On this week’s Losing It With Jillian Episode 7, Jillian travels to Michigan to help a husband and wife, Todd and Amy Franklin from Detroit, to shed pounds. They have been overweight most of their lives and the loss of their family business has added extra stress to their lives.
Two years ago Amy had gastric but gained all the weight back and Todd can’t breathe at night. He uses one of those CPAP machines.
Amy also smokes while Todd has 49 percent body fat.
Jillian worked with them and kids to clean out the bad food. This is always a great part of the Losing It With Jillian show.
The kids were super concerned with parents because Dad can’t breathe at night and Mom smokes cigarettes all day. Thankfully, Mom buried her last cigarette and promised her two daughters that she would quit.
Jillian worked out with Todd separately and really pushed him boxing. Unfortunately he quit with 10
seconds left. Then the 2nd time he quit again. Jillian was struggling to find out what will motivate the couple.
Amy gave up on her healthier life in the past because Todd would not get onboard and she thought he might leave. Jillian decides to use his
friends and bowling to see if she can get him motivated to lose.
Todd was at Subway, and asked them to scoop out the bread and add no cheese. (I never thought to have them scoop out the bread!) So
Jillian was clearly having an impact.
Amy got very emotional about walking into yoga after gastric and how it felt like a real community and how much she missed it.
Amy just told Todd inside the boxing ring that she would leave if he didn’t get in shape. They finally put it all on the table and Todd committed to
making it happen.
Jillian’s Brownies!
Jillian talked to the girls and helped them make Jillian’s healthy brownies using apple sauce, honey and whole wheat flour. Yummy! These are from The Master Your Metabolism Cookbook
Just remember, on her website there are tons more recipes and they are personalized, so very worth the $4 week to join her site. Plus you get the motivation and tracking, and meal planners, and just getting to interact with the forum is great too. Ok, back to the show….
At dinner, Jillian got Michael, Todd’s friend, to confront him and tell him they would be said if he died. They were tough and said they don’t want him to die but would not beg him to get fit. Mom was crying and told Todd that the girls don’t want him to die. It was basically an intervention over dinner. Amy said if he cant do it, she will do it for herself and that she doesnt know where that will take them. Another friend, Marc basically said he will believe Todd when he sees it…Todd called him to go swimming and showed he was serious.
Todd says he is onboard. Everyone is crying. Jillian too. Todd tells Amy I don’t want your help. I will do it myself. The whole dinner was to
confront and stop enablers in the family. Todd says ” what intelligent man goes out and kills himself by food?”
Amy went back to yoga and was happy and felt loved. Todd made promises to friends and others but not to Cloie and Lilly his kids. Finally he told them that he was there for them and he was going to do it for his family. Todd acknowledged that he has all the power in the world to change his life. At the start of the show, Todd was very defensive but has changed his attitude.
Losing It With Jillian Episode 7 Results
6 weeks and Jillian is back to see the family. It’s Lilly birthday and Todd and Amy are ready to come out.
Didn’t see any dramatic changes with Todd but he came out boxing. Amy came out carrying herself differently, smiling, empowered. Jillian was happy. Todd lost 33lbs and no longer uses the sleep machine. Amy lost 17 and stopped smoking. JillianMichaels.com started college fund for both girls.
Jillian said these guys have not lost an enormous amount of weight but they are living healthier. This Losing It With Jillian episode 7 just shows that you don’t have to lose a ton of weight to have a great health impact.
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