Thank you Jillian!

Well I wanted to lose more, but I guess I will take a 1lb. loss.  As long as I can average a 5lb loss each month I will be right on track.  I should be super happy considering what I ate this week.  On Friday I indulged with  two slices of pepperoni pizza from Papa Gino's.  Yesterday was the big indulgence.  I had a donut from Dunkin Donuts, a bacon cheeseburger and sweet potato fries, and then two yodels.  Actually I think a 1lb. loss is pretty good now that I think about it it.  Just an fyi, I changed my weigh in date to Monday so look for my blogs on Mondays now.

I feel 50% of any weight I loose is due to the hardcore Jillian Michaels.  I said last week that she is in need of her own blog and here it is.  If you want a workout you can count on to get results, choose any dvd from Jillian Michaels.  You really get a feeling of accomplishment when you feel yourself getting stronger and her workouts getting easier.  Here's to you Jillian!

Jillian was not always like this.  At the age of 12, she was 5 feet tall and 175lbs.  Her mom enrolled her in a martial arts class and that became her focus for herself and other people suffering with weight issues.  After she graduated high school, she went to college for a short period of time and then dropped out.  While working as a bartender, she was also training for her black belt.  People would see her at the gym and just assumed she was a trainer.  The rest is history!

I didn't start my Jillian kick until maybe a year ago.  At that point I was still trying to go to the gym.  The gym couldn't be much closer and yet I still couldn't get the motivation to go there.  I came across fitness on demand and there was a special section for Jillian.  I had watched her on Biggest Loser and was always amazed at the results she would get.  I tried both No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism.  I was hooked!!!  It was 40 minutes of serious butt kicking.  That is when I decided to get a Netflix subscription.  Very good decision on my part.  No excuses now why I don't work out.  Well the only excuse I do seem to find is being sore from Jillian's work out. 

The woman is amazing.  She has been creating at least 2 workout DVDs a year since 2005.  I am still waiting for Netflix to get the first 2011 DVD.  Then she does The Biggest Loser.  I did hear she is leaving the show because she wants to adopt a child.  She also has another show called Losing it with Jillian.  Plus there are books and games for Wii.  She amazes me and all the haters need to just be quiet.  Not sure why people attack her so much.  They obviously don't pay attention to her enough to realize how awesome she is.  I just want to give this shout to her and say thank you for being you!!!