Jillian Michaels' knowledge of fitness training stems from years of martial arts and intense personal training. Best known as a former trainer and coach on NBC's hit TV show The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels was an amazing motivator, personal trainer and guide to nearly 15 million Biggest Loser viewers every week. Before she was a massive television star, Jillian struggled to maintain her own healthy weight. She knows firsthand the trials and commitment it requires to lose weight and keep it off. Now she's set her sights on helping you reach your goals!
Jillian is currently a co-host on the popular TV show The Doctors. Jillian loves the idea of being able to empower people with information and support to help them live their healthiest lives. Being a co-host on the show allows Jillian a platform to educate people on how to make health choices that will enable them to take control of their physical well being. Jillian is also working as a special health and wellness correspondent for the Dr. Phil show.
Jillian has created her own wellness media empire, and has written several books about weight loss and fitness, has a self-named Wii game, a self-named meal delivery program, an online diet program, a weekly radio show, a fitness DVD and is a contributor to Redbook Magazine and Cosmo Girl.
Here's a snapshot of Jillian's programs:
JillianMichaels.com: As a member, you will reap the rewards of her knowledge, fitness expertise, secrets for weight loss, and motivational tips to keep you going. Jillian Michaels will keep you on the course of success with online diet support, unique weight loss tools, meal plans, and motivation to get the weight off and keep it off. The cost is about $4/week.
Jillian Michaels: Making the Cut: This mega popular book is a 30-day body-makeover guide that assesses your metabolism and guides you to eat appropriately for your specific metabolic type so that your body is using that energy and burning effectively. Making the Cut also contains self-empowerment tips and suggestions to overcome negative thinking and poor self-confidence.
Jillian Michaels: 30-Day Shred: Jillian’s popular workout DVD is designed to help you drop those last 10-20 pounds in just 30 days. There are three, 20-minute progressive workouts that become more challenging as you work through the program. Each session includes Cardio, Strength Training and Ab Training in a circuit-style routine.
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009: This Wii game allows you to create your own character and then follow along with Jillian's signature intense bootcamp-style workouts as her voice encourages you to exercise harder and use proper form. Fitness Ultimatum also has an updated 2010 version with more bootcamp-style workouts.
Jillian Michaels Master Your Metabolism: Michaels gives you a three-step program to repair the damage that years of fat-free foods, artificial sweeteners, diet sodas and processed weight loss foods have done to your hormones and consequently, your metabolism.
Jillian Michaels Detox and Cleanse: A weight loss supplement that promises to help you reduce belly bloat, get rid of harmful toxins and improves your digestion without the use of harsh laxatives or chemicals.
Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown: This DVD combines Jillian's famous fat-blasting moves with challenging yoga postures to give you a sleek and toned body.
The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook: A cookbook that goes along with the Master Your Metabolism program, which is designed to rev up your metabolism by balancing your hormones.
Jillian Michaels is a well-known and well-respected weight loss and fitness expert
Programs don't include any gimmicks or fad diets
Michaels' tough-love approach is an effective motivator
Promotes healthy living
All of Michaels' programs are practical and result-worthy
Content of online program is routinely updated and personalized
Fitness DVDs include a meal plan that can be downloaded
CON
Exercise intensive
May not click with Michaels' personality
Some programs only feature a 30-day plan
DIET and NUTRITION
Even though Jillian has a number of different diet and exercise books, DVDs and other programs, her nutrition advice and guidelines remain steady. With her exercise DVDs, Jillian offers you the opportunity to download a complete meal plan. Her books and online program offer lots of helpful information, recipes and meal calculation tools that will give you the needed help to eat healthy on your way to weight loss.
She endorses a diet that is low-fat, low-carb and high in protein. Her eating plans generally feature three meals and a snack throughout the day, all of which include a lean protein source. Her online membership program contains the most comprehensive and personalized diet plan while her meal-delivery program offers you the convenience of eating Jillian-approved meals and snacks without having to prepare them.
The online program includes a multitude of tools to encourage you to choose healthier and smarter nutrition choices to meet your health goals. Such tools include customized meal planners, shopping list generators and tons of recipes.
