Has Anyone Tried Joe Wick's 90 Day Plan?

vikiwx
vikiwx Posts: 15 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello, I currently use a lot of Joe's lower calorie recipes for dinner each night as I find them easy and enjoy the cooking from scratch.
I have been questioning doing the 90 day plan which would mean I would have to cook his food for all three meals plus snacks. I asked the help team and they said it's about £50-60 per person a week, which is a whole lot more than I pay now with my Weetabix, protein shakes and soups during the day.
Has anyone done this? What's people's opinions?

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  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    edited February 2018
    Never tried his food plans, I just eat food I like in a calorie deficit that meets my personal macro requirements. I like his workout videos though.

    What would be your plan on Day 91?
  • BlueRosie80
    BlueRosie80 Posts: 14 Member
    My sis and one of her friends bought his ‘bespoke’ plan, they’re both very different weights, sizes and even sexes! and the plan they were sent was exactly the same - even down to how many cals they should be eating...

    She sent me it and I made a few of his recipes, which were really nice! But massive portions (I found anyway!!)

    I decided to just buy a couple of different cook books, one of his, a jamie Oliver and also clean eating Alice. Most of their recipes are for 2-4 so by cooking a few each week it feeds me flrnthe entire week.

    I try to have either oats or eggs and avo for brekkie and fruit for snacks. I spend about £35-40 a week on food and then I use the Jillian Michaels app and go hiking for work outs...
  • ZoneFive
    ZoneFive Posts: 570 Member
    £50-60 per week sounds like an awful lot for one person's groceries -- and not even including household incidentals. You can do a lot better for yourself for the money. I think @BlueRosie80 has the right idea -- look into recipes that you like and cook for yourself.
  • nowmartin2001
    nowmartin2001 Posts: 16 Member
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    nowmartin2001 wrote: »
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.

    Well he is a qualified personal trainer not a qualified dietician. Being an online nutrition coach isn't really a selling point for anyone in the UK, seeing as you can pick up a certificate from online courses on Groupon for £20.

  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    nowmartin2001 wrote: »
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.

    why? plenty of people are successful without counting. plus if you count you don't need his 'plan' so of course he would say that...
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    edited February 2018
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    nowmartin2001 wrote: »
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.

    why? plenty of people are successful without counting. plus if you count you don't need his 'plan' so of course he would say that...

    His plan does advertise itself as calorie/macro controlled so I am not entirely sure if some comments he's made about eating too low calorie/meal replacements have been taken out of context.

    Just watched an interview with him there how he mentions not eating 1000 calories per day and being obsessed with calories, but then says we all have different energy demands (last time I checked that was calories lol) and food needs to be adjusted accordingly.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    nowmartin2001 wrote: »
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.

    why? plenty of people are successful without counting. plus if you count you don't need his 'plan' so of course he would say that...

    His plan does advertise itself as calorie/macro controlled so I am not entirely sure if some comments he's made about eating too low calorie/meal replacements have been taken out of context.

    all weight loss plans are 'calorie controlled', thats how they claim you lose weight
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,374 Member
    vikiwx wrote: »
    Hello, I currently use a lot of Joe's lower calorie recipes for dinner each night as I find them easy and enjoy the cooking from scratch.
    I have been questioning doing the 90 day plan which would mean I would have to cook his food for all three meals plus snacks. I asked the help team and they said it's about £50-60 per person a week, which is a whole lot more than I pay now with my Weetabix, protein shakes and soups during the day.
    Has anyone done this? What's people's opinions?

    This seems rather expensive - we feed a family of 3 for around $100 US a week.
  • Nudgey02
    Nudgey02 Posts: 24 Member
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    nowmartin2001 wrote: »
    Joe Wicks has said on many occasions that he doesn't believe in counting calories at all. I don't know about you but that sets alarm bells of for me, and yes I understand you can lose weight without counting every calorie.

    why? plenty of people are successful without counting. plus if you count you don't need his 'plan' so of course he would say that...

    His plan does advertise itself as calorie/macro controlled so I am not entirely sure if some comments he's made about eating too low calorie/meal replacements have been taken out of context.

    all weight loss plans are 'calorie controlled', thats how they claim you lose weight

    I know, I just mean if he was so totally anti-calorie counting he surely wouldn't advertise that it's tailored to your calorie requirements.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    edited February 2018
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?

    So basically his client's don't get told calorie intake/macros until after the plan is complete which seems counter-productive.

