Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You
by Jillian Michaels
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Author: Jillian MichaelsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-22
ISBN: 0307382516
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Book Review: Great Work-out, Questionable Diet Advice
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, in case you missed it, this book targets people in relatively good shape with 20 pounds or less to lose. If you have 50+ pounds to lose, check out Jillian's first book, or try the "Biggest Loser 30 Day Jump-Start". (One of the better BL books...along with the cookbooks.)
I like Jillian Michaels. I think she's an amazing trainer who gets some amazing advice. But her book has some questionable nutrition advice...as well as some important omissions.
For the omissions, Michaels talks about calcium supplements--but fails to mention a very important point. Calcium citrate is the preferred supplement for absorbability. Calcium carbonate, the ingredient in Viactiv and Tums, is not well-absorbed.
As for the questionable nutrition advice, Jillian is well-known for her stance against processed foods. She states that again in her book...saying to avoid them, HFCS, etc. Yet perhaps she's been influenced by the Biggest Loser's non-stop endorsements as she recommends Quaker Weight Control oatmeal, rather than steel-cut oats or even old fashioned oats. You can't get any more processed and fake than that. The high fiber and relatively high protein (for oatmeal) are great... but having some old fashioned oats with some scrambled egg whites would be a lot healthier--and no guar gum either.
She also recommends Fat Free Mayo--which is mainly high fructose corn syrup. Much better to eat the real Mayo or Low-Fat Mayo (still has sugar, but not as bad as the Fat Free kind.)
Another product endorsement is for Fat Free Reddi-Whip. I agree that it's better than the frankoproduct, Cool-Whip...but still three different forms of sugar... corn syrup, dextrose, and sucrose are in the ingredients.... as well as the all-natural guar gum and polysorbate 80.
She also makes a weird statement about legumes in the balanced-oxidizer diet. She says "all should be fresh or packed in liquid, not dried." How on earth are canned legumes, which are high in sodium, more healthy than dried lentils once cooks themself?
Having said all that, the exercise program is worth the price of the book. It's extremely well thought out... and easy to follow. You should have access to a gym (or at least pully machine at home); however, if you don't, you could probably modify some exercises to use dumbbells or try bands such as Bodylastics (and please, don't waste your money on the horrible BL-tie-in Bands.)
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Summary of Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You
You've seen her change lives on The Biggest Loser-why not yours?Are you in good shape but struggling with those last ten to twenty pounds? Do you have an event on the calendar where you'd love to make jaws drop? Or do you just want to see what it would be like to have the best body you've ever had? Then you need to discover what millions who've seen Jillian's training methods on The Biggest Loser already know!
Making the Cut empowers you to:
. Identify your unique body type and metabolic makeup (are you a fast, slow, or balanced oxidizer?) and customize a diet plan that is perfect for you
. Acquire the mental techniques that will greatly enhance your self-confidence and sharpen your focus on success
. Develop your strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance
. Reach levels of fitness you never before thought possible
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