Jillian Michaels

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

Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.

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.

I've wanted to be in daytime television for a long time, because that's where you can convey a message.