Jillian Michaels Review

You can purchase this diet plan via the Jillian Michaels website. To begin you will need to fill out a quick questionnaire which will ask you about your current weight, your goal weight, age, height as well as your email address.

You will get sent an introductory email which will contain an individualized plan which is customized for you as well as the feature to proceed with the program if you wish. If you do decide to sign up, you will need to give your credit card details which will be held for future billing.

When you join, there will be many features that you will have access to including a meal planner, food and fitness journal, mobile app, fitness planner, weight tracker, shopping list, recipes, eating out guide, playlists, an online journal, and daily emails. Additionally, you will have the option to personally ask Jillian questions regarding your weight loss.

There are three principles to Jillian’s diet plan which are self, science, and sweat allowing you to change your daily routine and live a healthier life.

Self focuses mainly on your mental health and the emotional side of losing weight. Michaels will focus on how your mental state influences your eating habits. This might mean that you’re not actually eating because you’re hungry, but because you are suffering from stress. Jillian always has an inspirational quote or two to get your strength up and keep you going to accomplish your weight loss goals.

Science focuses on the number of calories that your body takes in on a daily basis. Within the program, you will have to keep count of how many calories you’re taking in as well as how many you’re burning daily.

Whilst counting those calories, Jillian’s program focuses on understanding your metabolism and therefore centering your diet plan around your metabolic type, which includes slow oxidizers, fast oxidizers, and balanced oxidizers.

When you successfully identify your metabolic type, there will be a guide provided for you which will disclose which combinations of carbs, fats, and proteins will best work for your particular type of metabolism.

The diet for fast oxidizes is made up mainly of fats and proteins so you can have a stable energy reserve to keep you going through the day. Slow oxidizers will take a very long time to convert carbs into energy and balanced oxidizers will have a balanced metabolism which will be able to convert carbohydrates into energy at an optimal rate.

Sweat is probably the most demanding part of the whole program, but it is also something that sets this diet apart from the rest. Jillian Michaels is firstly a fitness coach so a large part of this program focuses on exercise.

If you want to see the best results for your goal weight you will need to take part in at least five hours of exercise a week.

While many fad diets will promise you weight loss if you eat certain foods or completely stop eating specific food groups, this program will give no false promises or shortcuts, but at the same time, it is one of the most realistic weight loss plans you can subscribe to.

You can eat any natural food which will allow you to maintain a normal life, but you will need to steer clear of preservatives which have no nutritional benefits.

This is also easy to maintain for people who do not wish to spend a whole lot of money on expensive food plans. All you need to do is pay the monthly subscription fee and follow the program according to instructions given to you.

The only thing you will need to remember is to keep count of the calories entering your body and how many you’re burning on a daily basis. This is made easy by the journal available to you via the app or website.

You will have to remember to eat every four hours and keep physically active at the same time.

As we mentioned earlier Jillian Michaels is all about consuming all foods that are natural. In saying that you will need to stay away from added fats and sugars that are found in packaged foods. On top of that, you will have to cut out any preservatives, artificial sweeteners, glutamates and things like high fructose corn syrup as well as any food containing trans fats.

There are also foods that you should cut down on, but you don’t have to completely banish from your life in order to get to your goal weight. These include canned fruits, fat-enriched dairy as well as potatoes. Cutting down on fatty meats and caffeine is also something that is asked of you.

Organic and raw fruits and vegetables have the biggest thumbs up in this program and you will need to go out to the grocery store and purchase the items yourself. If this is something that stresses you out, don’t worry. There is plenty of material on the Jillian Michaels’ website which will teach you how to eat nutritionally balanced food.

The great thing about this weight loss program is that you will get a detailed meal planner which will contain daily meal suggestions and even a shopping list to take to the grocery store. The idea behind this is that if you completely rely on yourself for gathering ingredients and cooking for yourself, it will teach you how to lead a completely new and healthy lifestyle.

There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that can be found on the site and they include the ingredients you will need as well as prep time, cooking time, step-by-step instructions as well as nutritional guidelines.

