Generally good, common sense advice. Learned some new things I didn't know. I will be using the tips she gives particularly in the "sweat" section. Great workout advice.

The first of many books I intend to read by Jillian - she is amazing, I learned soooo much about food, metabolism, and exercise from her book I can't wait for the next one(s).

very basic. Mostly a cook book but she tries to cover a wide range of health, weight loss, and exercise topics.

This book is a good book for people that are either starting a workout or for those that are already knowledgeable about working out. I like that it feels as though the author is speaking directly to you. She doesn't sugar coat things and says it as it is, much the way a trainer should. It not only talks about working out but a way of life. I like how she brings together the three S's Self, Science, and Sweat. It was easy to read and I learned some stuff and overall was inspired.

I'm borrowing some Jillian books from a friend since I've started working out and often find myself at a loss for what to do. She addresses what she calls the 3 Ss: self, science, and sweat. With self, she gets at the emotions and thinking behind being overweight. While it was nice that she included such a chapter, as it's often overlooked in weight loss books, I think she should have fleshed this out a little bit more. With science, Jillian sums up some of the current science on nutrition and fitness without going into a lot of the details most people outside of her field find boring. And finally, in sweat, Jillian provides some exercises and guidance on how to formulate an effective routine.

If you are already reasonably in shape and exercising regularly, I believe she has another book targeted at you. This book, however, is targeted at people intending to lose weight, hence the title, and start making better health and fitness choices. If this is you, this book is a good choice: short, to the point without sacrificing content, and affordable.

This was just okay for me. The first half of the book on Self and Science are good. Very little you likely didn't know before, but good reminders for those needing to get started or maintain motivation. Self is about the psychology of food, body image, etc. The Science section has a few tidbits that I found very helpful. I liked the metabolic test and it makes sense to me to personalize one's nutrition accordingly. The second half of the book is dedicated to exercise, with pictures and descriptions. It is a very quick read and inexpensive in paperback.

Some of the stuff I already knew and some stuff I'm trying out now. We'll see how it goes. I like the work behind this, work to be healthy and lose weight. I can get behind creating good healthy habits and changing my lifestyle.

Jillian is great. Tons of advice and inspiration. Read it...Follow it...Lose weight.

Straight and to the point thinking on weightloss...very informative, keeping the book and working from it to make a better me...not bad, Jillian! =)

I LOVE JILLIAN MICHAELS!

I like Jillian's in your face approach to diet and exercise and actually acknowledges that there is an individual approach to losing weight, and that no correct way will work for everyone. There ARE ways to adapt fitness to your specific body type and this is what I found to be most helpful about this book.

Nothing unique about this book-eat less, work out more, here's some recipes, if I can do it, you can do it too, blah blah blah.