Bob Harper's "Jumpstart to Skinny"...anyone tried it?

i dont know about your copy of his book but i bought it on line for my Ipad and i went yesterday and bought the Hard book as it was to hard to make up the calendar for the weeks as i have to have everything organized and i couldn't do it with the ebook and i dont know but the Hard copy i bought is different from the ibook . Strange hey

I just started Jumpstart to Skinny on April 6th. Unfortunately, I hurt my leg on day one, so I could not do the exercises. I also have knee and joint issues, so I don't see myself doing the jump-start moves, but I could do some elliptical training for those time slots. I live in a big city and don't drive, so I have been doing some walking anyway. Am I crazy or does 4 ounces of chicken seem like a lot of chicken? I find it hard to eat all of the greens, but I love them. I am normally a pretty healthy eater. However, during the long winter, I gained a few pounds. I am going on a big trip in June. I will probably be eating out a good deal, so I want to lose a few pounds and give myself a little cushion for the trip. When I get back from the trip I will kick it back into gear. I like that he has us eating so many greens. I had been doing Kale shakes/green smoothies to get in my greens before I started. It is hard to go anywhere other than the bathroom drinking all this water! I also love salt, so this has been interesting eating no salt. I use other fresh herbs, and things taste better than I anticipated. I did not weigh myself at the beginning, because I did not want to get upset. I will weigh myself at the end, though. I will be very, very happy if I lose 10 pounds. I will be able to tell somewhat how much I lost by my clothing. I think that it is totally possible. I will probably keep doing the Quinoa breakfasts after this is over. I can definitely see keeping some of the meals in my regular rotation. This is not some crazy diet pill. This is just low calorie, very healthy eating. I am excited to find people here who are also on this journey!!! We can so do this for 3 weeks! Don't give up!

Pure _of_Heart, I noticed in an earlier post, you said someone listed all the recipes in the food database. Could you please tell me exactly what that is? I, too, bought the e-book and it's really difficult to "flip around" for the recipes. I'm on day five of week one and I'm down 4 lbs. I love the food on this plan, and I agree that it's VERY filling.

I just wanted to add my experience so far... I'm on Week 2, Day 5 and am down 8 pounds so far. I'm not following the plan to a "T" since I have had a couple of cocktails, and occasionally hashbrowns for breakfast, but other than that I've stuck to it pretty close. I'm also not only doing his exact recipes, but just using MyFitnessPal to get to the correct ratios using foods I enjoy. Lots of Chicken breast and salad though.

I've noticed I feel a lot better doing this, and I'm not hungry at all! I think it is definately working, and since it is only for 3 weeks and I'm taking my vitamins, eating a ton of veggies, and drinking extra electrolytes I'm not worried that I'm not getting adequate nutrition. I'm also not having a ton of cravings for "bad" things, so I'm not too worried I will gain it all back when I transition off the plan. I feel great!

Good luck to anyone else trying this approach!
-Mo

Bob Harper says himself that it's only meant to be used for a few weeks at most, if you're looking to fit into a dress or something. So its more of a crash diet...800 calories, even with as many veggies as I could eat wouldnt keep me satisfied for more than like a day.

I'm now on Week 2, day 5! I did a juice fast the weekend before this and kept all that weight off once I went on to this program so I'm counting that as a part of my total loss - as of today I am 11.6 lbs down. The diet is surprisingly easy to follow, once you get used to taking the time to make the meals, etc. It takes a lot of prep and planning, but once you do it's so easy to stick with the plan at least for me. The foods already bought and made each day so all I have to do is eat it! I've learned a lot of lessons about healthy eating so far with this and I'm so pleased with my progress. I was afraid I wasn't going to lose at all since I'm about 20 lbs away from my goal weight, but I've been losing steadily. I'm doing my own cardio/weights routines though so I think that's also been part of my success. I'll have weird cravings from time to time, but I'm rarely hungry so those don't really last long. The steak and pesto "potatoes" has by far been my favorite so far. The orange and fennel fish pockets were the worst :P The hardest thing for me is remembering to drink enough water. I have phased myself down to black coffee as of today though!

Hi. I just finished the 3 week program. At the start my weight was 146. Now Im 136. I lost 10 lbs. I lost 6 pounds at the end of the first week (water weight) Held it steady at 140 the second week and dropped 4 more pounds at the end of the 3rd week. Now I have transitioned to his other book The Skinny Rules which allows 1200 cal per day for women. I loved it! never was hungry. The hubby is on his last week. He was 209 and now weighs 191 that's 18 lbs pounds so far. I think Bob did an excellent job with this program. We have learned a lot from the book and glad we tried it!

I downloaded a sample of the book last week and did a 4 day trial run. Lost a pound a day! My weight watcher leader was surpassed as I'd been on the plateau with no loss for 6 weeks... I am following the 40-40-20 guidelines this week again toward a Saturday weigh-in. I've picked a few meals I like from the plan and am eating those instead of such a large variety. 5 kids and work don't allow me much time. lots of water has kept me full. If I lose 12 over 3 weeks I will be ecstatic.

I did my shopping for week 1 yesterday and spent $196 plus $14 at a health food store.

Also, it is a ton if food! I'm always hungry and on this I'm not. Day 2 and no hunger and I had one snack! No, not a long term diet, but this is good food!