Plan Review

While most online weight-loss plans we encounter focus on diet, with exercise as a supporting player, Jillian Michaels turns that paradigm on its head. She is, after all, the physical trainer and force behind the hit TV show, “The Biggest Loser.” Joining her online program is designed to make you feel that Jillian Michaels is your own personal trainer, too – if only on a virtual level.

As with many onsite weight-loss plans, you begin by providing your basics – weight, height, target weight, etc. – through a free evaluation test. Instead of guiding you towards a specific diet, though, Jillian Michaels launches you towards a customized exercise plan. It is somewhat regimented, expecting you to fit neatly within a few well-defined categories, but it does take into account a number of physical challenges you may be bringing to the table.

Once you are a client, you are treated to:

• Inspiration and advice from Jillian. You’re even able to ask her personal questions.
• Jillian's “7 Steps to Behavioral Modification.”
• Get access to the information and advice from her book
• Receive step-by-step instructions on how to perform the exercises featured on her TV show

With her emphasis on exercise, the dieting part is reduced to its basic elements: eat less, eat healthy. For point counting, carb and/or fat avoidance, Glycemic Indexes, and all other highly specific dietary regimes, you’ll want to go somewhere else.

Weight Loss Plan Rundown: Get off the couch, learn to eat better, adjust your mindset to identify emotional triggers that lead you towards overeating. Finally, develop good habits and set up support systems for success.