Jillian on Biggest Loser... too much?

Jillian is so positive in her workout videos! So, honestly, I think her toughness is an act for the show - nevertheless, an act that gets results. Those people fear AND love her. And for a trainer, I think that is important. It is easy to see how much she really cares about her team - just look at her during the weigh-in. It's genuine. If I could pick, although they are all amazing, I would definitely want Jillian as my trainer. She doesn't feed into their excuses and she pushes them until they are their absolute best.

I am a Bob girl all the way... Jillian would make me cry... i dont respond well to her type of motivation...

I LOVE Jillian----she's just trying to tap that inner voice in all of us that tells us we CAN do it! Let's face it we have all told ourselves that but then continued doing the same stuff that kept us in our fat bodies. She's trying no so subtly to "nudge them back to life". ..and there is no denying that she has the proven record to back up her results. Go Jillian!!

honestly i think that's just when the cameras are on. i was reading somethign a while back from people who were on the show when she was their coach and a lot of that is put on when cameras are rolling. most of them thought she was a good coach.

some people need that type of coaching.
I am one of those people.
I would do better with someone yelling at me and forcing me to push myself further.

It's a proven fact that positive reinforcement works better than negative

i like her just fine.. and i am sure with her tear them down their is a lot of building them back up, we probably don't see that as much though...

i watched her on Dr Oz the other day and she said she is meaner this season... that lack of sleep and lack of time, with two new kids, made her a little more grouchy, and less willing to put up with crap..lol. i am sure many of us can remember those new parent days.

I think sometimes we have to get mad to get serious and to get serious results. Sometimes our expectations don't match up with reality and some of us overly sensitive human beings (including myself) spend too much time sugar coating things.

I like that she tells it like it is. She has a healthy balance of forceful motivation and support. Also, it's t.v....im sure there is more 'pat on the back' moments than are shown.

I used to be too ashamed of how badly I let my weight get out of control so I would never watch the biggest loser...

but now that I have lost the weight I wanted to see if I would have a different perspective of the biggest loser, but it makes me feel terrible watching it. I see all those women starting at weights I started at, but I never went through any insults or screaming at me to get me to move. I was motivating myself in a kind and gentle way, I understand it's tv, and its supposed to be dramatic, but I almost cant bear to watch it! Especially with all the yelling, and then the weigh-ins where people are upset and unsatisfied with a 12 pound loss in a week.

Everyone is motivated differently I guess?

I'm with you. I can motivate myself and be hard on myself if needed. Don't need someone yelling at me for motivation.

I detest that show.
It gives those struggling with weight the false impression that crazy methods are the true way to go about reaching optimal health.
If there was any integrity on TBL, they'd be teaching these folks the correct way to lose weight and reach their fitness goals.
This is not it.

I have never watched it before, as a PP mentioned it was because I was too ashamed of myself, but I was appalled at the show to be honest. I could not stomach the way Jillian treated people and was really shocked at the losses these people had. I hope that seeing TC go home and continue to lose means that they really did teach them somethings about how to lose long term.

I understand that they have a lot to lose but seriously showing that they are losing up to 20 pounds in a week?! it is misleading to the general public who don't get to see anything but random exercises, a challenge and lots of trainers yelling. honestly in my mind I feel it only continues to contribute to weight problems we have in America. Not being able to *succeed* like it appears the BL cast can will just add to yo-yo dieting and this idea that many have that losing fast is better than slow and steady.

I also truly truly hope that they help the cast off contestants. if it truly was trying to help overweight people lose weight and become healthier why not just let everyone be there and compete to see who loses the most without eliminating and therefore removing their ability to learn how to lose the weight and keep it off. I know that not being eliminated is possibly motivating but as we all know what your body does is outside of your control. some weeks you can be picture perfect with diet and exercise and not lose a damn thing and then do the same thing again and lose pounds/inches with no explanation. it really seems cruel to me.

I was happy to see that Jillian was back this season. Jillian and Bob have always been my favorites.

I think it's funny to see the comments of everyone who just want to "punch her in the face". Sounds like you get her! She wants to trigger the fight in those contestants who are whining, whimpering and falling out all over the place. SO many people would give their right arm to be on the show, and here are a handful of people who made it, and don't seem to have the fight to make the effort to TRY. Get mad, get pissed and put that energy into the work. I think that's what she's after.

Fortunately, her workout videos (Ripped in 30, 30 Day Shred) are not like that at all. Otherwise I couldn't do them either.

Of course it was too much. Jillian wanted to announce her return and steal the spotlight. She did so at that gal's expense. I'm not saying that the girl was no at fault, but I'll bet Bob could have shown a little more compassion and used a different tact to motivate her.

Jillian was just being a b1tch for drama's sake and ended up shooting herself in the foot. Had she not run that gal out of town, she would not have reduced her team to half it's size in the first show. She probably would have lost that gal at the weight in anyways and the guy that needed to be there wouldn't have been sent home.

Drama sells product, though.

I think she came back on the show this time a little too harsh !!! Not real fond of her anyway !

She is a good trainer, but I think its to harsh. She was on the Dr's and did all that yelling wasn't right place for the yelling. I believe as a trainer you need to be hard. A little compassion at times will make them more loyal and they will try harder. Giving some encouraging will go a long way. Just saying....