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~ Cheryl Forberg RD (Author), Melissa Roberson (Author), Lisa Wheeler (Author), Biggest Loser Experts and Cast (Author)
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Over the last six seasons of The Biggest Loser, you've watched as contestants shed pounds, got healthy, and dramatically changed their lives for the better. In fact, you may have been so inspired by the show’s remarkable success stories that you've considered embarking on your own weight loss journey.
If you're looking to get healthy now, there’s good news: You don't have to spend time at the ranch to benefit from The Biggest Loser magic. THE BIGGEST LOSER: 30 DAY JUMP START brings all of the secrets of the ranch right into your own home. The Biggest Loser experts—the same ones who advise the contestants—are here to walk you through a 30-day plan that will kick off your weight loss and help you build new, healthy habits.
In this book you’ll find easy-to-follow menus, recipes, exercise plans, and motivation for each day of the week. You’ll also find helpful tips and advice from past Biggest Losers who have been in your shoes, including the nine contestants from Season 7 who left the ranch early to follow this very plan at home.
So far, the Biggest Losers have lost more than a combined 10,000 pounds. But for each of them, the journey started with a commitment: to health, to weight loss, and to themselves. The first steps toward a healthier future are in this book—what are you waiting for? Make the commitment, take the leap—and begin your 30 day jump start today!

About the Author

Cheryl Forberg, RD, is the nutritionist for The Biggest Loser. As co-creator of the eating plan, she has counseled each season's contestants on reaching their fitness and nutrition goals. A James Beard award-winning chef, Cheryl brings a flavorful and fresh approach to eating for weight loss with a special emphasis on anti-aging. She is the author of Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer Sexier You (Rodale, 2008). Cheryl is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Napa.

Melissa Roberson is the editor of BiggestLoserClub.com, the website that offers food, fitness, and exercise tips. She often visits the ranch and interviews trainers and contestants about their inspiring weight loss journeys. She is a web veteran, having worked on new media projects for Time Inc., The New York Times, News Corps., Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. She lives in Hoboken, NJ.

Lisa Wheeler, an international dance/fitness professional based in New York City, is the National Creative Manager for Equinox Group Fitness, a Contributing Editor for Shape Magazine and Choreographer for Cal Pozo's Fit Vid Productions, where clients include The Biggest Loser, Dancing with the Stars, American Gladiators and Denise Austin. She has appeared in more than 20 fitness videos, FiT TV, and hosted The Method Fitness Show. Lisa leads the Westin Workout segments on SPG TV and has hosted fitness programs for the NFL Channel, CNN Headline News, The View and QVC. She holds NASM, ACSM, ACE, and AFAA certifications.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Rodale Books; ZZZ edition (February 17, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605297828
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605297828
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,291 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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release your hips, keep your spine neutral, draw your navel, circuit format, total body weight loss, large slice tomato, bottled pesto, staggered stance, natural breathing pattern, rest between exercises, press into the floor, red chile flakes, fitness foundation, olive oil cooking spray, eight repetitions, carpeted surface, alternating sides
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Jump-Start Exercise Plan, Biggest Loser Trainer Tip, Jump-Start Menu Plan, Tips Keep, All Vincent, Michelle Aguilar, Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, Creamy Hummus, Tips Don't, Brady Vilcan, Basil Pesto, Helen Phillips, Tips Maintain, Laughing Cow, Carla Triplett, Tips Avoid, Vicky Vilcan, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Stacey Capers, Coleen Skeabeck, Aubrey Cheney, Julie Hadden, Crispy Corn Chips, Doc's Chili
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74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT Disappointed and Impractical - another Single person's review, September 8, 2009
I love reading the Amazon reviews & always look at the negative ones to see the shortfalls. After two weeks on the diet, this 60 yr old, who spent 2 weeks without cheating on South Beach without dropping a single pound, has lost 13 lbs even though I have been on a plateau for 5 of those days. I'll try to remember to update this at the end of 30 days.

A few responses to "Disappointed and Impractical"'s review, who felt the diet didn't work for a single person because some of the recipes are for a large number of servings:

As a single, I've been been adjusting recipes for years and had zero problems doing so with this book. What recipe book only shows recipes for single portions? Most are for a family of 4. Yes buying for a single can be a problem, but no more for this book than any other one. So I'm doing the same thing I've been doing for years, keeping a soup pot in the fridge and freezing items I don't use.

I did adjust the recipe for some of the soups, and the chili for the number of months I thought I would be on the diet and freezed them. I LIKED the idea, since after the first 30 days, I'll still be eating healthily but with greatly reduced meal preparation time.

And if you don't like something, common sense tells you what to replace it with. One dark leafy green for another, etc, just as they recommend substituting when they talk about the exercising. If you don't like to walk, substitute something you do like, such as an exercise bike or swimming. If you like it, you'll do it.

More importantly first of all, this diet WORKS for me, and the older I get the harder it is to lose weight. Food wise it certainly is well balanced and nutritious. The variety seems to address each craving I have. . Just when I want something crunchy, there are the almonds, or tacos. Just when I want something sweet, there is a peanut butter and sugarless jelly snack. The meals are, in my view, delicious for the most part, and the snacks are timed to keep your blood levels stable so you metabolism doesn't shut down. And I ADORE the way the exercising increases each day. And the daily thoughts are great. Just when I hit my plateau, there was the talk about plateaus. And if I want more insight, I go to the NBC Biggest Loser Website and look in the nutrition blog in the Exclusive section for more information. (the NBC site has lots of helpful hints that are not on the other Biggest Loser websites.

