 pounds at 13 years old and 5 feet tall.
Stop turning to fad diets and use common sense.
When you're strong physically, it improves your strength in every other facet of your life. You're more confident, your self-esteem is higher, and your self image is better.
If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.
My dad was a crazy person, but some of the best qualities about me came from him.
I'm not sympathetic. I have zero sympathy. I understand about emotional eating, I understand how painful the process can be, but I also understand that change is possible.
The more you change and stress the body the quicker it's going to adapt and change.
I'm trying to get into the best shape of my life for 40.
We can't sit around waiting for big government, big business, big religion etc. to save us. We need to get informed and take inspired action.
I have watched as a people and as a country and a culture over the course of my teenage-into-adulthood life, and I do still think there is a tremendous amount of homophobia that exists.
I wish I had some strapping football player husband. It would be such a dream to be 'normal' like that, but I'm just not.
You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.
Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It's enticing people to eat more because they think they're saving money when they're really just buying heart disease.
I love yoga, but the namaste thing only takes you so far.
If you don't solicit me for help, I'll leave you alone.
Think of it this way: If you got a flat tire, what would you do? Change the tire? Or get out of the car and slash the other three tires? No! Get back on the road. Don't dwell on it; don't beat yourself up. That gets you nowhere.
I'm unbelievably superstitious.
The key is to master a few simple ways to exercise that will burn the most calories in the least time. And you also need to figure out how can you eat more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff without feeling deprived so your diet regimen feels manageable.
My mom gave me enough self-worth to carry me through difficult experiences. She was very loving and accepting. She was like, 'Whelp, you're gay? OK, cool.'
I was an overweight kid, and my father struggled with his weight, too. We would go for a ride on his motorcycle on Sunday morning to get doughnuts, to make pizza together, or go get ice cream. I quickly learned that food equalled love and attention.
It's like, 'Oh, well of course you want gay marriage, you're gay.' I think when heterosexual people are talking to their peers and they're like, 'This is an equal rights thing,' it's a little bit easier.
If there's something I hate the most, it's feeling helpless, powerless.
You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.
I change the workout every month, so you never adapt and never plateau.
I will teach people not only how to identify their goals and dreams, but subsequently give them the tools to make those dreams a reality.
It's important in life to celebrate any victory in life.
I'm on the younger end of Gen X, and for me, growing up gay was not cool.
The gay thing has always been hard for me.
