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How did you meet Jillian Michaels??

shreddingit
shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
So I met her last November when I was sitting in my big fat *kitten* shopping on QVC.com....I was looking for something cuz I had a credit for a tarte mascara I hated and returned. I was looking at p90x or insanity but the prices disgusted me, then I saw Ms jillian's 3 dvd set with a nice price of 30 some dollars in 2 easy payments!! score!!...I watched a tiny clip of her on qvc and her arms floored me!!....
I never thought I would ever get this far!!

thank you Jillian for selling on qvc
thank you tarte for having nasty mascara
thank you qvc for easy pay!
thank you beachbody for being overpriced!

your turn...

Replies

  • sunshinel397
    sunshinel397 Posts: 206 Member
    10 minutes ago after starting 30 day shred! Tough but fun. Can't wait to see what the 30 day mark brings!
  • Hsanders3961
    Hsanders3961 Posts: 245 Member
    About three weeks ago, she showed up in my living room and yelled to me to quit "phoning it in" and that all my pain is just fear leaving the body, and then about how crazy she is and that she wants me to feel like I am about to die. LOL, we have been friends ever since.
  • MysticMaiden22
    MysticMaiden22 Posts: 324 Member
    I met Jillian while watching The Biggest Loser last year. I had heard a few things about her before (I figured she was just kind of scary and aggressive). After watching her on The Biggest Loser, I went to Wal-Mart and picked up 30 Day Shred. I let her practically kill me for 13 days straight. I hope to finish that DVD.

    I was truly inspired by her book, Master Your Metabolism. I gained a whole lot of respect for her after reading about her struggles with weight as a teen (I had no idea that she used to be fat), and her struggles with her thyroid disorder. I figured that if she can pull through all of that and still look great, anyone can.
  • TiniTurtle
    TiniTurtle Posts: 595 Member
    Jillian and i became acquaintances through a friend who does her online workouts & loves her. I then saw Jillian sporadically on The Biggest Loser whenever i caught it on tv, but I wasn't so sold on her yet. Almost a year later, i came across her 30 Day Shred & 6 Week Six-Pack on sale at Target while i was debating buying the wii fit (which i never bothered to purchase) & ever since i've had a love-hate-love relationship with her. :o)
  • rore1
    rore1 Posts: 110 Member
    awesome post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you look SO awesome! you should be really proud! one of the many reasons I bought the DVD because of you;) I do go to the gym about 5 days a week so I have to figure out how I am going to do this but I think it is a good way to change it up. I see I need to have weights,what weights do you use? Keep up your great work!!!!
  • spitfire1962
    spitfire1962 Posts: 347 Member
    I first bought a series of Jillian Michaels DVD's about 5 years ago, but was too afraid to try them, so I gave them away. In October I got the BL Last Chance Workout with Jillian, and I just started shedding the weight. I have most of the BL DVD's, and Shred It, Banish Fat Booth Metabolism, and No More Trouble Zones. I just love her style and her routines. They are never boring and they do work.
  • getfitdiva
    getfitdiva Posts: 1,148 Member
    Well I was a huge Biggest Loser fan 10 seasons ago and now I pick and choose to watch some of the seasons. I saw her success rate on the show as the head of the black team and knew she changed that show. I didn't get to EXPERIENCE her workouts until I saw my friend Laura post on Facebook that she's doing the 30 Day Shred back in early 2009 and asked her what it was. I bought my DVD from Target and committed to 30+15 extra days straight with NO rest days. I was determined to get rid of my baby weight and even my kids knew Jillian. I knew all the words and got great results (with running). She's a beast! It also motivated my husband that year to lose 30 lbs because he would start doing the workouts with me on the weekend.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I met Jillian while watching The Biggest Loser last year. I had heard a few things about her before (I figured she was just kind of scary and aggressive). After watching her on The Biggest Loser, I went to Wal-Mart and picked up 30 Day Shred. I let her practically kill me for 13 days straight. I hope to finish that DVD.

    I was truly inspired by her book, Master Your Metabolism. I gained a whole lot of respect for her after reading about her struggles with weight as a teen (I had no idea that she used to be fat), and her struggles with her thyroid disorder. I figured that if she can pull through all of that and still look great, anyone can.

    My story's pretty much the same. Read a ton about her on here and watched Biggest Loser at the gym every week and then finally bought No More Trouble Zones & fell in love with her concepts. I now use several of her tips & exercises from her Slim Down Solution app on my iPhone while I'm at the gym & I watch TBL religiously every week! :happy: The woman has made me realize that slimming down my thighs is NOT impossible! I lost half an inch using her methods just in a couple weeks!
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    awesome post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you look SO awesome! you should be really proud! one of the many reasons I bought the DVD because of you;) I do go to the gym about 5 days a week so I have to figure out how I am going to do this but I think it is a good way to change it up. I see I need to have weights,what weights do you use? Keep up your great work!!!!
    :blushing:
    go to the gym, get home and finish off with jill...:happy:
    I started with 3lbs both rounds....and it gave me great definition...
    :flowerforyou:
  • Lauralovesmfp
    Lauralovesmfp Posts: 270 Member
    6 weeks to a 6 pack is the most brutal one I've tried. Zap 250 calories in 15 minutes. I love me some Jillian! And I consider myself an advanced exerciser. Insanity, P90X, running, Cathe. Both levels are brutal!
  • Coyotemama
    Coyotemama Posts: 206 Member
    A month ago I was standing in line at Kmart marvelling at the fact that they had stocked an endcap with BL and Jillian Michaels workout DVDs and candy?!?!? After looking between the two items I suddenly had the urge to get a DVD and choose the 30 Day Shred since it was 20 minute workouts. I thought I was going to die the first few days but I kept at it. This past weekend I bought No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism. I'm so proud to say that in a month I've gone from dying from a 20 minute workout to being to hang in there for 60 minutes between two DVDs. I absolutely ADORE Jillian!
  • ChelseaRW
    ChelseaRW Posts: 366 Member
    I met her last summer after deciding I was too fat and gonna do something about it. Everytime I googled weight loss, or burn calories...she popped up on a page asking how much I wanted to lose!!! After spending some time focusing on running she nagged me from the shelf at Walmart to buy her!! So I did, No More Trouble Zones ...she kicked my butt , she spoke to me and I yelled at her!! Thus began a true relationship...I bought the Shred in November, and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism..last week. I love her and rotate her videos(with a couple of others)
  • I met Jillian by watching biggest loser....BUT I didnt buy the DVD until I saw you "shreddingit".....The way you have transformed your body made me want it for my own body....BAD!!! So I am on to my obsession with 30 day shred and whatever else I can get my hands on. Thank you for motivating me!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :happy:
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