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 enlarge | Author: Jillian Michaels
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 427
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307382516
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.25
EAN: 9780307382511
ASIN: 0307382516
Publication Date: January 22, 2008
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 Awesome! May 1, 2008
G. Reat (Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is totally awesome. The book has tons of really good info. The excercises are really challenging which is excactly what I need, but also really efficient as the circuits take anywhere from 45 min. to an hour. And the meal plan is totally yummy! Doesn't feel like I'm really depriving myself.
I do have one question: Does anyone know what "Smart Start" is? It is used in one of her recipes for the Apricot Glazed Chicken. Thanx! :o)
The Best Results! April 28, 2008
Janet Owen (Victoria, Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are serious about losing those last stubborn kilos(pounds)then this is the program to follow! You must have quite a good fitness level already but even I thought I was fit as an instructor myself and I found it challenging! Really great program with excellent progression and great dvd to go along with it, not for the faint hearted though. Believe me this works well. Enjoy the results.
 Great workouts! When does the weight start coming off? April 27, 2008
Kelly Perry (Ogden, UT)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am on day 7 of this diet and exercise plan. The workouts are fantastic, will totally kick your butt. I feel a little naked with only doing 15 minutes of cardio, so I've been doing 30 instead. I do wish she would include a DVD showing each of the moves because I'm still not completely sure I'm doing every one right. But the proof is in the pudding. I am VERY sore the next day.
I agree with the other reviews in that the diet is the hardest part of this plan. I'm doing this on my own, so I don't need a salad recipe that serves 10. That being said, since I have to change the portion sizes for my BMR, I find that there's A LOT of food to eat, and I often can't get it all in. Sometimes, I just substitute a small cup of fat free yogurt instead of having an entire second serving of some of her meals. There are also a few meals that I can't eat because I don't like the taste at all, and when these come up, I substitute with another meal (in the plan) of similar calorie density.
With the exception of these diet changes, I have been following her program to a T. I haven't cheated at all, I've even cut out coffee! So why haven't I lost any weight? The first couple of days, I saw a huge weight drop, but then my weight went right back up to where it was before. Does anyone else have any experience with this? I'm pretty broke, so I didn't want to join her website, but now I'm having second thoughts...
Making the cut April 25, 2008
Diana Hunter-eldridg (Bklyn, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love that it has the days written out for you to follow along for your diet and though I never would have put those recipes together on my own, they are actually very tasty!
Two facts April 21, 2008
M. Owens
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Two facts about this book will help you decide: 1)It's HARD work people! She KICKS your butt! and 2)It WORKS!
I've lost 55 lb in the past three years, most of it in the first year. And I was SO bored with my work-out routines. I had very little motivation to work out and that was a scary thought!
I was already at my goal weight when I started but now I've also lost 5 more pounds and my pants are falling off!
When she says you will see a difference in how your clothes fit the first week, I was very skeptical! But she's right! After only five days I noticed a difference!
I didn't use the recipes because I've already got a diet plan that works great for me, and according to her oxidizer quiz I've been right on track. But I always substitute things in recipes! If you want vegetarian you aren't going to find someone who will tell you EXACTLY how to make it that way, it's up to you to figure out what you like best in your food.
The other issue I see in previous reviews in this book is whether or not you need a gym. I think another reviewer said it right: If you can't figure out how to modify the workout to do from home, you aren't ready for this book. But PLEASE don't be discouraged about it! Go and get her first book, get started and before long you'll be ready for "Making the Cut".
The workouts are supposed to take 45 minutes, but they usually take me an hour because I have to set up equipment and move things around. You will need some space to do the work-outs.
Jillian kicks some serious butt! She KNOWS what she's doing!
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