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The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan: 21 Days to Make Healthy Living a Lifetime Habit

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A workout that is fun and challenging, but works. Jenkins' has trained many celebrities and athletes so obviously knows what she's talking about. In fact, you can find this workout in the May issue of Fitness Magazine, which I just got my hands on recently. The workout combines cardio and circuit training to slim you down in 21 days. I highly suggest this workout to anyone tired of the same old workouts they've been using and getting no results. Pick up Fitness' issue, it'll definitely be worth it.

The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan: 21 Days to Make Healthy Living a Lifetime Habit is revolutionary. This book is truly for everyone because Jeanette Jenkins appeals to people of all cultures, economic status, and health status. The book is simple to read, but also explains the importance of healthy living and how the body works in scientific terms. But most importantly, this book is not a fade or a quick fix that takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Instead this book meets individuals where they are at, and helps them transform their lives from the inside out! Since I started the Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan I haven't felt the pressure to lose 15 pounds fast, get a six pack, or look like a movie star! Instead I feel free to be me and I am encouraged to understand and love me and my body.

I loved this book for so many amazing reasons!! First and foremost is that this book is probably the first book I have read out of MANY that highlights on health and physical fitness being the achievment rather than a thin body. I don't have a thin body and it is very depressing and disheartening to keep trying to achieve something that is just not going to be my end product. With that statement being laid to rest it allowed me to really focus on my health and actual physical fitness which is something that is so much better than a thin body because I can actually achieve physical fitness and healthy eating habits~ reguardless of what I weigh! I was truely fed up with fads and was hoping to find a more body/mind/spirit focus to lead me to a lifestyle change were I could be really happy and satisfied with my all around health and this book was definately it. The DVD that came along with the book was an amazing bonus for me as well, Jeanette Jenkins is so glowing and amazing as an instructor, she gives excellent direction and motivation and when she laughs I find it very sincere and that it rubs off on me and I laugh along with her (cheesey but true!). I feel like I have accomplished a whole lot when I finish with the selected daily workout and very pleased thus far with my results. The 21 day diet that she lines out is very easy to follow and most of the recipes are delicious!! I am truely thankful that I picked this book up. Thank you!!

Ever since having my last baby, I've struggled with finding a comprehensive program for overall wellness. Until I discovered The Hollywood Trainer, Jeanette Jenkins. Her book, The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan: 21 Days to Make Healthy Living a Lifetime Habit provided that for me. It spoke to not only my physical and nutritional challenges but also my spiritual ones as well. It truly served as a blueprint for changing my life. The workouts were challenging yet fun and the recipes proved to be so delicious I was able to intergrate them into my family's meals as well. My two boys absolutely love the blueberry and banana buckwheat pancakes and the turkey lasagna and they are only 5 and 4! Through her book, Jeanette has not only given me the gift of wellness, a renewed lease on life and endless energy but she has also made me feel like a Hollywood Star - from the inside out!

I purchased this book a few weeks ago. I really like the format. Jeanette James gives you a well-rounded plan (food, exercise, and mental cleansing) for weight loss. She does a good job of demonstrating how to do various levels of the same exercise based on your fitness level. The recipes are also very helpful. This is a book that I will use for many years to come.

My goal in the 07 has been to lose the weight that has slowly crept on since I have been in my 30s and I think that this is the workout to finally do that. It is great!!! I am not kidding. I have only had the workout for a week and I can already feel a difference!! I want to assign this book for my book club because I know that a lot of women have been struggling with the same issues. Thank you Jeanette. I dont even need the extra 15 days to know this workout works.

I received my book a little over a week ago and have skimmed through it. Two co-workers have also bought the book. We are starting the 21-day program next week. However, having been trained by Jeanette last year, I know she is extremely knowledgeable about weight loss and the body and if you do what she says, you will get the results you want. What I like about the book so far is its no-nonsense level of truth and great directions. The plan is laid out in such a way that it's simple to follow....simple is best. Jeanette knows and shows us that dieting and losing weight IS a science. Once you know the numbers and what you're body can and cannot do, you can't help but lose weight. I can't wait to take-on the 21-day plan and show everyone around me Jeanette Jenkins' book is the answer to many prayers!! The saying is really true...."You don't know what you don't know!" Jeanette leaves no stone unturned!

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Book Review: The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan by Jeanette Jenkins


Penned by Jeanette Jenkins, President and Author of The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan, this new title promises to be a favorite for the health conscious. Ms. Jenkins is a highly qualified individual in her field:

Host of Lifetime Television's My Workout: Powered by Podfitness

Fitness coach for iVillage.com: iLose It for Good Community Challenge

Nike Elite Athlete

A Podfitness.com premier trainer

Featured on: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Access Hollywood, Tyra Banks Show, Food Network, VH1, BET, Oprah.com, MSNBC.com, eDiets.com

Profiled in many magazines

Studied Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa

Holds more than 17 international certificates in nutrition and various training methods

Writes regular columns: Los Angeles Daily News, MSNBC.com, Urban Influence, among others

The Hollywood Trainer Weight-Loss Plan theme is 21 Days to a lifetime of good habits.

It includes: a beginner level DVD exercise program, author-created recipes, before and after photos of the weight-loss plan users, exercise demo photos for--core, stretches, Circuit Training A--chest, tri's, booty, and Circuit Training B--back, bi's, and thighs.

Also noted and answered by Ms. Jenkins is the problem women face with mental and emotional eating. "Why am I eating? What am I eating? How much am I eating?"

In the back of the book are logs--a welcome inclusion to keep the new habits organized--cardio training, food log, circuit training, flexibility training, and a location for before and after photos.

The reader travels through the 21 Days one day at a time. Each day a well known positive quotation and a self-affirming expression are read. They are tied together with motivating inspiration from Ms. Jenkins. A menu is provided, complete with recipes eaten by the stars. A daily workout is defined with exercises that focus on specific parts of the body. Last, the reader is asked to answer questions in her journal as a daily reflection.

Jeanette Jenkins personally recommends that metabolic testing be completed for better utilization of the weight-loss program.

Readers ask, "Is this a worthwhile program?" Considering the content and Ms. Jenkins's background, I'd say it certainly is. Pick up a copy and train like the stars!

5 Stars

This is an absolutely great book. It has very sound information. No gimmicks, no quick fix solutions, just great information to get and keep you in the best shape. I'm currently studying to become a certified personal trainer and I love this book. The information is sound and right on target. I read the entire book in one sitting. It also includes an awesome workout DVD that I highly recommend. The workout is broken down into two circuits (A & B). Each of them run about 30 min. and each circuit include a full body workout that includes upper, lower and abs. There's also a thorough core workout (about 20 min.) that offers some really effective moves. You will need a set of dumbbells, an ankle weight, and a mat or carpeted floor. If you are a beginner, don't use weights, work your way up to using them. These workouts can be done by beginners to advanced just by increasing your weight size. Her cues are nicely done. Each workout starts with a warm-up, has cardio bursts, and ends with a cool-down and a stretch. Definitely worth the money.

I have struggled for years with finding a meal-exercise program that will work for me. Two years ago I was diagnosed with celiac and things totally fell apart. Almost every diet plan out there is based on whole grains and/or soy, which are taboo for me. I stumbled across this book which gives me day to day things to do and things to eat. I do have to make a few adjustments regarding the menus but most of it is just perfect for me, as it is mostly protein (meat, fish, eggs) and vegetables. I lost 6 pounds in the first three weeks and feel great and am still going strong. The exercises are laid out very well and gives me a total body workout. This is a great book for people that need detailed daily help, which I do.