Jillian Michaels @ 5’0”, 175lbs

justanotherguy2020

She posted this picture of herself to help motivate others, saying you can do it if she did!

Blooperss

Not really a good pic in my opinion.. she doesn't really look "fat". I mean it doesn't show anywhere, not even her face. Maybe it's cause she's sitting down? I def have found a lot more motivation from people on this forum.

ReenieHJ

I can't tell you how many times I've said that to others myself. Then within the next few months my weight started creeping back up to what it was before or worse. Personally, I think she found a great marketing tool there, her own niche, and that helped enormously. Seriously, lots of people do it, and some don't. Then there are others who yo-yo their life away.
As the PP said, I've found so much motivation from real people here. Seen the pictures, and the proof of their real struggles and triumphs. Now if THEY can do it, so can we.

_Lazy_Bones

ReenieHJ wrote: »

Then there are others who yo-yo their life away.

This struck me as something I have done for 10 years. And I don't want to be that person anymore- this was the wake up and realization that I needed to get control of my eating and speak to someone about why I overeat (I struggle with overeating, not a lack of physical activity).

pinuplove

Honestly, she looks like a kid who went through a chubby phase in adolescence, like many do. While I think it's great that she was able to turn her focus to fitness and make a (very lucrative, I'm sure) career out of it, I'm not sure how relatable that picture is to most dieters who have been very overweight, probably for a very long time, and who are probably already feeli g overwhelmed with juggling a full set of adult responsibilities, family, etc.

justanotherguy2020

Lol, man no love for Jillian Michaels!

MikePTY

This was me when I started training in Israeli martial arts. Determination and not giving up can accomplish a lot of things.

pinuplove

justanotherguy2020 wrote: »

Lol, man no love for Jillian Michaels!

I don't have problem with Jillian (and I think the whole Lizzo thing is ridiculous and blown way out of proportion). Just my opinion on the relatability of the picture and her post.

justanotherguy2020

MikePTY wrote: »

This was me when I started training in Israeli martial arts. Determination and not giving up can accomplish a lot of things.

Do you have an “after” picture? How long ago was that “before” picture taken?

MikePTY

This was my after. About 13 months in between the two

justanotherguy2020

MikePTY wrote: »

This was my after. About 13 months in between the two

Absolutely amazing!! Way to kill it bro

SoHowLongIsThisGonnaTake

The problem I have with Jillian Michaels is her training style. What I saw on Biggest Loser was the emotional abuse of fat people.

Edit to add this point: Even the TITLE of the TV show implies denigration of the participants., implying that they are losers.

That might work for some people and they lean into that type of training. I workout really hard, to the point people have asked if I'm a pro athlete, gymnastics coach, fighter.etc.

So I go hard, and never once has a workout caused me to burst into tears. The impression the Biggest Loser leaves is that going to the gym is some scary ordeal to go through that requires digging deep into a well of courage.

Uh, it's just a workout.

Unless someone is calling you a McFatty while you're doing it, then it's some teary eyed fight to prove something.

I'm not a fan of it, but to each his own.

Kaitie9399

Even the TITLE of the TV show implies denigration of the participants., implying that they are losers.

IMHO: I don't think there's a hidden implication of the contestants being losers. The title seems quite direct and straight-forward to me. They are 'losers' of weight.

mtaratoot

Kaitie9399 wrote: »

Even the TITLE of the TV show implies denigration of the participants., implying that they are losers.

IMHO: I don't think there's a hidden implication of the contestants being losers. The title seems quite direct and straight-forward to me. They are 'losers' of weight.

I have never seen the show, but I've obviously heard of it. I agree it's a cheeky play on words. Like when we tell cigarette smokers that quitters are winners.

Analog_Kid

is it me, or does it look like her left shoulder is dislocated ?

just a casual observation...

SoHowLongIsThisGonnaTake

mtaratoot wrote: »

Kaitie9399 wrote: »

Even the TITLE of the TV show implies denigration of the participants., implying that they are losers.

IMHO: I don't think there's a hidden implication of the contestants being losers. The title seems quite direct and straight-forward to me. They are 'losers' of weight.

I have never seen the show, but I've obviously heard of it. I agree it's a cheeky play on words. Like when we tell cigarette smokers that quitters are winners.

Here is what you missed. Contestants eat sub 1000 calories and workout 4-8 hrs per day in warm temps.

All while being screamed at by Jillian with these gems: she doesn't care if they die, at least they'd die looking good, they can't get off the treadmill unless they pass out, puke or die, that they are failures (in case that wasn't made clear by the Biggest Loser t-shirts they are wearing), and that she enjoyed watching them suffer. Puke buckets are scattered about and frequently used during workouts.

