Jillian Michaels

A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.

Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness, but it is critical that we learn how to handle small failures positively so that we can minimize their long-term destructive effects. One setback is one setback__t is not the end of the world, nor is it the end of your journey toward a better you.

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?

You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.

For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it's never been about fitness. It's always been about helping to empower people.

Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It's enticing people to eat more because they think they're saving money when they're really just buying heart disease.

I looked to my mom as an example. And this is what I try to tell so many women: that my mom had a career, and she went to the gym. She took care of herself.

It's impossible to put yourself first when you're a mom.

Gardening is not my thing. You're digging in the dirt, and then a couple of months later, something happens.

My partner loves gardening and beekeeping and chickens and all that stuff.

It's like, 'Oh, well of course you want gay marriage, you're gay.' I think when heterosexual people are talking to their peers and they're like, 'This is an equal rights thing,' it's a little bit easier.

The irony is that I'm actually a very empathetic person, but I don't believe in sympathy at all.

I'm not sympathetic. I have zero sympathy. I understand about emotional eating, I understand how painful the process can be, but I also understand that change is possible.

The key is to master a few simple ways to exercise that will burn the most calories in the least time. And you also need to figure out how can you eat more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff without feeling deprived so your diet regimen feels manageable.

I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!

There is really no room in any healthy diet for trans fat, artificial sweeteners, and artificial colors in food.