I went through Making the Cut a couple of months ago out of curiosity. I think the point of her program is to make you look your best for some specific deadline or event, not so much that you are going to achieve this incredibly ripped body and be able to maintain it. Towards the end of the book she talks about peaking, and I think really her entire program is geared towards that. I also found the meal plan to be sort of ridiculous, and I'm not sure if I'd even want to put myself through a program like that where I can look "ripped" as she puts it for a small amount of time and not be able to maintain it and then just go back to looking as I did before.
I was kind of disappointed by the message of the book to be honest. I watch Biggest Loser and really like Jillian on the show. She really pushes her people and especially in this last season, I feel like has tried her best to empower her girls and make them feel tough and strong. Which is why I got depressed when I read about her book's diet plan, especially the end section where she instructs you to eat something like 1,000 calories a day. Maybe that would be good if I was getting ready for some kind of figure competition, otherwise its pretty ridiculous.
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