Was Jillian Michaels fat? The biggest Loser’s Jillian Michaels recently confessed that she was in fact fat as a kid, which gives her even more credibility on the show.
She has now become a weight loss expert who has helped others in need. It seems her personal experience allows her to relate to the people on the show. She recently revealed that as a 5-foot-tall teenager she weighed in at 175 pounds. Her lack of self-esteem caused her to act out. She says:
“I was ditching school, failing classes, stealing the car, going through pretty much everything that a terrible teen goes through…”
So how was she able to turn her adolescent struggles into something others can learn from? She credits her parents for stepping up to support her in much the same way she does people on the show:
“My mom got me into therapy and got me into martial arts. And that’s really where my personal approach comes from. I get the tough-love approach from martial arts…”
Her success on The Biggest Loser has now spawned her own spin-off called Losing It With Jillian, where she will undoubtedly employ some of the techniques that worked so well for her own struggles with weight.
It’s good to see someone who has actually been through it on these kinds of shows. I always think back to Celebrity Fit Club, which had a panel that included a drill sergeant. It always struck me as absurd to have a man who has probably been fit his entire life basically talking down to the contestants. Maybe that’s why Jillian is so effective.
Check out some photos and watch video of Jillian Michaels discussing how she used to be fat below.
Photos: www.wenn.com/Fayesvision/Nikki Nelson