Jillian Michaels...was she ever fat?

josielynntaylor
josielynntaylor Posts: 6
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Supposedly Jillian Michaels used to be very overweight...any truth to this? I haven't found anything supporting this. Has anyone found anything?

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  • jimbo480
    jimbo480 Posts: 22 Member
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jillian_Michaels_(personal_trainer)#Controversy

    "she struggled with weight problems during her early teens"
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I'm really wondering the relevance?
  • KindaOverThis
    KindaOverThis Posts: 46 Member
    This is the only photo I've ever seen. So, yeah, she's not just blowing smoke - lol

    jillian-michaels-175-pounds.jpg
  • robinr515
    robinr515 Posts: 28
    I just watched a clip from the Jeff Probst show, and they showed a picture. She was kind of chunky in her early teens, but not grossly overweight.
  • JennaM222
    JennaM222 Posts: 1,996 Member
    google: Fat Jillian Michaels
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    She weighed 175 when she was 12.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/jillian-michaels-weighing_n_616062.html
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    never knew this !
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I just watched a clip from the Jeff Probst show, and they showed a picture. She was kind of chunky in her early teens, but not grossly overweight.

    She's 5'1" and she was about 180.
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
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  • starjumper12
    starjumper12 Posts: 64
    she talks all about it in her metabolism book. read it.
  • josielynntaylor
    josielynntaylor Posts: 6
    Awesome!! Thanks, everybody. I'll have to pick up that book. Also, the relevance?? Well, it helps to know that someone in that great of shape struggled with issues also. It's hard to believe a lot of trainers if they have never struggled with weight themselves. Gives us hope :)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Awesome!! Thanks, everybody. I'll have to pick up that book. Also, the relevance?? Well, it helps to know that someone in that great of shape struggled with issues also. It's hard to believe a lot of trainers if they have never struggled with weight themselves. Gives us hope :)

    Richard Simons was very overweight, too.
  • NaEl1
    NaEl1 Posts: 67 Member
    Yes she was on some talk show and they showed a picture of her when she was heavy.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Awesome!! Thanks, everybody. I'll have to pick up that book. Also, the relevance?? Well, it helps to know that someone in that great of shape struggled with issues also. It's hard to believe a lot of trainers if they have never struggled with weight themselves. Gives us hope :)

    Which is why before I undergo a medical procedure, I insist that the doctor has undergone the same procedure. You wouldn't believe how many doctors I had to interview before I could find one to fix my shoulder.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    Have you heard, about the bird?
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Awesome!! Thanks, everybody. I'll have to pick up that book. Also, the relevance?? Well, it helps to know that someone in that great of shape struggled with issues also. It's hard to believe a lot of trainers if they have never struggled with weight themselves. Gives us hope :)

    Richard Simons was very overweight, too.

    As was Susan Powter.

    susan-powter-plus-after.jpg
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    I'm really wondering the relevance?

    Jillian Michaels has always told her BL contestants that she understands where they are coming from. It's hard to believe when there is very little evidence available to support her claim that she was once overweight or obese. It's also easier to accept someone's advice if you know they TRULY understand what you are going through (whether it's regarding weight loss or some other difficulty in life).
  • josielynntaylor
    josielynntaylor Posts: 6
    Yep :) That's what I'm saying!!
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
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    Have you heard, about the bird?

    Everybody's heard about the bird
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    Who cares?
  • Dub_D
    Dub_D Posts: 1,760 Member
    I heard she had a six pack straight out of the womb.
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    Yes... She was fairly overweight... Have you heard of her book "Unlimited" How To Build An Exceptional Life?
    She talks about her weight struggle in that book a little bit. I have the book on my Nook Book App on my Cell. Very very good book.. She does know what its like to be overweight... She knows..
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    If I ever find myself overweight and struggling, I hope I will rely more on the relevance and accuracy of the advice than I will whether or not the person giving the advice was overweight as a teen.
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    no
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    no

    ^this
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I am not 100% sure but I think she has PCOS

    ........anyway she is still annoying
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    Richard Simons was very overweight, too.

    As was Susan Powter.

    susan-powter-plus-after.jpg

    And now both of them are clinically insane.
  • shellebelle87
    shellebelle87 Posts: 291 Member
    tumblr_lxu7pvtZwQ1qd1p3to1_500.gif&sa=X&ei=GwWtUKvqCoT9ygGupYCQBA&ved=0CAwQ8wc4ggE&usg=AFQjCNF3vdJuHF2gsHfRMKguHeQzwyl1LQ

    Have you heard, about the bird?

    Everybody's heard about the bird

    WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU GET THIS IN MY HEAD!!! *runs off to cry*

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