Medically resulting in people's feet bleeding through their shoes, urinating blood from dehydration, one medivaced out for exercise enduced kidney failure (rhamdo) torn muscles, eating disorders, etc.

There hasn't been a biggest loser reunion because the vast majority of them regained their weight, because of how fast they lost it caused metabolic damage.

Also lying to gullible audiences about the rate of fat loss - one week is actually a three week filming cycle. So what are obese people supposed to think if this is where they are getting their info from?

What are their expectations of what exercise is, about their self worth as a human, and how long things actually take?

mtaratoot

Well that sounds like torture.

I was just talking about the name of the show.

snickerscharlie

Imo, it's the most humiliating show that's ever been on TV. And that's saying a lot.

mtaratoot

There are several people in my shop who are doing a quarterly (I think it's quarterly and not monthly) "Biggest Loser" challenge. They each put in some cash, maybe twenty bucks, and weigh in. The person with the largest percentage loss wins the kitty.

I'd play, but I am not losing anymore. I'd just be funding the kitty, but I'd kind of like to support what they are doing. There's a couple guys that had started some big loss before they started this, and they have made some AMAZING progress. I see them in the fitness room, and they aren't beating themselves to death. They are making slow, steady progress, and they are supporting each other.

Maybe that's why I have a different reaction to the name. I also generally like word play and puns, in case you hadn't noticed.

I didn't realize the show was what it apparently is. Kind of ghastly. Actually REALLY ghastly!

psychod787

SoHowLongIsThisGonnaTake wrote: »

mtaratoot wrote: »

Kaitie9399 wrote: »

Even the TITLE of the TV show implies denigration of the participants., implying that they are losers.

IMHO: I don't think there's a hidden implication of the contestants being losers. The title seems quite direct and straight-forward to me. They are 'losers' of weight.

I have never seen the show, but I've obviously heard of it. I agree it's a cheeky play on words. Like when we tell cigarette smokers that quitters are winners.

Here is what you missed. Contestants eat sub 1000 calories and workout 4-8 hrs per day in warm temps.

All while being screamed at by Jillian with these gems: she doesn't care if they die, at least they'd die looking good, they can't get off the treadmill unless they pass out, puke or die, that they are failures (in case that wasn't made clear by the Biggest Loser t-shirts they are wearing), and that she enjoyed watching them suffer. Puke buckets are scattered about and frequently used during workouts.

Medically resulting in people's feet bleeding through their shoes, urinating blood from dehydration, one medivaced out for exercise enduced kidney failure (rhamdo) torn muscles, eating disorders, etc.

There hasn't been a biggest loser reunion because the vast majority of them regained their weight, because of how fast they lost it caused metabolic damage.

Also lying to gullible audiences about the rate of fat loss - one week is actually a three week filming cycle. So what are obese people supposed to think if this is where they are getting their info from?

What are their expectations of what exercise is, about their self worth as a human, and how long things actually take?

After reading the 2016 report by Kevin Hall on the season 8 winners, it sent me down a dark path to basically anorexia. I lost weight very rapidly myself, so I spent the last 3 years learning all I could about it. While I think the contestants had substantial AT, I have come to believe there were some issues in the way their RMR's were done. Why if they were not burning that many calories did their TDEE's, as predicted by Hall's own BWP for the NIH, come out as they should have? I no longer think a "lowered TDEE" has much to do with regain. If it was just a lowered TDEE, well we could just eat less. Right? I think it has more to do with dietary adherence and the increase in appetite that comes post weight loss. In one of Hall's later studies, there is roughly a 100 calorie increase in appetite for every KG lost. I don't think that it is a linear increase. More like a curve honestly. As far as Jillian Michaels... I just don't like her. She knows little of the science of diets in general.

bobsburgersfan

My only Jillian Michael's experience was when she partnered with Curves and they created videos of exercises to do in between their machines. They were perfectly normal and encouraging fitness instructor behavior, and I always liked them. I don't see anything wrong with her post above. However, if I had ever watched the show and saw her doing what was described above, I'd probably feel very differently about her, and it would certainly affect the way I read anything coming from her.

OP, if you were looking for people to actually share their stories, I'm currently down 75 lbs from my highest ever weight (and down 45 from 1.5 years ago when I got restarted after a regain). I still have a long way to go, but I'm currently the lowest I've ever been on any weight loss attempt, and this is by far the longest time I've stayed dedicated to a weight loss plan.