I work out in the early morning to get it out of the way and raise my metabolism for the day. The breakfasts in this book are huge, so if you eat first, you'll have loads of energy to work out. The dinners are on the light side, sort of the way the Europeans eat. I thought that would be hard, but I've had no problems with it so far.

To date this is the best diet book I've ever tried. The one recipe I thought I would not like was the fish tacos and actually they were just great (I used Orange Roughy as a substitute fish).

After 40 years of dieting, I think I've finally faced the fact that diet and exercise is intrinsically intertwined, and that getting in shape MUST involve both. For me this book is the best vehicle I've found to address both factors.

I can't wait until the new Biggest Loser season starts on the 15th. I plan to be right there with them: my and my 30 day jumpstart diet book.
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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Plan your life, live your plan, February 18, 2009
By Julie Neal (Sanibel Island, Fla.) - See all my reviews
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This book is 308 pages of pure inspiration. I defy you to look at it and not be moved to live healthier. Basically you'll learn what to eat -- and what NOT to eat -- and how to exercise. If you are familiar with The Biggest Loser reality show on NBC, this book uses the same knowledge and guidelines from the same experts. It is "a 30-day blueprint for improved health, weight loss and a whole new life."

Don't be fooled by the cheesy cover. Inside are nicely designed pages with photographs and lots of color. The food shots, in particular, are beautifully done, and make you want to try the recipes. Advice from TV-show contestants and trainers is sprinkled throughout.

One of the big tips to losing weight and getting fit is being organized; this book follows its own advice. The recipes are easy to follow and the exercises are also accompanied by photos of someone demonstrating the workout.

First you meet some of the Biggest Loser contestants, nine people who had to follow this 30-day plan at home. Each person has a photo, a bio, a quote about why they are ready to lose weight, and a week-by-week diary detailing their progress. Next are chapters introducing the basic tenets of healthy eating and exercising. The guts of the book come next: the "30 days of transformation." Each day tells you exactly what to eat, including recipes, and what your exercise should be, including diagrams.

Recipes include some real winners: Confetti Couscous, Frosty Pumpkin Smoothie, Vanilla Poached Pears and Fish Tacos.

The back of the book gets a little cheesy again, though, as a few pages are devoted to advertising the Biggest Loser product line of books, DVDs, equipment and protein powder.

Here's the chapter list:

1. Ready... Set... Jump!
2. There's No Place Like Home
3. The What, When, and How of Eating
4. Building a Fitness Foundation
5. 30 Days of Transformation
6. Now What?

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Index
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179 of 199 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and Impractical, March 15, 2009
By S. DeSilva (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book and was extremely disappointed. While it does lay out a different menu for each of the 30 days, grocery shopping for these menus would be completely impractical. I sat down to write the list for the first week and by the time I got to day 3, it was two pages of ingredients in small quantities which is impossible to shop for. While the variety is enticing, it's not expected that you'd find one slice of reduced fat swiss cheese or two butter lettuce leaves for sale. You'd end up buying all this food to only use a small amount - the book doesn't reuse certain ingredients enough within a week's time that you'd actually benefit from buying the entire package of swiss or the entire head of butter lettuce. Also, some of the recipes are for WAY too many servings - for example there's a recipe for 24 mini blueberry bran muffins, but you only are instructed to eat four of them in the 30 day period. Similarly there's a recipe for 12 servings worth of chili but you only eat one. Unless you've got a freezer the size of a closet, I can't see this working out well. Variety is great, but when it becomes expensive and impractical it doesn't make sense. The Biggest Loser contestants didn't pay for the food and there was more than one of them on the diet at the same time, so buying the ingredients in bulk in a situation like that would make sense. For a single person, this plan doesn't make good sense at all. Overall, I was extremely disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book YET!!!
I have several of the Biggest Loser books. This one is the best by far. It includes the diet, exercise program, and tips, plus recipes. I lost 5 lbs. the first week. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for the absolute beginner and the recipes
"The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start" by Cheryl Forberg, RD, Melissa Roberson, Lisa Wheeler, and The Biggest Lower Experts and Cast is a great book for the complete beginner who... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Alain B. Burrese

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful jump-start program that lives up to the Biggest Loser brand
We all know the first 30 days are critical to changing any bad habit -- or making good ones. That's why I was so interested in getting my hands on The Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Erin K. Simons

3.0 out of 5 stars great recipes but not seeing weight loss
I have been following this diet/workout routine for 2 weeks and have only lost a half of a pound. I think the diet is too high in carbs for me but I don't really know why it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by kcosmo

2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but unrealistic for everyday-use unless you have no job!
The 30-day workout plan is REALLY basic, I'm talking maybe a 10 minute workout to start, which is great if you haven't done ANYTHING, but I am a semi-regular gym-goer, so I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kelly L. Vermeulen

4.0 out of 5 stars So much variety...not enough time to eat it all.
I really enjoyed this cookbook.
I think the intention is to provide most days with three different meals and 2 different snacks but this didn't fit well in my life... Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. Severtson

3.0 out of 5 stars Biggest Loser is Big Time Consumer
This diet plan is not a work friendly diet. Most days expect 1.5-2 hours in the kitchen in addition to the hour plus exercise you should be doing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Taylor

4.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful book
This book was recommended by a church small group. I am not able to attend the group but I am slowly reading the book and will work through the 30 days of exercise and recipes... Read more
Published 4 months ago by T. Hunt

4.0 out of 5 stars great plan, good recipes, just not written for single servings
It's the same complaint that I have with a lot of diet plans: too many groceries that go to waste and recipes that serve 12!! Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. Hughes

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Guideline Book
I am currently at the end of my first week. All my life I have gone up and down 10-20 pounds-so I certainly can lose weight if need be. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Amy Skaar

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