Some Jillian-approved recipes you might find yourself enjoying include:
The meal plan that comes with Jillian's workout DVDs is one that offers high levels of convenience and the meals are easy to prepare and follow. Time constraints are no excuse for not eating healthy with the simple meals available on Jillian’s eating plans. A sample day of eating on one of Jillian Michaels meal plans is listed below:
Breakfast – Cheerios with a banana or berries
Lunch – Grilled Sirloin Salad
Snack – Mozzarella cheese and a pear
Dinner – Nut-Encrusted Chicken Breasts
EXERCISE
The foundation of Jillian's program is exercise. She is a staunch proponent that consistent exercise is the most effective way to burn fat and calories. Her exercise programs all contain a cardiovascular and strength-training component that increase in their intensity as you move through them.
Her super-tough fitness philosophy have brought some of her former Biggest Loser team members to tears, but it's her trademark motivational support that results in the achievement of weight loss goals and an almost contagious love and appreciation for exercise.
Her online program is jam-packed with fitness instruction and routines. Her website features weight trackers, fitness planners and more than 150, printable exercises to keep you moving, never bored and your muscles constantly challenged.
Jillian also continues to release new workout DVDs for those that want to get their best body without leaving the house. Her fitness DVDs continue to push just as hard as she would if she was personally training you. Something you will find among all of Jillian’s DVDs is effective workouts that can be done in a reasonable amount of time. No matter what your fitness goals, Jillian can help you reach them if you are willing to put in the work. Some of the popular DVDs you will find by Jillian include:
Well-rounded, exercise intensive and educational, the Jillian Michaels plan is based on science and created for anyone who is ready to commit to losing weight. Jillian doesn't say it's easy, but does say she'll make it easier by providing you all the tools and information you need, whether it is through her books, workout DVDs, online programs or meal-delivery plan.
Jillian's lengthy resume proves she has the knowledge and experience to guide you on your weight loss journey.
Jillian Michaels (born 18 February, 1974) is a fitness expert who gained prominence as a trainer on the NBC weight-loss reality series ''The Biggest Loser'' (USA). Michaels was the trainer for the red team until 2006, when she was replaced by Kim Lyons. She returned in 2007 as the black team coach, competing against Kim's red team and Bob Harper's blue team. Kim decided not to return for the spring 2008 season, leaving Jillian as the only female trainer. Along with Bob Harper, Jillian is also a trainer in the Australian version of the show. She began her career in exercise because she was considerably overweight before her teenage years (though not as much as the contestants she whips into shape now). As a young adult, her mother enrolled her in a martial arts class, which was a new beginning for Jillian. Thereafter she dedicated herself to helping the overweight transform their lives and their bodies for the better.
i have been exercising regular and eating right im around a 23 bmi im 5'4 weigh like 132 but i am having trouble with poor circulation in legs can u help?
posted Sep 27th, 2010 6:57 pm
kathy
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We like bob give us hope and we need hope and we dont like juiline
posted Sep 21st, 2010 9:50 pm
cj
i am so overweight i dont like the way i look i have very little engery i had a surgery 3 yrs ago my current weight is 245 i wanna be a lot thinner and happier i excerise some jillian pls come to my house i really need you badly
posted Sep 21st, 2010 8:23 pm
carole
hello my name is carole and i have been battling with my weight since i was 12 years old and at 40 im still battling with it . i had a bad childhood and im in recovery now for drugs and achlol i got one year and im trying to lose weight and quit smoking as well i just dont know how to get started i was hoping some one could help me do something to get me started i need help at 238pds. at 5;7 i want to be thinner and heathy .i hope someone reads this and wants to help me thank you for listing. carole
posted Sep 16th, 2010 8:39 am
anthony
i would u to take me so i can get help im 350 i thank
posted Sep 13th, 2010 10:42 pm
Diane
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Hi ,jillian i.ve tried everything under the sun ,even went as so close to getting that belly sugery done. But i watch your show from the biggest loser 1 tell show 9 ,and I tryed so bad to get on that show .But it was 2 late ,at least that's what the H ard Rock Hotel told me. Well i weight 302pounds in Dec 09 and I had a bad gash in my left lower leg almost to the bone ,oh bye the way no i'm not a diebet. thank god. I had a Dream 1 day that you came to my house and showed both me and my daugther that weights also over 300 pound,s that we can lose this weight . I have bad knee's and lower back prob, and neck prob also ,i pray that a miricle would happen that i see u in the near future I llive on s ocial security and it's so so hard to by good product's of fruit's and veg. but i Do eat oatmeal with straberry's everyday in the morring then i try to walk 2 long stop sign,s but i have to stop and bend and rest for `1 min then keep going. please if I ever would meet you it would be a dream come true.
