Watching Rachael Ray

….hate that skirt. Just sayin. The shirt is cute, but that tweed skirt is horrible! Anyway, We start out with Justin Kredible! How cute is he? I adore him so! I love geeky little guys who make things fun, and amusing. He does a new trick with the mail order Magic Trick, which was cute and funny, as Justin “Magish” for us. He listens to the Pod Cast telling him how to do his new ACME Magic company trick. Ha! I adore him! He’s such a dork, and funny, and yeah. Cute. After the bandanna/banana trick, he does an iluuuuuuuuusion! The Magic Chamber - which of course involves an audience member stepping into the box, and the one and only Magic Johnson stepping out!

They move over to the couch, as Justin heads backstage - and hey, Magic may be the first person who’s feet actually reach the floor there! Ha! H says he was siting in LA having a coffee and BOOM! There he is. Ha! He has lovely things to say about the food he had back stage, where they made him some of his favorites. Rachael thank him for letting them put him in the box, and they move into talking about Starbucks and Gyms an how he’s doing in this economy, and he’s losing some but raising for his foundations, but he’s balanced pretty well, and is doing ok.

Magic cautions patience with the President Elect, as he takes one thing at a time, to help us start moving in the right direction. He’s doing a wonderful job of picking a team, and pick one thing to tackle first - economy, war, heathcare, etc. One step at a time. Magic commends him for picking mixed points of view - you don’t need yes people, you need people who aren’t afraid to say when something sucks. He hires people that are smarter, that won’t buy into the hype, but will work toward the common goal. In basketball, the ball was in his hand, he was in control of - but in business, there’s so many moving parts. you need a team of people to build a brand and business. He admits to being a control freak, he wants to know what’s going on, making sure what’s happening with your name, your brand, your game. They can make decisions, but he knows what’s going on.

They talk about the holidays, and it’s ALL women in the kitchen. Male? Don’t even try it. If you don’t get your drink and chips and everything before hand “It’s over!” They’re so organized and it’s a complete mystery to him when there’s 10 to 20 women in the kitchen. Organized chaos! He always makes sure he saves room for pie though - and learns that sweet potatoes are good for us - bring on the Sweet Potato Pie!

He gets the chance to pimp his book, of course - 32 Ways to be a Champion in Business. Hit up the giveaway button for your chance at a copy - signed! The main thing, he says, is do your homework, understand why the customers will come through your door. Rachael agrees - the customer is your boss, comes first. Magic says build a brand. You stop at brand name stores, and pick one thing - you can’t be everything to all people. Focus.

He says he’s been blessed, knows where he wants to go and will build his business slow and steady. Make sure you don’t get into a business that will kill your brand. Check out more Magic behind the scenes.

Next up, its Jillian Michaels from Biggest Loser! She’s so teeny, an cute, and SCARY. I kinda want her to come yell at me. But then again, I kinda like these corn nuts I’m noshing on too. Decisions, decisions. Jillian admits that she has to intimidate people into healthy behaviors, but when they realize they can do it, it’s worth it. She’s the ultimate cheerleader eventually. She admits that she has no control over her own family, they aren’t scared of her! She admits that she indulges, but smartly - she won’t blow 600 calories on a margarita, which blows Rachael’s mind. When asked about red wine, she points out that’s 100 Cals. a glass, can have SIX of those for one margarita.

Jillian, at 5′0″, was 170 pounds a her heaviest and her mother put her into martial arts - not because she was overweight, but because she had some struggles and it helped her focus and was an outlet. That’s where she developed her views on fitness and how to change your life. Rachael agrees - if you eat well, you can eat more, and your life feels richer. It’s a quality of life thing.

Jillian admits that she does cry behind the scenes, every single episode, and the season 7 coming up is awesome and for the first time, someone threw up ON her -which started the whole group doing the same thing. Nice. “It was not hot, at all,” laughs Jillian.

Jillian has a new workout - on the Wii! hit up the giveaway button for it too. Jillian says it’s fun, and she wanted something that she could say it’s a solution for childhood obesity. It’s a video game and its fun, while you get in shape. Some tips for Holiday Health:

• Revamp your meals. “White meat, not dark meat. Have salad and steamed vegetables instead of fattening casseroles. Go with baked sweet potatoes instead of candied yams. Fruit salad instead of fruit pie, and whole grain roles instead of biscuits.”

• Communicate with your family. “So many people have a lot of stress if they’re on a diet or trying to stay healthy,” Jillian says. “There’s food pushing going on, or grandparents who want to be validated and that’s how they show you love. Tell them what you need, and how to support you — say, ‘Grandma, I would love it if you could come up with a low-calorie cheesecake recipe for me.’”

• Stay in control. If you’re trying to watch what you eat, bring your own dishes when going to a party, or eat a healthy meal beforehand so you don’t arrive hungry and are susceptible to temptation.

• Get minty fresh! Chew on gum to avoid grazing while cooking — it makes it less conducive to overeating. And brush your teeth when you’re done eating so you don’t go back for seconds.

Squeeze in fitness whenever possible. If you’re traveling during the holidays, try to stay at a hotel that has a gym, or bring workout tapes with you.

She shows off some quick exercises - wall pushups, and Rachael demonstrates she can do regular pushups, then Jillian demonstrates isometrics for your behind - which has Rachael grabbing her ass.

….inorite?! Lucky Rach! Both Jillian and Rach are laughing hysterically, as Jillian explains that the producers wanted her to make Rach do it, but she’s sorry, and Rach just says it’s clearly the male producers, and she hopes Howard Stern is watching, and grabs on to feel the muscle clench. HahahHA!

Much laughter follows, and then it’s dinner time! Orange You Hungry Tangerine Dream Chicken with Curry-Carrot Couscous.