Quotes from Jillian Michaels

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

The adoption process was not an easy one. The paperwork took nine months. It's a full-time thing!

I completely appreciate the importance of fathers but millions of children are without loving homes. I think a child is lucky with one parent who truly loves her.

Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.

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

My partner loves gardening and beekeeping and chickens and all that stuff.

Politics aside, you look at Barack Obama, he is ripped.

It's like, 'Oh, well of course you want gay marriage, you're gay.' I think when heterosexual people are talking to their peers and they're like, 'This is an equal rights thing,' it's a little bit easier.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Put your choices in perspective.

Make 80 percent of the food you eat healthy, then take 20 percent of your daily calories and make them fun.

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.

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

I supplement a lot. So I'll take a probiotic, and I mostly eat green food.

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.

Unless You Puke, Faint or Die, Keep Going!

Why choose to fail when success is an option?

When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment!

Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving out. Keep going.

Transformation isn't a future event, it's a present day activity