Jillian Michaels = Fat Kid

No way, right? Hmm...apparently, yes way: She weighed 175 lbs in high school, and at only 5 ft. tall.

Bananas.

In a recent article, Jillian Michaels, nutzo trainer from the Biggest Loser, says: "I was ditching school, failing classes, stealing the car, going through pretty much everything that a terrible teen goes through. My mom got me into therapy and got me into martial arts. And that's really where my personal approach comes from."

Yep... I'd say she was "a pretty terrible teen." But anyways, that's beside the point. She was a chunk, which may be a bit harsh, but really, it just shows promise for the rest of us.

Okay, okay, so maybe she wasn't the fattest big-person-gone-skinny who's ever lived, but considering her current physique, I'd argue that it's still definitely worth mentioning.

Other noteworthy info that the article reported is that Jillian is getting her own TV show, called "Losing It with Jillian". Airing in 2010 (way too close for comfort... for personal [graduation] reasons), Jillian will visit a new family each week at their home, in hopes of rearranging their lives - and pantries - so that they may, too, get skinny-mini. (Or as they call it, "healthy.")

My thoughts on "Losing It with Jillian"
Show name? Cheesy. Cute idea? Sure. Will it really work? Absolutely not. How is one week of Jillian at your home really going to entice your family to change bad habits for the lifetime of weeks after she leaves? Really, she'd probably just make me really insecure and motivate me to check-in to the McDonalds hotel. Sorry for the cynicism, but let's be real: The kids who get kicked off the Biggest Loser early can't keep the weight off for longer than three days... and that's with knowing that they have to go back on national television for the finale. So, again, how would her (sometimes crazy) antics last longer than her stay? They probably won't.

Oh, and as for what this new gig means for Biggest Loser, I'm not sure. But, I'm sure she'll be able to tackle them both on with nooo problem.

After all, this chick is superwoman.