Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Fat Burner Review

Jillian Michaels is well known for her role in television and in the general fitness world. Now, she has lent her name and her endorsement to the Jillian Michaels Maximum Strength Fat Burner supplement that claims to be able to drastically change your life. All fat burners will do this in one way or another, but the amount of aggressive advertising that has gone into promoting this project is a little above and beyond what most people would call normal.

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The Hook

The main hook that this product has over most people is the name that is behind it. A lot of people will see a beautiful and fit woman like Jillian Michaels and assume that any product that has her name on it must be an effective product. If this sounds like the reaction that you’ve had, check yourself for a moment. With the high expense per month of this product, you can’t afford to rush headlong into this particular purchase.

The Ingredients

You can always tell the effectiveness of any weight loss product by taking a close look at the ingredients that make it up. The pills included in this product are primarily made up of two different proprietary blends. The amount of each ingredient present within those blends is not disclosed, but the actual ingredients that are present are known.

The impressive ingredients on the list are synephrine, coffee bean extract and guarana. All of the other ingredients included in this product are not ingredients that have any significant effect on the final outcome. If there is a reason to purchase this product, it would have to be within one of these three ingredients because all of the others at best are supporting ingredients and at worst are just tossed in for appearances.

Coffee bean extract and guarana are both natural sources of caffeine. Caffeine is easily one of the best ingredients for burning fat because of the thermogenic properties that it has. In other words, it has the ability to stimulate the body into burning fat. The presence of caffeine in reasonably large quantities in this pill is encouraging, but on its own is not enough to validate purchasing this product for the high price that it commands.

This analysis leaves synephrine as the last hope for giving this product a positive review. The synephrine ingredient has long been thought of as a substitute for ephedrine that did not have the same deleterious side effects, but to this date the research has not really validated that point. There is no reason to believe that synephrine has the same abilities as ephedrine and therefore no reason to believe that this product will do as well as a product that still contains ephedrine.

Final Thoughts

This product will act as a mild stimulant that will make you feel good and energized throughout the day. However, you can get that same effect from other products that are far cheaper than this one. It seems to be riding more on the fame and popularity of Jillian Michaels more than anything else.

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Comments (20)

1. iffy
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 14-08-2010 00:21
well not sure what to think of it yet,,,,just bought them yesterday..my husband was not very happy with me buying the pills,,,,,,,ive been working out for about two weeks already and can already see a difference in the way my clothes fits me and my eating habits.. but havent gone down in weight...hoping these pills will help me burn fat alot faster....but all these negative comments make me just want to return these pills...not sure what to take anymore..im a mother of 4...just need to loose those 10 extra pounds...help..other than excercise and dieting what would you recommend...????

2. Just Started
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 05-08-2010 14:28
Just started today and i only took 2 pills so far. I work afternoons and need the little kick that the pills claim to have. Will keep you posted

3. Trust and read this
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 02-08-2010 21:38
Hello, I have been walking for over 2 years trying to lose 79 lbs. lost 53 to date. my wife has lost 36 of her 100 she is planning to lose. She uses HCG and we both do the diet. But now i have a bottle of the 56 tablets and will only take 2 a day, not the 4 they say. I do not need the jitters etc... I am expecting this to kick start my last 26 lb weight loss. Hoping to lose a 1/2 pound a day. we will see. I'll keep you posted in a month...

4. Written by Ben, on 30-07-2010 12:41
i'm still shocked that Jillian would put her name on a phony fat loss pill. there is no quick fix people. all of you complaining that it doesnt work, glad you found out the hard way. the ONLY effective way is through diet and exercise. no other way around it.

5. Exited for results!!!
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 30-07-2010 09:51
I just started taking the pills today only 2 a day I am 5'2 and 138-lbs I want to lose at least 15-lbs I will keep everyone posted!..
If anyone wants to contact me with weight loss tips or questions do so!! This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

6. Read the label, it works if you use it c
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 30-07-2010 08:23
First of all, yes she promotes losing weight naturally. This is a completely natural product. Second, it clearly says to follow a diet and exercise program, although it does not specify. I have been taking these pills for a couple months now and I have to say yes they make a difference. I go to the gym for an hour before dinner and walk at least 2 miles or mow the yard or something similar every night. Before the pills, very little change and what I lost I gained right back. With the pills, what comes off, stays off. On our trip to Vegas, I did not watch what I ate and other than walking got no exercise and I gained absolutely NO WEIGHT. My husband, however, gained 10 lbs. I used the pills and he didn't. He has now started using them too. There is no miracle cure. You have to work for it. These just help and make it a little easier.

7. Love it!
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 13-07-2010 23:11
I lost 10 lbs I did the detox with the fat burners I did this for two weeks! I really didn't exercise but I did end up eating better and It helped me make more smart choices with my food plus after drinking all of that water I didnt feel hungry all of the time. I also didnt eat after 8 o'clock. so all in all i had great success with this product!