posted Aug 19th, 2010 11:04 am
Candice
I am so down and have put on alot of weight that I have No drive to get off. I need help to motovate me if not only for me but for my three kids .
posted Aug 16th, 2010 4:24 pm
neha
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the adds say free....n at the they ask 4r a credit.....i dnt lyk the way they say.......
posted Aug 13th, 2010 6:41 am
angie
im a young mother im 19 and i want to lose wieght its hard for me to work out well tryin to take care of my 9 months daughter.i want to lose weight but dont have alot of money.i have a bad life and just need help gettin on track with some help to get me started with a cheap weight lost plan.i really wants this i tried and i need help badly.i lost my life.i dont want to go outside no more and it hurts to see everyone having fun and i want to jion them but im afraid.of my weight please help me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted Aug 12th, 2010 9:37 pm
LUMP
Wht has ever happened to the summer show- with Jullian? I watch thebiggrdt looder every season, but this summer, I thought she had another loosing weight program !!! What happened to it?
posted Aug 10th, 2010 9:28 pm
kelly
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hey my name is kelly i need to lose wak,
so please help me
posted Aug 10th, 2010 10:21 am
Taylor Martin
i have a step dad that drinks 8-13 beers a day and uses dip.and has two kids and i dont know how to make him stop.he works in oklahoma 5 out of 7 days a week and comes home on the weekends.my mom has to work a full time job and handle two kids plus me.my mom has alot of stress.i need help on how to make shure my steo dad does not get lip cancer or heart disease.he has gainged alot scence thay got married.Im 13 and if you have any responce can you plz reply...
posted Aug 8th, 2010 12:56 pm
Tammy
Jillian and Bob have both been an inspiration to me. I have gone from 198 to 130 lbs over the past year. Its not about diets its about healthy choices and moving your body.
posted Aug 6th, 2010 7:07 pm
night
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I exercise every night to you Jillian and I love it. It's making me look great! Thank you!
posted Aug 6th, 2010 4:01 pm
LUPIE HUERTA
I NEED HELP, I HAVE TRIED ALL DIETS SHAKES, PILLS, EVERYTHING. I'M JUST FEEL LIKE A YO-YO LOSE AND GAIN AND THEN GAIN MORE. I AM 37 YRS OLD AND WEIGHT 400LBS. I AM TIRED OF BEING TIRED AND DONE CRYING ALOT. I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF. I'M NOT A QUICKER BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DOCTOR'S AND FOUND OUT I HAVE ALOT GOING ON AND WAS PUT ON ALOT OF MEDS FROM BP TO CHOL TO THYROIDS. I NEED HELP. AND PEOPLE COULD BE VERY CURE AND RUDE. I WILL GO TAKE MY WALKS AND YOU COULD HEAR RUDE THINGS AND REMARKS WHEN THEY DRIVE BY IN A CAR OR WLAK BY YOU. I WAS NEVER THIS BIG BUT I WOULD LOVE TO LOSE AT LEAST 200LBS. I HAVE ALOT TO LIVE FOR. I AM NOT READY TO LEAVE. I HAVE COME ALL LONG WAY AND BLESS IN LIFE BUT THE WEIGT IS WHAT I DO NOT WANT. I LIVE CHECK BY CHECK TRY MY BEST TO SPEND TIME WITH MY 2 GRAND DAUGHTERS. I JUST NEED HELP TO GET MOTIVATIVE. PLS HELP
posted Aug 3rd, 2010 1:31 am
Sharon
Hi Jillian. I know that everyone shares a common interest of losing weight but I know first hand how it feels to look great and then lose it completely to stress. I'm addicted to all your shows and have wanted to get on one of them but I'm 50 pounds over weight and from what I've heard, that's just not enough. I think we all know how to lose weight but then why is it so hard to do it? I really do think it's a mental thing. Every time I see you on the show trying to find out the root of the contestants problems, I actually cry because I'm trying to find the root problem of mine and can't seem to find it.
