to those who dislike Jillian Michaels

I cant stand her when I'm exercising to her, but love her afterwards.

Her voice is a little annoying and her exercises are hard...very in some cases, but from what I've seen of her she means well and gets results.

Because she puts her name on products that I think are detrimental to health, sustainable weight loss and creates a culture of misinformation. She's also part of the mainstream diet machine and that whole institution makes me twitchy.

Simply put- I disagree with her. I don't know her personally so can't speak to her as a person.

*sigh* and I'm sure someone will quote me in a reply and try to argue about my opinion because after all, this is MFP, and opinions must be fought over.

I don't dislike her- I've only ever seen her 30DS DVD and I don't watch her show. But I do dislike her attitude of "anyone can do a jumping jack". Well, no, in fact I can't. My weight has nothing to do with it. I have super bad knees and jumping is out. She says this early in 30DS, btw. Later she acknowledges that you might have an injury and she gives you another option. I find it contradictory and I that's a personal peeve of mine.

But I wouldn't say I truly don't like her-just think she should have thought that through a bit before recording her entire workout.

Well, for one thing, the Biggest Loser, which is the only reason anyone's ever heard of her, is a complete sham. It gives people a completely unrealistic set of expectations regarding weight loss and healthy living. Almost all of the contestants gain weight back after leaving the show- partly because they're not working out as much, but more importantly, they're manipulated into starving and/or dehydrating themselves to push their numbers down.

Second, she's attached her name and likeness to a line of supplements that are the basis for several ongoing lawsuits. One of these products is called "Calorie Control" which promises, directly on the front of the box to "Reduce Caloric Intake". If that claim alone isn't enough for a lawsuit, then I don't know what is.

Third, since leaving the show that's made her famous, she hasn't shied away from any opportunity to plaster her photoshopped likeness to any product. In addition to her line of supplements, she has books, DVDs, a treadmill, etc. All of these products offer claims that are unrealistic and give consumers a false sense of confidence. It's clear she's more interested in maintaining her fame than actually helping people to live healthier.

Fourth, there have been multiple complaints about her qualifications as a trainer. Sure, she pushes her "clients" to work harder and give maximal effort, but often times this results in injury. Any trainer worth a damn has to have the health of their client as their highest priority, even if this comes at the expense of maximal effort. A trainer does need to push their client to work hard, but more importantly, they need to ensure that the exercises are being performed correctly in order to not only maximize their effectiveness but also to avoid injury.

Her workouts are mediocre, she is sloppy in her presentation. The workouts I have seen (30DS) are unbalanced, and poorly choreographed.

Her "knowledge" of exercise, health, nutrition, and fitness is shallow--she doesn't really know that much, but uses a bunch of cliches to fluff up her presentation-many of them wrong.

She is all about "Jillian Michaels, Inc" first and foremost.

She epitomizes everything bad about shake and bake "certified personal trainers", and is the spokesperson for why that term has become meaningless as an indicator of quality.

Since you asked.

Jillian is brutal, but I like her. I have done 30ds and Ripped in 30, and now I am doing 30ds again on off days of the time to mix up my workouts and hopefully get me to losing my stubborn weight again.

Some people do find her annoying. I will say that I hate her (because she is so brutal), but she gets the job done.

I love her workouts! They make me try harder. I have used many other workouts in the past and they dont push me enough. She yells and motivates me!

Because she puts her name on products that I think are detrimental to health, sustainable weight loss and creates a culture of misinformation. She's also part of the mainstream diet machine and that whole institution makes me twitchy.

Simply put- I disagree with her. I don't know her personally so can't speak to her as a person.

*sigh* and I'm sure someone will quote me in a reply and try to argue about my opinion because after all, this is MFP, and opinions must be fought over.

I'm quoting you FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! jk. Honestly, she works hard to put her name on stuff she would injest and agrees with, she is careful when selecting, that isn't to say that she is right about everything at all times.

I have a very high level of respect for her because I have purchased all her dvds, minus the new "p90x-like" one and I have never in my life enjoyed dvd workouts like I do hers. However... I do put her on mute and turn up some music, cause her crazy laughing and bad *kitten*-ness gets annoying. I do listen to her podcasts though, and she does know her ****. I won't knock anyone for not liking her cause everyone has different preferences..

For instance... I can't stand Tony Horton...

I lost my first 14 lbs from the 30 Day Shred. That's all I care about.

Oh, and I hate the fact that people think she incorporates strength training into some of her programs.

this is what KILLS me about her. There is no way she got her body by "body weight training" only... she says she eats 1500 calories of organic clean foods and maintains and looks like that? I'm pretty sure she goes on competition diets before all her videos/ photo shoots, I call her bull**** on that one. I still love her though.