:-D I gotta say here that I LOVE the 6-week body makeover program. I am 8 weeks into the lifestyle change and not even physically able to do the exercises which are specific for my body type and have lost almost 30 pounds. I am quite overweight and don't have problems with the "losing" part.....it's the keeping it off part that is a habitual problem for me. I am in my 50s and with significant health issues. I will say that I wasn't truthful with myself as I "peered" into the mirror at the image staring back at me. Finding my body type was hard and quite an eye-opener for me as I needed help from a friend to help me see what I just wasn't acknowledging.
If you don't get your body type right the first time....re-evalute yourself or ask a "buddy" for help. The food types are different in each type and perhaps that is a problem for some.....not being able to recognize where you are right now instead of where you think you are or even what you think you used to be like.
For instance, red meat is not in my program. However, there are body types that burn it up better and can eat it to lose; I can't and don't digest it well at all.
I wish you all well.
If you don't get your body type right the first time....re-evalute yourself or ask a "buddy" for help. The food types are different in each type and perhaps that is a problem for some.....not being able to recognize where you are right now instead of where you think you are or even what you think you used to be like.
For instance, red meat is not in my program. However, there are body types that burn it up better and can eat it to lose; I can't and don't digest it well at all.
I wish you all well.
I am so sorry this hasn't worked for you. I am 8 weeks into the program and have lost nearly 30 lbs. Eating all the time seems kind of foreign at first PLUS making sure you have selected the correct body type will aid in the process.
With so many body types to select from....I will say (for me) that was the biggest challenge. I had a hard time looking at ALL OF ME in the mirror and assessing what I thought I looked like and then matching those little blueprints together. Actually, I called upon a friend to help me because I couldn't get beyond what I thought I looked like.
Eating the right types of protein plus vegetables and stuff for your specific body type REALLY, REALLY DO MATTER! I hope that hasn't been your downfall.....Like for instance, I don't digest red meat very well but I like it. I also feel bloated for days afterwards, too. For my body type, I actually discovered that I shouldn't be eating red meat at all. I paid really close attention in the beginning as I am quite "rule" oriented and didn't want to fail at this. I am also more active even though I cannot physically do the body sculpting routines for my body type ("B"). Health issues aside, I am feeling quite at ease and comfortable with the program. I am in my 50s and will say the older you get; the harder it gets to lose weight. This hasn't been hard by any stretch of the imagination......only remembering to "eat" 6 meals each day has been a bit inconvenient.
Good luck and I hope you will give this program a try again.
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With so many body types to select from....I will say (for me) that was the biggest challenge. I had a hard time looking at ALL OF ME in the mirror and assessing what I thought I looked like and then matching those little blueprints together. Actually, I called upon a friend to help me because I couldn't get beyond what I thought I looked like.
Eating the right types of protein plus vegetables and stuff for your specific body type REALLY, REALLY DO MATTER! I hope that hasn't been your downfall.....Like for instance, I don't digest red meat very well but I like it. I also feel bloated for days afterwards, too. For my body type, I actually discovered that I shouldn't be eating red meat at all. I paid really close attention in the beginning as I am quite "rule" oriented and didn't want to fail at this. I am also more active even though I cannot physically do the body sculpting routines for my body type ("B"). Health issues aside, I am feeling quite at ease and comfortable with the program. I am in my 50s and will say the older you get; the harder it gets to lose weight. This hasn't been hard by any stretch of the imagination......only remembering to "eat" 6 meals each day has been a bit inconvenient.
Good luck and I hope you will give this program a try again.
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My husband and I both used this program. He lost the weight he needed for basic training (a long time ago) and I lost the weight I had gained after surgery. If you follow the diet (food section) and at the very least walk, you should do well. If you're having problems with it, call their help line or better yet, consult your doctor. Something may seriously be wrong if you're not losing weight at all. Good luck!
