I wanted to read this book as a some sort of an intro in her new book Making the Cut and I am so glad that I did. It is simple, to the point and without a doubt, highly effective. I love how 1/3 of the book is an encouraging pep talk. It's sweet. I can't wait to finish the next book.

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I really have a problem with this woman, who seemed to legitimately want to help people at the beginning of her fame from being a trainer on NBC's The Biggest Loser. As the years have gone on, though, she's become part of the diet industry workhorse that makes billions off of us fatties.

I got nothing useful from this book. I've come to realize that cookie cutter plans that other people create are not the key to my success. I don't recommend this book.

I only bough this book because I am a huge fan and admirer of Jillian Michaels. I own every DVD and book she released. I thoroughly enjoyed this book even though I was not on a weight loss journey. Jillian also provides life long maintenance lessons. Jillian always has a powerful yet compassionate and nurturing way to inspire me!

Excellent Book

Not sure why I thought I would like this considering I can't stand this lasy. I got about 50% through it and had to put it down. It just sucked!!

I had been vaguely worried that when I started this one that it would be a little on the boring, hard-to-read side, but I couldn't put it down! Jillian is a great writer, and her passion for helping people change their lives and get healthy shines through and makes the book easy to read. She covers all aspects of weight loss, from avoiding negative, self-loathing thought patterns that can hinder you, to breaking down the glycemic index and explaining the difference between good fats and bad fats, to finally offering wisdom about working out. There is also an extensive index of exercises at the end of the book and an example 12-week plan to get you started. She also dispels some of the myths of weight loss and makes it seem like a much less daunting task. My favorite part is the section that covers calculating your AMR (active metabolic rate)--it explains it in such a way that it finally makes sense to me now! If you're looking to lose weight, or just trying to get started, this book will definitely help you find your way amid all of the trend diets and gimmicks out there.

Really straight-forward explanation on metabolism for different body types, diet and then exercise plan.

I enjoyed the first few chapters of the book, which focused on the 'self' part of losing weight - such as changing your outlook and your life-style. It had some really good tips. I also found some useful information in the 'science' or dieting section. For example, Jillian provides some great suggestions on how to break through a plateau. However, the last half of the book contains a specific 12-week exercise plan, with tons of photos of certain exercises. I am sure these would be helpful for some people, but I just can't exercise out of a book.

Lots of good info

I just wish she did a menu for a day. Like have a egg, toast. fruit for breakfast....how much and what each meal

Loaded with common sense advice, Jillian Michaels no-nonsense guide to weight loss is a fresh breath of air compared to all of the other weight loss book that promise quick and easy ways to lose weight (and yo-you back and forth on crash diets). She emphasizes that weight loss is about changing your mentality and your lifestyle and that losing weight and keeping it off takes work. I feel like many people would benefit from reading this book. In my weight loss experience thus far, I've had many people approach me and tell me about eliminating carbs, doing cleanses and fasts, and other misguided fad diets as effective means to lose weight quick. I think for those that need that wake up call, this is a good book, but for someone who already knows a lot about nutrition and fitness, this was a bit too elementary for me. Michaels tells provides some inspiration and practical tools (including calculating your metabolic rate, which I haven't seen in many books), but I still found that there was something to be desired.

Excellent book on fitness.

I read this book more than twice for so many reasons,one of them it is loaded with so many informations about foods groups and workouts.
The book is divided into three sections:
First about food : Carbs, proteins and fats etc.
Second about Metabolism , essential vitamins ,useful recipes and how to cook healthy at home.
Third and last section about workouts and exercise index.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to stay in shape.