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 My adorable wife signed up to JillianMichaels.com a few days ago and has started the diet program. The site is pretty good and has a wealth of information and tips. Most come directly from her in the form of blog posts which is also great. Basically, Jillian Michaels has you fill out a  3 page questionnaire that tells you what kind of “oxidizer” you are. From what I’ve read, Oxidizer theories are still rather undocumented. After that, she customizes a daily meal plan (she even gives you printable shopping lists) and tells you to exercise.

My wife, who is 5′ 1″ and a few pounds overweight (which I personally love),  ended up being a “Balanced Oxidizer” (so did I) and she was told to comsume 1200 calories per day. I was also a Balanced Oxidizer and told to consume 1600 for my 6′ 1″ frame (seems a bit low but whatever).

Nothing earth shattering here. Just eat right, and exercise. If you create a calorie deficit, you lose weight. Simple stuff.

But that wasn’t enough for me. After reading Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle, I was curious about the meals, so my wife and I sat down and started analyzing the ratio of carbs, protein and fat. And you know what? It was 40% protein, 30% carb and 30% healthy fats (no trans fats). Hell, every single meal is exactly 40-30-30. This is the same type of ratio that Tom Venuto talks about. Except, well, Tom also tells you how to get past “plateaus” by cycling calories while explaining how to boost muscle, boost metabolism and well…everything else.

After chucking up a good $52 for this program (that I can’t get back), I recommend spending the $39.95 for Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle over JillianMichaels.com all the way. The only real benefit I saw at Jillian’s website was the pre-created meal plans and grocery shopping list. But that’s not too difficult to figure out. The knowledge you’ll gain from Venuto, however, is vast.

Good luck!