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.
Jillian Michaels
You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.
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.
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.
Everyone is trying to make ends meet, and even if you aren't, no one wants to get ripped off.
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.
You've got to listen to the universe, to life, to God, whatever you want to call it. Because its going to speak to you.
I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love.
Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.
If there's something I hate the most, it's feeling helpless, powerless.
It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.
If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.
You just are born the way that you're born.
When it comes to kids, it's just not hard to get them healthy. I don't find it hard and don't understand why people find it hard.
Let's just say I believe in healthy love.
People that know me know I'm very good about doing my own thing and minding my own business.
Life has a way of working out the way it's meant to.
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.'
My agenda is trying to help people live a better life.
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.
It's important in life to celebrate any victory in life.
I don't believe in eating throughout the day. I eat every four hours.
I was homophobic because I obviously didn't know that I was gay.
I train in different modalities so that each muscle is targeted twice a week, with two days of rest in between.
I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!
We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.
Everybody has haters.
I've wanted to be in daytime television for a long time, because that's where you can convey a message.
For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it's never been about fitness. It's always been about helping to empower people.
I find television to be a bit like a meat grinder. It's like, you have a cow, you put it through a meat grinder, and out comes a hot dog. It's almost unrecognizable.
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.
Politics aside, you look at Barack Obama, he is ripped.
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.
When it comes to the chocolate, I allow it every single day, but I only get 200 calories worth. So I work it into my daily calories. It's a candy bar. But I usually only need it after dinner.
Stop turning to fad diets and use common sense.
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.
Strong, not skinny, is now sexy, and long workouts are a thing of the past.
I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.
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.
I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.
Not to say you should let your physicality define you, but there are some things that can make people feel really insecure. So, if there is something you want to fix that allows you to feel a little bit more confident, I support it.
I looked to my mom as an example. And this is what I try to tell so many women: that my mom had a career, and she went to the gym. She took care of herself.
By the time I'm 40, the hope is that I'll be solidly in daytime television and producing the various other experts we've brought along the way.
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.
I'm done with 'Biggest Loser.'
Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.
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.
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.
The more you change and stress the body the quicker it's going to adapt and change.
Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.
