Has anyone tried?

i own it! never read it tho. very dry boring bland with all of her usual workouts in an index in the back with no pictures. i think i tried it for one day but it was something i couldnt stick with. since you have tried everything it may be worth a go around

Has anyone read and/or tried Making the Cut by Jillian Michaels? I'm looking for any ideas that can get me out of this 7 month plateau and it looks like this book covers exactly what I need. I've read that it is a pretty intense program to follow. Can anyone give me a little insight about this?

have you tried increasing your calories? Exercise helps to build muscle and a strong heart. Calories in and out determine weight loss. Unfortunately, too little in will prevent weight loss.

I agree with INSANITY. ASYLUM is the next level up though. I would preach about patience, but you have already had patience. I'd just try the harder workouts. Good luck friend:)

Get Insanity, if that doesn't work, nothing will. Best work out i have ever done.

p90x is also awesome and works.

Do you happen to know you body fat op? There are some food methods we can try to change things up. If you dont have the bf, how about height and weight.

I've really been thinking about putting P90X on my christmas list. Unfortunately I don't know my body fat. But I'm 5' 8" and this morning I weighed in at 172.2 (as usual).

Not sure if this matters, but no one ever believes me when they find out how much I weigh...

Whats your workout routine now?


Side reference, your BMR is about 1580 calories. Now if you can get body fat, we can improve that number as the starting point.

I've really been thinking about putting P90X on my christmas list. Unfortunately I don't know my body fat. But I'm 5' 8" and this morning I weighed in at 172.2 (as usual).

Not sure if this matters, but no one ever believes me when they find out how much I weigh...

Whats your workout routine now?


Side reference, your BMR is about 1580 calories. Now if you can get body fat, we can improve that number as the starting point.

I've been changing it up a lot lately. Spin class, elliptical, kickboxing, strength 3-4 days a week, HIIT usually twice a week. I usually burn around 1000 calories in my work outs 5 - 6 days a week (usually 5. If I go a 6th day it's a lighter workout). Right now my calories are set at 1457 and I eat back most (if not all) my exercise calories.

Here is my suggestion and what I have used for 50+ people on this board with great success. Based on your estimated BMR and your active level (I would consider you to be very active; putting your TDEE muliplier at 1.725 according to the Katch McArdle formula) and it would put your daily caloric needs at 2475.

1580 * 1.725 = 2725 - 250 = 2475.

That should be your goal to eat every day, even on days you don't workout and on top of that, do NOT eat back exercise calories. We can start your carbs at 40%, protein 40% and fats at 20%. Watch your weight over 1 month (I know it's long but it takes time for a body to adjust).

After 1 month, if your weight doesn't increase or decrease, then increase your calories by 200. If you consistantly gain (like 5 lbs) decrease your calories by 200. If your weight decrease, then maintain. This should be a good start. I would suggest after a month, hit me up on PM so we can discuss further.

On a side note, if you have something like PCOS (like my wife does) or other medical conditions, it's also possilbe to have a carb intolerance, which at that point, we just drop your carb intake and maintain calories.

it's a suggestion, if you want to try it great, if not, we can continue helping you.

Lemon