I will never stop trying but I hope I succeed someday soon.
Good luck to you all.
posted Aug 1st, 2010 8:44 pm
Jennifer Dickens
I have a question 4 any1. I have 2 best friends who are over weight. How do u push them to exercise with out loosing thier frienship? 1 had open heart surgery when she was a baby. so i'm worried about her
posted Jul 26th, 2010 11:05 am
alyssa
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im 11 years old and i dont need ppl sending me this junk i dont need to lose eny wieght duh
posted Jul 26th, 2010 9:31 am
Beverly Zdon
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would love to loose 30lbs.
posted Jul 20th, 2010 9:32 pm
Sonia
Hi I am a mom of 5 kids and I am going throught a lots of stress and there will be time that I just want to eat in eat and dont want to go out.I was not that way and I really want to e the person that I was could plz tell me what could do or shold.
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+i have been exercising regular and eating right im around a 23 bmi im 5'4 weigh like 132 but i am having trouble with poor circulation in legs can u help?
posted Sep 27th, 2010 6:57 pmkathy
+We like bob give us hope and we need hope and we dont like juiline
posted Sep 21st, 2010 9:50 pmcj
i am so overweight i dont like the way i look i have very little engery i had a surgery 3 yrs ago my current weight is 245 i wanna be a lot thinner and happier i excerise some jillian pls come to my house i really need you badly
posted Sep 21st, 2010 8:23 pmcarole
hello my name is carole and i have been battling with my weight since i was 12 years old and at 40 im still battling with it . i had a bad childhood and im in recovery now for drugs and achlol i got one year and im trying to lose weight and quit smoking as well i just dont know how to get started i was hoping some one could help me do something to get me started i need help at 238pds. at 5;7 i want to be thinner and heathy .i hope someone reads this and wants to help me thank you for listing. carole
posted Sep 16th, 2010 8:39 amanthony
i would u to take me so i can get help im 350 i thank
posted Sep 13th, 2010 10:42 pmDiane
+Hi ,jillian i.ve tried everything under the sun ,even went as so close to getting that belly sugery done. But i watch your show from the biggest loser 1 tell show 9 ,and I tryed so bad to get on that show .But it was 2 late ,at least that's what the H ard Rock Hotel told me. Well i weight 302pounds in Dec 09 and I had a bad gash in my left lower leg almost to the bone ,oh bye the way no i'm not a diebet. thank god. I had a Dream 1 day that you came to my house and showed both me and my daugther that weights also over 300 pound,s that we can lose this weight . I have bad knee's and lower back prob, and neck prob also ,i pray that a miricle would happen that i see u in the near future I llive on s ocial security and it's so so hard to by good product's of fruit's and veg. but i Do eat oatmeal with straberry's everyday in the morring then i try to walk 2 long stop sign,s but i have to stop and bend and rest for `1 min then keep going. please if I ever would meet you it would be a dream come true.
posted Aug 19th, 2010 11:04 amCandice
I am so down and have put on alot of weight that I have No drive to get off. I need help to motovate me if not only for me but for my three kids .
posted Aug 16th, 2010 4:24 pmneha
-the adds say free....n at the they ask 4r a credit.....i dnt lyk the way they say.......
posted Aug 13th, 2010 6:41 amangie
im a young mother im 19 and i want to lose wieght its hard for me to work out well tryin to take care of my 9 months daughter.i want to lose weight but dont have alot of money.i have a bad life and just need help gettin on track with some help to get me started with a cheap weight lost plan.i really wants this i tried and i need help badly.i lost my life.i dont want to go outside no more and it hurts to see everyone having fun and i want to jion them but im afraid.of my weight please help me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted Aug 12th, 2010 9:37 pmLUMP
Wht has ever happened to the summer show- with Jullian? I watch thebiggrdt looder every season, but this summer, I thought she had another loosing weight program !!! What happened to it?
