Jillian Michaels Quotes

Unless You Puke, Faint or Die, Keep Going!

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

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable!

They are bearcrawls ... a bearclaw is a donut

The past does not define, you the present does.

Fitness isn’t about building a better body. It’s about building a better life.

If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough.

Fitness to me isn't about a crunch or a push up, it's about taking your power back.

It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

Whenever you're making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away.

Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion.

Why choose to fail when success is an option?

When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the "I still have more to go" crap. You worked hard and you deserve the compliment!

Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides perfect is boring.

At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility.

Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up

One of my acting teachers once said that rejection is God's protection. There's something in it.

Transformation isn't a future event, it's a present day activity

Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving out. Keep going.

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

At its core, health is simple: eat the right amount for your body, don't ingest chemicals or fake foods, and move more.

Never allow your fear to grow larger than your faith

Life breaks us all, but you're stronger in the places that were broken. Or you can essentially crumble, give up, and, you know, waste your life.

Train insane or remain the same.

We all have to work for happiness. And you cannot listen to other people. That is the worst mistake you can make.

Thriving. That's fighting... Surviving is barely getting by.

It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, & 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks. Don't quit.

The way to get motivated and stay motivated is to identify, define, and emotionally connect to your dreams.

There's always room for improvement. I incorporate the lessons I learned from my mistakes and move forward.

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.

I am doing the best I can given what I have today.

Become very comfortable being uncomfortable.

So when it comes down to it, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie: There is only one moral of the story: burn as many damn calories as possible whenever you work out.

Life has a way of working out the way it's meant to.

I cant save you, you have to save yourself.

You know when transformation happens? Right now. It’s a present activity. Who is the new you? Show me the new you.

Selfish isn't a dirty word. It means we take care of ourselves and are able to give back.

Be awesome. Live life to the fullest. Shoot for the stars and never settle.

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.

Here's the thing: life is now. It's not ten pounds from now, it's not twenty pounds from now, it's not a million dollars from now. It's right now. And you just have to take a chance.

It's important to stay true to yourself. You have to know your weaknesses and recruit support when and where you need it.

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

I want you to feel like you're going to die.

No one ever died from an open mind.

If you fail to plan, you pretty much plan to fail.

Do I look like the kind of person who gives a ****

I can always use a good chest fly in my life

There is no authentic goal you can set for yourself that can't be reached, no dream that can't be realized. It's just a matter of learning HOW to achieve what you want.

I completely appreciate the importance of fathers but millions of children are without loving homes. I think a child is lucky with one parent who truly loves her.

I believe in blood, sweat and tears.