Jillian Michaels

“Every now and again, you just gotta hit something. Not someone - something.”

“I change the workout every month, so you never adapt and never plateau.”

“The more you change and stress the body the quicker it's going to adapt and change.”

“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.”

“Everyone is trying to make ends meet, and even if you aren't, no one wants to get ripped off.”

“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.”

“Life? You can't manipulate it or bend it to your will. You have no choice but to roll with it.”

“If I was ashamed of who I am, I would be in the closet.”

“The results I've seen with Bodyshred have been far superior to any program that I've ever created.”

“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.”

“People tend to think that metabolism is genetically predetermined. That you're either cursed or you're blessed. And that's not true.”

“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.”

“There is really no room in any healthy diet for trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and artificial colors in food.”

“I train in different modalities so that each muscle is targeted twice a week, with two days of rest in between.”

“The fad diets are doing way more harm than good.”

“Allow yourself a few parties, but be mindful the rest of the time.”

“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.”

“It's impossible to put yourself first when you're a mom.”

“I could open up a little gym, and I would be blissfully happy.”