posted Aug 10th, 2010 9:28 pmkelly
+hey my name is kelly i need to lose wak,
posted Aug 10th, 2010 10:21 amso please help me
Taylor Martin
i have a step dad that drinks 8-13 beers a day and uses dip.and has two kids and i dont know how to make him stop.he works in oklahoma 5 out of 7 days a week and comes home on the weekends.my mom has to work a full time job and handle two kids plus me.my mom has alot of stress.i need help on how to make shure my steo dad does not get lip cancer or heart disease.he has gainged alot scence thay got married.Im 13 and if you have any responce can you plz reply...
posted Aug 8th, 2010 12:56 pmTammy
Jillian and Bob have both been an inspiration to me. I have gone from 198 to 130 lbs over the past year. Its not about diets its about healthy choices and moving your body.
posted Aug 6th, 2010 7:07 pmnight
+I exercise every night to you Jillian and I love it. It's making me look great! Thank you!
posted Aug 6th, 2010 4:01 pmLUPIE HUERTA
I NEED HELP, I HAVE TRIED ALL DIETS SHAKES, PILLS, EVERYTHING. I'M JUST FEEL LIKE A YO-YO LOSE AND GAIN AND THEN GAIN MORE. I AM 37 YRS OLD AND WEIGHT 400LBS. I AM TIRED OF BEING TIRED AND DONE CRYING ALOT. I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF. I'M NOT A QUICKER BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DOCTOR'S AND FOUND OUT I HAVE ALOT GOING ON AND WAS PUT ON ALOT OF MEDS FROM BP TO CHOL TO THYROIDS. I NEED HELP. AND PEOPLE COULD BE VERY CURE AND RUDE. I WILL GO TAKE MY WALKS AND YOU COULD HEAR RUDE THINGS AND REMARKS WHEN THEY DRIVE BY IN A CAR OR WLAK BY YOU. I WAS NEVER THIS BIG BUT I WOULD LOVE TO LOSE AT LEAST 200LBS. I HAVE ALOT TO LIVE FOR. I AM NOT READY TO LEAVE. I HAVE COME ALL LONG WAY AND BLESS IN LIFE BUT THE WEIGT IS WHAT I DO NOT WANT. I LIVE CHECK BY CHECK TRY MY BEST TO SPEND TIME WITH MY 2 GRAND DAUGHTERS. I JUST NEED HELP TO GET MOTIVATIVE. PLS HELP
posted Aug 3rd, 2010 1:31 amSharon
Hi Jillian. I know that everyone shares a common interest of losing weight but I know first hand how it feels to look great and then lose it completely to stress. I'm addicted to all your shows and have wanted to get on one of them but I'm 50 pounds over weight and from what I've heard, that's just not enough. I think we all know how to lose weight but then why is it so hard to do it? I really do think it's a mental thing. Every time I see you on the show trying to find out the root of the contestants problems, I actually cry because I'm trying to find the root problem of mine and can't seem to find it.
posted Aug 1st, 2010 8:44 pmI will never stop trying but I hope I succeed someday soon.
Good luck to you all.
Jennifer Dickens
I have a question 4 any1. I have 2 best friends who are over weight. How do u push them to exercise with out loosing thier frienship? 1 had open heart surgery when she was a baby. so i'm worried about her
posted Jul 26th, 2010 11:05 amalyssa
-im 11 years old and i dont need ppl sending me this junk i dont need to lose eny wieght duh
posted Jul 26th, 2010 9:31 amBeverly Zdon
+would love to loose 30lbs.
posted Jul 20th, 2010 9:32 pmSonia
Hi I am a mom of 5 kids and I am going throught a lots of stress and there will be time that I just want to eat in eat and dont want to go out.I was not that way and I really want to e the person that I was could plz tell me what could do or shold.
posted Jul 18th, 2010 9:19 pm