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Jillian Michaels Finds a Heartstring She Can’t Tug

Jillian Michaels, the Biggest Loser trainer with a heart of gold, a body of steel, and the mind of Dr. Phil, is known for using the weight bench as a therapist’s couch. She physically exhausts the contestants in order to break down emotional barriers, regularly eliciting cries of “I eat because I hate myself!” after having someone hold a twenty-pound dumbbell over his or her head for an hour (we’d make up some excuse — “I’m fat because my apartment is small!” — just to get her to be quiet and let us put the damn dumbbell down). But on last night’s episode, a stubborn contestant named Migdalia resisted Jillian’s, er, charms, and all that shouting went for naught. It can be done!

We’ll cry for you, Jillian! Just leave poor Migdalia alone.

Jillian Michaels Finds a Heartstring She Can’t Tug