My husband and I bought this about 3 years ago. We both dropped 30 pounds over a 4 month period. Maybe those of you it did not work on did not do the test correctly. You must eat the foods that are for your body type only. We have now found that this is a way of life not a diet plan. We continue to eat like this but are now on the maintaining part. Yes we do go out and eat, go to parties and eat, but then we are back to eating the proper way. I also found that his saying "Water in Fat out," to be very true!
If the meal plans are not followed it will not work.
If the meal plans are not followed it will not work.
I didn't find that food on this program was much more expensive than the food I was already buying. You need to buy slightly more expensive poultry because you want ground chicken or turkey breast instead of just plain ground turkey. You also want chicken breasts with less sodium, like Purdue light and lean. But the extra expense in the meat was offset by the money I saved not buying cookies and chips.
The key is to cook ahead. Otherwise, you'll do nothing but prepare food and clean up. Then it's time to eat again! Cook once for two days and set up little tupperwares with your meals in it already.
I lost 50 pounds with this program when nothing else worked. Whenever the weight starts to creeep back up on me, I use it again to get back down.
To the OP who thought it was a scam...it's six small meals that you make from the food in the grocery store, exercise, eat protein, limit salt....what part of that sounds like a scam? Sounds like the nutritional advice given on any US government website.
The key is to cook ahead. Otherwise, you'll do nothing but prepare food and clean up. Then it's time to eat again! Cook once for two days and set up little tupperwares with your meals in it already.
I lost 50 pounds with this program when nothing else worked. Whenever the weight starts to creeep back up on me, I use it again to get back down.
To the OP who thought it was a scam...it's six small meals that you make from the food in the grocery store, exercise, eat protein, limit salt....what part of that sounds like a scam? Sounds like the nutritional advice given on any US government website.
When you receive the program in the mail.. it gives you every body type. You have to read everything and put it together. So you take everything under your body type and that is what you use :). If you have a friend who is a different type than you.. Give them theirs for free! That is what I did :)
I had to respond to this add. Michael Thurmond's body make over is NOT a scam & if it did not work for you, you should have had no problems returning the program to get your money back. I bought & followed his program to a T and lost over 20 lbs. I went from a size 10 to a size 4. I didn't really care for his work out routines, not that they didn't work I'm just more comfortable going to the gym & using the machines there instead of the resistance band. This is a very extreme program so I find it hard to believe that with everything you cut out..oil, butter, salt, dairy, alcohol, sugar. With measuring your portions, eating 6 meals a day & drinking your daily water I really don't see how this wouldn't work for certain people, its designed for every body type. If you followed this program to a T and you did not see results I can see how you would be upset, discouraged or even unmotivated but not to post saying that this is program is a scam. I personally would be a spokesperson for this program. I saw amazing results and continue to use his program today.
Guest said they found a program that worked and it wasn't Michael Thurman...so what was it?
I am a young woman that has to workout 6-7 days a week, eat 900-1200 calories per day, and watch my sugar and sodium intake just to NOT be overweight. I am looking for a program that is easier to maintain a healthy wait for a 23 year old female. I just bought Michael Thurman's 6 Week Body Makeover. I looked into weight loss supplements, but I am not obese and fear they will negatively impact my health.
I am a young woman that has to workout 6-7 days a week, eat 900-1200 calories per day, and watch my sugar and sodium intake just to NOT be overweight. I am looking for a program that is easier to maintain a healthy wait for a 23 year old female. I just bought Michael Thurman's 6 Week Body Makeover. I looked into weight loss supplements, but I am not obese and fear they will negatively impact my health.
Sorry you didn't get what you expected out of the program but I am here to tell you that it's not a scam. Okay, so it didn't work for you. Try another program. I'm sure you will find something that will work. I have tried the program and it does work. I did it for two weeks and I lost 8.4 pounds. And if you didn't already know anytime you eat healthy, not skip meals, eat in moderation and drink 120 freakin ounces of water and excercise you will lose the weight. That is a no brainer. I'm not doing the program now because I don't have time to do all of the cooking so I'm on something else which is also working for me. So if you say it didn't work for you again i'm sorry but don't call it a scam. ---Peace
If the program didn't work for you then you didn't follow it correctly. If you are saying you did then the only person you are cheating is yourself.