There are special dietary options available for:

• Omnivore
• Pescatarian
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Paleo
• Gluten-free

There is also a 5-day Jumpstart Meal Plan. This can be used as a detox or a great way to start the weight loss program.

“The Jillian Michaels fat burning 5-day jumpstart nutrition plan will help you flush bloat, eliminate waste from your system and give your metabolism a kick in the pants through the removal of processed grains, sugar, and alcohol. This meal plan will also help you fend off cravings, break bad habits, and quite literally amplify and optimize your metabolism. Great to use as a jumpstart when you first start using the app or can also be used as a reset at any time you feel you need it.”

You can expect breakfast options to include meals like multigrain pancakes with berry maple syrup, apple berry banana smoothie and healthy eggs benedict. Lunch menus include chicken salad with feta, berries and edamame, Mediterranean pizza and blackened salmon sandwich. Dinner sounds delicious with options like grilled skirt steak with chimichurri sauce, grilled lemon chicken and penne with turkey meat sauce.

As we mentioned earlier you will need to exercise for five hours on a weekly basis. These exercises entirely depend on your fitness level as well as what type of dieter you might be. There are also video tutorials where Jillian will describe muscle groups and which fitness routines will help you shape these muscles.

Daily you will work out for an hour with ten minutes of warm-ups and the rest of the time dedicated to intense workouts. They will include a combination of yoga, weight lifting, Pilates, aerobics and kickboxing. Whilst the exercise routines can be intense at times, the great thing about them is that they can easily be completed in the comforts of your own home.

You will have access to a weekly fitness planner online after you register for the Jillian Michaels diet plan. There will also be the possibility to access hundreds of exclusive exercise videos which will demonstrate exercises that are found in your weight loss plan and how to perform them.

Exercises within the program include: plank rows, scorpion pushups, pendulum lunges, Russian twists, hamstring curls on the exercise ball and others. The workouts will include a specific time in which you need to perform them as well as how many reps you need to do.

If you’re not too confident in your physical abilities there are additional online tools which will help you achieve your goals including advice, tips, motivation, and support. The online journal will allow you to track any of your weight loss milestones, failures and success’. This online journal is password protected which means you can jot down your darkest exercise thoughts if you’re having a particularly difficult day when it comes to motivating yourself.

Additionally, if you need to get yourself inspired there are playlists available with high-energy music to get you through your exercise routine.

In terms of costs, the monthly subscription for the Jillian Michaels Weight Loss Plan will set you back just $9.99 a month. If you sign up for three months, you will end up saving yourself $5 as you will pay $24.99.

If you really mean business about losing your weight and staying on a path of healthy living you might want to consider investing in the yearlong plan. This means you will save almost $30 as you will end up paying $89.99 a year. For those that are unsure whether the Jillian Michaels Weight Loss Plan is the right fit for them, there is a seven-day free trial.

The thing to remember when looking at the monthly membership is that you have the exercise tools right in front of you, and all of the fitness routines can be done in the comfort of your own home. An added benefit is that you get to purchase your own ingredients so you won’t have added costs of purchasing ready meals like with other weight loss companies.

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Bottom Line

Jillian Michaels might put you through your paces when it comes to weight loss, but from her larger than life personality on “The Biggest Loser” we’d expect nothing less. In this weight loss program, your body type and fitness levels are analyzed and from there a program is created just for you. You are given all the necessary tools to make the best choices for your healthy lifestyle, but need to take all the steps yourself, which is a very healthy way of looking at weight loss.

Preparing your own food and picking out organic produce at the grocery store will help you in the future when you need to make healthy eating choices. For those that take part in the program, everything will be laid out for you including meal options, recipes, and even a shopping list so you really cannot go wrong. There are also guides for eating out which means you don’t have to stare at the restaurant menu for ages deliberating over what you should order.

Fitness is Jillian’s forte and she will expect nothing less than five hours a week of exercise, but once again the difficulty levels will be set depending on your current fitness levels as well as your diet type. All in all, this is one of the most realistic weight loss plans available today with no false promises. Make use of the seven-day trial and see if this is the right fit for you.