Jillian Michaels Diet – Can You Lose as Much Weight as “The Biggest Loser” Online?
Jillian Michaels is famous for being a tough love trainer on the TV show The Biggest Loser. She is also well known for her pink shirts. In the past, three of The Biggest Losers have been people on Jillian’s plan. Because of her past success, Jillian’s program is now available online. But does this online version measure up to the success of the hugely popular show?
First, like the contestants that are lucky enough to be on The Biggest Loser, acknowledging that you want to improve your health is the first step. Yet getting chosen for the show is liken to winning the lottery, so many “real” people outside reality television have to do it on their own. Secondly, the past three winners have lost 140, 110 and 112 pounds, respectively. They had two professional trainers, state-of-the-art gym equipment, healthy food and doctors at their fingertips.
Still, as the contestants that have gone home early and lost amazing amounts of weight have proven, it is possible to do it on your own. Jillian Michaels provides you with a customized plan and interactive tools to help you achieve your goal. While she won’t be there to push you in the flesh, her “tough love” attitude is evident in this online program.
Like most diet websites, you put in your age, height and weight. Now here’s where the customization comes in. It takes you to a questionnaire about your lifestyle, weight loss goals, your body type, favorite foods, injuries, and the amount and type of exercise you currently do, including cardio. Then it customizes a plan based on what kinds of foods and exercise as you should follow for your body type.
Of course, like any diet program there is a small fee to use it, about four dollars a week. That’s really not such a huge amount when you think about the money it cost to join gyms and other similar programs. For some people, this might be just the thing they’re looking for. Once you join the program, you get access to all sorts of things like online buddies, advice from Jillian, information on behavior modifications, calorie calculators, meal plans recipes, fitness advice videos and printable exercises. Of course, before starting any exercise program you should consult your doctor, and wearing that pink shirt might not hurt either.