Fitness guru Jillian Michaels opened up about her prior on the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, saying she continued to use food for comfort even while trying to lose weight.
“I will never forget it,” Michaels said.
“I would skip school [and] go to the Taco Bell drive-thru. When I was even still taking the weight off, I would still utilize food for comfort.”
In the episode, which dropped Thursday, Michaels described food as “probably the only addiction Ive struggled with in my life.”
She even recalled her go-to from that time.
“Two bean and cheese burritos with no onions and extra cheese, a Taco Supreme and a ,” Michaels said, laughing about the irony of the latter. She added that she still remembers it years later.
Michaels has been open about in the past, frequently sharing how her early struggles with weight shaped her approach to fitness.
She went on to become a household name as a trainer on NBCs “The Biggest Loser,” known for her tough approach that emphasized discipline and accountability.
She has since built a career around promoting disciplined exercise and nutrition through books, programs and media appearances and has been a proponent of the .
Michaels has frequently highlighted highly processed foods as a driving factor in America’s chronic disease epidemic and the obesity crisis, telling Fox News Digital in a recent interview that four of the biggest lobbies in the country â “Big Ag, , Big Pharma, Big Insurance” â are standing in the way of broader success.
