Jillian Michaels

There are millions of people who do want help. I'm not going to waste my time convincing people who aren't receptive.

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

The key is to master a few simple ways to exercise that will burn the most calories in the least time. And you also need to figure out how can you eat more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff without feeling deprived so your diet regimen feels manageable.

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

There's a confidence and sense of self that comes with age that I didn't anticipate.

You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.

When it comes to the chocolate, I allow it every single day, but I only get 200 calories worth. So I work it into my daily calories. It's a candy bar. But I usually only need it after dinner.

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.

Sometimes you've got to make your work and workouts co-exist.

Oh, God, food is a constant struggle for me. With exercise, I get my workout done, and I'm done until tomorrow. With food, I eat, and then an hour later I'm hungry again!

Transformation in real life is extraordinarily incremental, and that's all I'm going to say.