8. Systems Engineer
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 05-07-2010 19:44
Waste of time and money. I followed the instructions and I didn't lose any weight. The only thing these pills do is give you a headache.

9. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 01-07-2010 11:29
Well I tried the pills for 2 weeks since thats the amount in the bottle. Anyway i liked the pills they gave me energy,took my cravings away,made me use the bathroom, and kept me focused on exercise. However I did not see a significant amount of wt lost. Still looking for something better.

10. Not worth the money
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 31-05-2010 09:48
I took the whole bottle as directed, continued with my diet and exercise program and lost nothing. I felt nothing either. No side effects at all. Didn't lose any inches, and no weight loss. Not worth the money!

11. Written by ree, on 14-05-2010 10:42
ive just brought the fat burner. ive never tried any weightloss pills before because ive always been thin. so im trying this to lose my midsection. ive just took 2pills this morning and ill be back next week to tell you if theres a difference!!

12. Plateued, just started Jillian Fat Burne
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 19-04-2010 17:57
I started 1-4-10 at 195 lbs lost 20 lbs to date 4-19-10 walk everday 4 miles in 90 minutes, eat about 1200 cals a day and cant get to my goal of 165 lbs after 2 weeks staying at 175. So i just took 2 Jillian fat burner pill with my dinner and will let you know my progress at the end of one week 4-26-10.

13. Written by Cindy, on 14-04-2010 22:36
I am not a fan of diet pills, but decided to try Jillian's fat burner. I am not taking the full recommended dosage, only half. One in the a.m. adnone in the early afternoon. I started them in February. I am 5'6 and was weighing 198 pounds. I am now weighing 175 pds. 22 pounds gone!! I'm not complaining, 'cause i'm not spending my nights at the gym. Do I excercise, not much, but I'm no longer stuffing my face with everything in sight either. I believe it's different results for different people. As for me, I like the pills.

14. Written by 15 and on her way, on 05-04-2010 14:32
well im 15 and i used the product and i lost about 15 pounds within 2 weeks and a half. I did alot of diet and exercise in conjuction with using the pill but the pill did give me the boot of energy that i need to continue working out. i think this is a great product.

15. didn't work!
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 29-03-2010 13:46
I really wish I could say the detox and fat burner worked for me, but i can't cause it didn't. I trusted the product cause I'm a fan of Jillian, but I just wasted my money. I will nor recommend this product to any of my friends.

16. Not Sure Yet
Written by Leigh, on 19-03-2010 07:25
Reading all the post made me see that the product seems to be working for people. My problem is I am getting the same results that I was getting with the green tea fat burner and it is alot cheaper. I do not go to the gym I workout at home so the discipline is there and I am very motivated. I think that the main ingredients to good weight loss is eating healthy and a a workout that consist of cardio and weights (especially for women). I do The Firm and it gets me sweating pill or no pill. But I do agree that the pills give you a boost of energy.

17. typical
Written by Kevin, Strongandfit.net , on 16-03-2010 08:25
This is typical of most over the counter "fat burners." Most of them are over-priced and little more than caffeine pills.

18. day 2
Written by cheeks, on 27-02-2010 23:20
this is my first day trying out the FAT BURNER PILLS by jillian michaels...i went to schooll..went to the mall for 3 hours..came home and went on the tredmill for an hour and didnt eat alot. i say these pills are working so far i sweat like crazy today and it helped to curb my cravings..we will see how much i drop in 2 weeks

19. Lets get real
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 22-02-2010 16:28
Seriously, everyone on the net is talking about how she promotes losing weight naturally, that is great and a positive way to go. Then again I am sure she knows that there is MANY out there like me that has no motivation or urge to eat right or exercise..... So maybe she is promoting this product for those like me who see her face on the product and think hmmmm I think I will try it. Guess what I am trying it and I have more energy, and I feel like do things and eating right. Maybe its all in my head, but if thats what it takes I say MORE POWER TO YOU JILLIAN!! Thank you for getting me up and off the couch!

20. actually a good little help
Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , on 22-02-2010 14:29
I started with the Max Fat Burn about a month ago - I am super sensitive to most ingredients in dietary supplements and a little wary. I didn't think Jillian would endorse anything that was less than high standard so i gave it a try. I didn't have any jittery feelings or anything even when I first started. But I did notice weight loss. I am eating healthy and in the gym a couple times a week - however my body does not typically respond to "just" eating and working out. I totally can tell the difference in how I feel and how my body is responding the weeks I am on the Fat Burner and the weeks I am not (they are pricey so I have to do one or two weeks on and one off) but the weeks I am on, I have more energy, I actually lose weight and I don't feel nearly as bloated or just icky. I am very much behind this product and I've tried many that never compelled me to write about. I'm worried with the law-suits she's dealing with that my supply will dry up or, worse, get even more expensive (worse = knowing they are out there and I really can't afford them!) I am 42, a mom of 2 year-old twins trying to get back in teh game at the gym, etc. and I really appreciate the energy boost and teh extra burn I get from this supplement!