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Michaels releases “The Master Your Metabolism Calorie Counter,” a portable resource with nutritional information of over 5,000 foods. The book also provides the best and worst choices at national chain restaurants, foods that positively and negatively affect hormones, and what to shop for in beauty and home-care products.
Michaels releases a cookbook, teaching us how to eat clean, incorporate more whole foods, and consume properly balanced portions of calories, protein, carbs and fat. The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook, with the help of a processional recipe developer, contains over 125 recipes to compliment her guidance from Master Your Metabolism. All recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less with most having 100 to 300 calories per serving.
A class action lawsuit is filed in L.A. County Superior Court claiming that Michaels and the companies —Thin Care and Basic Research—failed to disclose the main ingredients of “Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Fat Burner” which allegedly combine to make a “toxic cocktail.” The lawsuit is filed against Michaels, Thin Care, Basic Research, and Walgreens for less than $5,000,000.
Documents are filed in L.A. Superior Court claiming the Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Calorie Control dietary supplements are “worthless.” The suit asks for an injunction prohibiting the sale of the product, plus damages.
Sadly, Michaels has decided to exploit her fame and goodwill by collaborating with Thin Care and Basic Research to promote a weight loss supplement that purportedly will cause weight loss by itself, without any additional effort on the part of the consumer.
Michaels releases the following statement in response:
Unfortunately, anyone can file a lawsuit in California. All it takes is a $355 filing fee. That research was reviewed by some of the leading weight-loss experts in the world before Jillian would put her name on the product. The lawsuit will be handled in the courts like all other lawsuits, and we are confident we will prevail.
Michaels appears as a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show. During the interview, the two discuss how Michaels was overweight as a child and how that influenced her training style. Michaels also demonstrates some martial arts inspired moves with Ellen to help work off the post-holiday pounds.
Michaels releases Banish Fat and Boost Metabolism, a fitness DVD featuring dynamic cardio intended to increase fat loss. The 40-minute workout includes seven, 6-minute circuits which include a combination of strength, core, and cardio moves. No weights or equipment are needed for this video, just a mat and room to move.
The fitness trainer releases “Fitness Ultimatum 2009,” a Nintendo Wii game where players become recruits in Jillian’s boot camp and participate in challenging fitness tests and workout programs. There are four types of workouts to choose from: Weight Loss, Strength Training, Intervals, and Hill Climb. Players can set the intensity to light, medium and hard for a duration between 10 and 60 minutes and can even track their progress based on calories burned and intensity. The game utilizes both the Wii Remote and Balance Board.
The 30 Day Shred DVD is released. The DVD includes three 20-minute workouts that progressivly get harder. Each level consists of a 20-minute workout that follows Michaels’ 3-2-1 training circuit: 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute of abs. There is also a warm-up and cool-down session.
The Biggest Loser is an American NBC reality TV show created by Dave Broome. The show features obese people who want to lose weight for a cash prize, $250,000 dollars, by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their starting weight. Twelve contestants are divided into two teams of six players. They are brought to the Ranch where they live together in a house, eat together, and train together with limited access to the outside world. The show is narrated by Carolina Rhea. The contents have two trainers, Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, to help them lose weight. Michaels:
We are here to change your lives. This isn’t just a quick fix. It is an entire over-haul of their lifestyle.
Michaels receives her personal training certificate from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA).
Michaels receives a personal training certificate from the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA).
Jillian Michaels was born in Los Angeles, California to Jo Ann McKarus, a psychotherapist, and Douglas G. McKarus, a personal-injury lawyer. She grew up an only child but has two younger siblings, a brother named George and a half-sister named Lauren. Michaels endured a rough childhood marred by low self-esteem and psychological issues. Her mother put her into therapy when she was 5 for night terrors.
Michaels’ parents divorced when she was 12, after being married for 18 years, causing her to develop anger issues and act out. The breakup took an emotional toll on Michaels, one manifestation of which was weight gain. By the time she was 13, Michaels was 5’2″ and 175 pounds.
Her mother signed her up for martial arts at age 14 as a way for her to get out her frustrations and to develop self-confidence. At the age of 17, and after years of fighting, her mother kicked her out to teach her how to fend for herself.
I became pretty angry — no one wanted to deal with me — so when I was 17, my mom was like, ‘You’re not living here.’ I learned a lot being on my own. I grew up. I had to make money. I learned how to make decisions that are right for me.
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