    Other than that usual craic we know of all meal plans, basically you can just calorie count without needing to overcomplicate it.
  • Nudgey02
    Nudgey02 Posts: 24 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?

    So basically his client's don't get told calorie intake/macros until after the plan is complete which seems counter-productive.

    Other than that usual craic we know of all meal plans, basically you can just calorie count without needing to overcomplicate it.

    Yep, it says that you are given the plan of what to eat but with no calorie info, so doesn't actually help you maintain your weight after, meaning that he gets repeat business. It also mentions that the work outs that he has online are HIIT based which he seems to infer is how he looks as like he does, when in fact you would have to include heavy weights to get that amount of muscle.
  • passenger79
    passenger79 Posts: 257 Member
    Oh please dont . He's falsely advertising no calorie counting but amount of time you spend meausuring exact ingredients for his recipes are crazy !
    I wasted money on his 3 months plan and it was ridiculous. His cook books recipes are good and just as easy as in his funny Instagram videos but actual plan

    ....... 370 grams greens,28g mushroom ,92 gr onions everything was so complicated I spent ages in kitchen prepping the meals and other half washing dishes. You can't really eat out,can't drink, if not eating allowed sweets from the plan you are only allowed 2 carbkilla bars a week.

    It's basically low carb unessary complicated with fasted cardio and ridiculous food bills and wastage .
    When I got Ill during (unrelated)and couldn't do workouts I was told I had to restart the plan from day 1.
    It would be the same if I had a takeaway or went away for few days and eaten of the plan.



    By all means use his cook books alot of them are higher calorie but filling but in my experience
    I regret wasting money and time on it.
    Regimented,complicated and time consuming .





  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?

    So basically his client's don't get told calorie intake/macros until after the plan is complete which seems counter-productive.

    Other than that usual craic we know of all meal plans, basically you can just calorie count without needing to overcomplicate it.

    Yep, it says that you are given the plan of what to eat but with no calorie info, so doesn't actually help you maintain your weight after, meaning that he gets repeat business. It also mentions that the work outs that he has online are HIIT based which he seems to infer is how he looks as like he does, when in fact you would have to include heavy weights to get that amount of muscle.

    interesting...

    i like his recipes - he is a good source of ideas for low carb meals and the portion sizes are usually for 1-2 people which is handy. not fussed for all the HIIT bollocks
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?

    So basically his client's don't get told calorie intake/macros until after the plan is complete which seems counter-productive.

    Other than that usual craic we know of all meal plans, basically you can just calorie count without needing to overcomplicate it.

    Yep, it says that you are given the plan of what to eat but with no calorie info, so doesn't actually help you maintain your weight after, meaning that he gets repeat business. It also mentions that the work outs that he has online are HIIT based which he seems to infer is how he looks as like he does, when in fact you would have to include heavy weights to get that amount of muscle.

    It actually says that he markets it as HIIT based but the programs actually includes weight training, which leads customers to believe in advance that they will get lean doing only the cardio, until they buy it and realise it's not.
  • Nudgey02
    Nudgey02 Posts: 24 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Nudgey02 wrote: »
    Maybe watch this then decide? He makes some interesting points - https://youtu.be/pHxJqWfwz1M

    I'm at work, can you cliffs notes it for me?

    So basically his client's don't get told calorie intake/macros until after the plan is complete which seems counter-productive.

    Other than that usual craic we know of all meal plans, basically you can just calorie count without needing to overcomplicate it.

    Yep, it says that you are given the plan of what to eat but with no calorie info, so doesn't actually help you maintain your weight after, meaning that he gets repeat business. It also mentions that the work outs that he has online are HIIT based which he seems to infer is how he looks as like he does, when in fact you would have to include heavy weights to get that amount of muscle.

    It actually says that he markets it as HIIT based but the programs actually includes weight training, which leads customers to believe in advance that they will get lean doing only the cardio, until they buy it and realise it's not.

    Yes, sorry, I'm really bad at explaining myself! thanks for clarifying :smile:
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    I was thinking John Wick, and was super interested... So disappointed. :brokenheart:

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    His 90 day plan would be deadly :lol:
  • LW3380
    LW3380 Posts: 118 Member
    tinkerbellang83 wrote: »
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    I was thinking John Wick, and was super interested... So disappointed. :brokenheart:

    8jtn6bsj639f.gif


    His 90 day plan would be deadly :lol:

    Just keep him away from the pencils...

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