Jillian Michaels Quotes

Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Jillian Michaels Quotes. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!

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Stop turning to fad diets and use common sense.
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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.
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You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.
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Whenever you have a failure or setback, you need to take a step back and find out what you can learn from the scenario. What did you do to contribute to that failure? This way, you can make sure you don’t repeat that pattern.
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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.
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I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that’s not always possible.
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It’s important in life to celebrate any victory in life.
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I change the workout every month, so you never adapt and never plateau.
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I have this intrinsic sense that everything will be okay.
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Seeing my two kids together is a magical feeling.
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People tend to think that metabolism is genetically predetermined. That you’re either cursed or you’re blessed. And that’s not true.
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Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.
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I’m part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I’m shy; I’m prude.
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Fake fat, fake colours, fake flavours, fake sweeteners: this is poison.
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Make 80 percent of the food you eat healthy, then take 20 percent of your daily calories and make them fun.
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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.
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If you have the means, I would highly recommend using supplementations for optimal health.
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I think that anything in life is about the middle ground.
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I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.
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Sometimes you’ve got to make your work and workouts co-exist.
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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.
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My agenda is trying to help people live a better life.
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I had a second-degree-blue-belt test, and I broke two boards with my right foot, and the next day I walked into school, and no one ever picked on me again. I suddenly believed in myself and respected myself. I had some inkling of my power, so the bullying stopped instantly.
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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.
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Allow yourself a few parties, but be mindful the rest of the time.
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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.
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I had my nose done when I was 16 years old, and I’ll be honest: it did change my life.
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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.
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In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
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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.
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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.
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My partner loves gardening and beekeeping and chickens and all that stuff.
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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.
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I was 175 pounds at 13 years old and 5 feet tall.
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It seems at times fate knocks on people’s door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.
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Put your choices in perspective.
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I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!
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When I go, I go hard.
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Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.
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Life has a way of working out the way it’s meant to.
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I’m unbelievably superstitious.
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I think that when moms just give themselves up, the kids know. They feel guilty; they resent their mother for making them feel guilty, and then they grow up and do the same thing. Whereas my mother showed me that it’s okay to focus on yourself.
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I love yoga, but the namaste thing only takes you so far.
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I was an overweight kid, and I went through a period where, oh my God, they were making cow sounds at me when I walked down the hallway and just humiliating me. Kids can be mean.
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I was a gay kid who didn’t know I was a gay kid, which was really challenging because you think there is something wrong with you until you understand what it is.
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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.
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Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.
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Gay is not a choice.
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The gay thing has always been hard for me.
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Transformation in real life is extraordinarily incremental, and that’s all I’m going to say.
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I was homophobic because I obviously didn’t know that I was gay.
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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.
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You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don’t know where you’re going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?
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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.
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There’s still a tremendous amount of homophobia out there in the world, but it is what it is. I am who I am, and the people in my life are who they are, and they love us, hate us, for whatever reason. It is what it is.
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I train in different modalities so that each muscle is targeted twice a week, with two days of rest in between.
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I really want to train Hillary Clinton.
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I’m done with ‘Biggest Loser.’
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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.’
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Gardening is not my thing. You’re digging in the dirt, and then a couple of months later, something happens.
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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.
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Strong, not skinny, is now sexy, and long workouts are a thing of the past.
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The more you change and stress the body the quicker it’s going to adapt and change.
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We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.
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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.
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When you eat a piece of white bread, think of it as putting a tissue on a fire. But if you eat something that has wholegrains, whether it’s a little bit of oatmeal, a little bit of protein, it’s like putting a log on the fire.
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If there’s something I hate the most, it’s feeling helpless, powerless.
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I’m trying to get into the best shape of my life for 40.
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I supplement a lot. So I’ll take a probiotic, and I mostly eat green food.
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The adoption process was not an easy one. The paperwork took nine months. It’s a full-time thing!
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