Jillian Michaels: Parents, Don't Be Like Me With Your Kids

My husband and I decided to stop going out to eat during the week. We found it helped us cut the calories.. the problem was that I was doing all the cooking, while he sat on his butt. then i found this beginner's cook-book for him.. it was perfect.. hilarious, and very politically incorrect. I can't tell you the name of the book on here.. cause some of the more conservative readers will jump down my throat, but if you have a good sense of humor and are not easily offended.. google "Whipped & Beaten Culinary Works".. but seriously. .don't go if you can't take a good joke!

One of the reasons I like to watch the show is because of how great Jillian is--as a trainer and as a person.

Why do so many people dislike her? Can anyone honestly answer this? Is it really Jillian you're upset with?

I don't get it.

I love Jillan Michaels. I think she is an ispiration to many. I do her work out at home and though they are hard I can say they really work. I've lost 10 lbs doing her work out in 2 months and lost a few inches. She's amazing!

Do not care for the yelling and saying rude to mean things to/at contestants... at all.
All weight issues including anorexia to overeating are from the same psychological areas and people with these concerns need to be treated with respect so they don't shut down or demonize themselves- thinking they are bad becasue they are overweight...just one more "celebrity" endorsing popular beliefs.

Feet? Really? Why do you want to see those?

You got some issues...

LOL! Foot Fetish guy, eh?

Oh, and @ ANOREXIC PIGGY: She is certainly NOT "demonizing" the overweight population, nor is she "endorsin"g such an obnoxious accusation... Jillian is simply helping people who ask for help. Being overweight is not deemed as "demonic", it's UNHEALTHY, just as smoking, drinking, etc. This is also NOT "Popular Belief", rather, it is FACTUAL that being overweight increases your chances of weight-related stroke, heart attack, adult-onset diabetes and other dangerous ailments. I deal with this EVERY DAY as a SURGICAL NURSE in the OPERATING ROOM with SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT and OBESE patients. It's a genuine pandemic, however it is a critical epidemic in the USA.

Don't believe me? Just do your research. There are PLENTY of medical journals to back me up, and to back up every cardiologist and physician in the USA and all around the world who will say the exact same thing as me.

Well, she's got more money than you and me both. And obviously her contestants didn't listen to their doctors. I think her and Bob both mug up to the cameras too much, and those thinly veiled commercials for their sponsor products can go, but you gotta admit she gets results!

Im going to have to say I disagree with your point of view on depending blindly on doctors for all your health needs. Jillian has 17 years of marital art experience; also she is black belt in Akarui-Do. She has also other strength techniques like Yoga, pilaets, kickboxing, plyometrics and weight training. the biggest problem with doctors when it comes to weight management is they have little or no knowledge of it. They are sooner to prescribe a pill for high hypertension, then suggest some healthy alternatives to how you are living. Most doctors look to fix or “mask” the symptom rather then the actual ailment. And why wouldn’t you care to take advice from someone who has been their (meaning being over weight) you more likely to take advice from a doctor who hasn’t??

I have a thyroid disease, and am always carrying around an extra 10 pounds even though about 90% of my diet comes from fresh fruits and vegetables, and I exercise like a maniac. My endocrinologist, who, not surprisingly, was overweight, actually told me that exercise doesn't help weight loss. What a moron!

I got another doctor.

You'll listen to a doc before a person who is very knowledgeable about fitness and health? You need to open your eyes. The medical profession have as their main concern stopping illness/disease and fixing broken things. Very few docs that I've encountered know much about moving toward strength through fitness.

The AMA seems to be attached at the hip to the pharmaceutical industry and thus have a pill for almost everything. That is wrong. Many of the troubles people have now can be alleviated through a responsible lifestyle. My own belief is that they would receive a lot more respect if they would advocate health rather that non-illness.

If you don't like Jillian, that's cool, there are a lot of trainers, therapists, nutritionists and others who can give sound advice as well.

You don't have to listen to her. But she gives sensible advice about adult and childhood obesity. It's all about the health, not the weight. Some doctors are not reliable sources either. They have an ulterior motive of monetary gain. Losing weight isn't about surgery, pills and fashion. It's about taking control over your life by positive means. Exercise, good nutrition and a good attitude. Taking care of yourself has many advantages --- increase in self-worth, more energy, confidence and the ability to handle the stresses of life better without any artificial means. Losing weight doesn't resolve all problems, but it sure helps in handling them.

Doctors cannot really give you advice on weight loss. All they do is give you a diet and tell you to exercise every night. You really need to consultant a licensed nutritionist because they could better evaluate you than a doctor can and if the doctor recommends the nutritionist, the nutritionist could act on your behalf if there are health concerns. I know mine did, but he quit after my doctor wouldn't listen to him.

Not a good idea to automatically look up to doctors like they are God. They don't know everything sometimes. Would you take advice from a fat doctor vs. someone who has taught themselves how to be healthy, then has the balls and discipline to apply it? As someone states below, doctors will sometimes mask the problem with medicine, and not get to the heart of the matter. It keeps money in their pockets.

Granted, you can't trust every trainer out there either. Everyone wants to be an expert when it comes to health and fitness.
There are plenty of resources than can teach you about the physiology behind nutrition and exercise. These people aren't special in the fact that we all have access to information like this. Take the initiative and teach yourself instead of following blindly.

The Body Sculpting Bible is a book that puts things simply, and once you understand the concepts, you will realize the way they teach you to treat your body makes complete sense.

Man you have some issues! She is doing good for those who believe and want a change! She is not trying to be better than you! Listen with an open mind, you might learn something!

Dayle,

Please tell me that you aren't really this stupid. I am a private trainer, and trust me, Doctors know so little about health and fitness, it's scary. Notice when you go into the examining room, the Dr.s still have that old bodyweight to height index? It's ancient.
It's all about bmi not height to weight.

Jillian is very good at watch she does, and only a fool wouldn't listen to a trainer like she is. She knows her stuff.

Get educated my friend, before you make anymore stupid stupid statements!

Oh, and Jillian is hot!!