Few things in life are simple and straightforward, and losing weight is no different?it's not easy, and anyone who says otherwise is trying to pull a fast one. Winning by Losing is a comprehensive, inspirational, and real solution to your weight problems. Taking a triple-threat approach, Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels identifies and illuminates the three keys to health and lasting weight loss so that you can become a winner in mind, body, spirit, and life. Focusing on both the psychological aspects of being overweight as well as nutrition and fitness, Jillian's program is designed to help you safely shed weight fast.

So, are you ready to chuck the excuses and the quick-fix fantasies and get real about what it takes to change your life for the better? If so, this is the book for you. Come on. Losing has never felt so good!

Winning by Losing: Drop the Weight, Change Your Life

• Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You
• The Biggest Winner - How to Win by Losing: The Complete Body Workout (5-Disc DVD Set: Shape Up - Front, Shape Up - Back, Cardio Kickbox, Maximize - Full Frontal, Maximize - Back in Action)
• Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred
• The Biggest Loser Cookbook: More Than 125 Healthy, Delicious Recipes Adapted from NBC's Hit Show
• Jillian Michaels for Beginners - Frontside / Backside
• The Biggest Loser Workout: Power Sculpt
• The Biggest Loser Workout: Cardio Max
• The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show!
• The Biggest Loser Calorie Counter: The Quick and Easy Guide to Thousands of Foods from Grocery Stores and Popular Restaurants--AsSeen on NBC's Hit Show!
• Are You Ready!: To Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever

Very hard. This book kick major butt. So if don't want to be kicked into gear, than don't get this book.

I had lost 54 pounds on my own, but the weight stopped coming off and I still had a lot to lose. This is not a quick fix fad diet. Jillian really knows her stuff.

A must read. Lose weight look great and feel great with Jillians book. And I wasn't exercising either, so I wasn't in shape. And the exercises have toned up my muscles and even made them stronger.

This book will get you where you want to be if you're serious about it. If you're serious about losing weight this is the book for you. After doing what she says the weight continued to come off.

Jillian Michaels doesn't talk down to you and she doesn't let you talk down to yourself - she just shows you how to make changes that will change your life. Everyone will find something helpful in this book. An excellent how-to book, in plain language, that will help anyone in their struggles to lose weight. I highly recommend this book because it addresses all 3 components to losing weight - diet, exercise and attitude.

It would be nice if some of the advanced exercises had photos, but most are available on Google or YouTube if you're serious about doing this right. Her meal plans are, for the most part nutritionally sound. If you have knee problems, try adding some flax to your diet, and maybe a glucosamine supplement so you don't use that as an excuse to go easy or end up in pain. Most of her recipes are pretty scrumptious, but watch your portion sizes since most are for 4-6 people. Take short breaks when you need to, but don't give up.

Personally I like a few more fruits throughout my day (especially during summer)., so I add a homemade smoothie with 1-3 servings here and there.

Don't be discouraged if you're worn out right away the first few times through.

Overall, Jillian has done a great job of putting together a surmountable, invigorating life style that will produce results proportionate to the effort you put into making the change to be healthy, happy, and fit.

They are not for the fate of heart, but you can work up to being able to do them straight through with some extra cardio training when you have the oomph for it.

Go for it.

Her workouts will make you sweat each and every time, but imagining her there with you right when you want to give up half way through your last set is all it takes to get you through it.

This is an excellent, effective and realistic lifestyle plan by Jillian Michaels.

A lot of her exercises are multi-joint movements that can stress the knees if you are starting out very overweight (squats, various lunges, etc), so you might want to add either or both in anyway.

Thank you Jillian. Everyone knows to eat right and to exercise but it's very hard to follow it everyday when its so easy to see fatty foods everywhere. Thanks to Jillian I know the important things like difference between saturated and transfats and that it is important to give your self a rest day instead of pushing yourself too hard.