I was on the plan and followed it exactly the way it instructed. Cut out salt, no breads, no juices. I only ate the meats, vegggies and fruits recommended. Also very important is I drank only water, nothing else, at least 6 bottles a day. It was difficult at first to eat every 2 to 2 1/2 hours but I did. You have to eat the amounts recommended as well, and make sure you drink the water. Buy a scale to weigh the food. I lost 28 ponds in six weeks and continued for another 6 and lost a total of 52 pounds. Now I'm following the maintenance plan and I'm healthier and have more ebergy than I've had since I was a teenager. This is the only diet I've ever tried that WASN"T a scam. I guarantee that if it didn't work for you weren't following the plan. Quit fooling yourself and get with the program. If you fail at this like all the other diets you tried don't blame the plan. It's all of your excuses that have prevented from losing weight. THIS PROGRAM WORKS IF YOU FOLLOW THE PROGRAM. IT JUST TAKES A COMMITMENT ON YOUR PART.
I was on the plan and followed it exactly the way it instructed. Cut out salt, no breads, no juices. I only ate the meats, vegggies and fruits recommended. Also very important is I drank only water, nothing else, at least 6 bottles a day. It was difficult at first to eat every 2 to 2 1/2 hours but I did. You have to eat the amounts recommended as well, and make sure you drink the water. Buy a scale to weigh the food. I lost 28 ponds in six weeks and continued for another 6 and lost a total of 52 pounds. Now I'm following the maintenance plan and I'm healthier and have more ebergy than I've had since I was a teenager. This is the only diet I've ever tried that WASN"T a scam. I guarantee that if it didn't work for you weren't following the plan. Quit fooling yourself and get with the program. If you fail at this like all the other diets you tried don't blame the plan. It's all of your excuses that have prevented from losing weight. THIS PROGRAM WORKS IF YOU FOLLOW THE PROGRAM. IT JUST TAKES A COMMITMENT ON YOUR PART.
Not a scam :shrug:
Lost 50 lbs over about 4 months. Have kept it off for over two years.
If it doesn't work - either you're not following it correctly, you have incorrectly identified your body type, or you are using ingredients with hidden fat/salt. The website offers online help for all of these problems. If you're stalled out, you can send them a food journal, they will look at it and make suggestions for what might be going wrong.
It takes committment. You have to stick to it. No bites, licks or 'just a taste' of anything off plan. It simply WON'T work.
Not everything works for everyone - but I can tell you I have never gotten below a size 16 on ANY diet program in my adult or teenage life or been under 200 lbs since age 14. This is the ONLY thing that worked for me and more importantly, I have MAINTAINED my loss for over two years.
It may not work for everyone, but it's certainly not a scam.
Lost 50 lbs over about 4 months. Have kept it off for over two years.
If it doesn't work - either you're not following it correctly, you have incorrectly identified your body type, or you are using ingredients with hidden fat/salt. The website offers online help for all of these problems. If you're stalled out, you can send them a food journal, they will look at it and make suggestions for what might be going wrong.
It takes committment. You have to stick to it. No bites, licks or 'just a taste' of anything off plan. It simply WON'T work.
Not everything works for everyone - but I can tell you I have never gotten below a size 16 on ANY diet program in my adult or teenage life or been under 200 lbs since age 14. This is the ONLY thing that worked for me and more importantly, I have MAINTAINED my loss for over two years.
It may not work for everyone, but it's certainly not a scam.
The first problem is that people who are negative will always fail because that's what their mind is programmed to do. Michael's program will work for just about anyone because he incorporates the principals used in nearly every accredited Sports/Fitness training, which is, adjust your eating (calories in) to your exertion (burning calories/exercise). My suggestion is to point that finger at yourself and see where YOU failed. He didn't get you into bad shape, he gave you the formula to fix it. It takes hard work and the desire to do it. Other than coming to your house and working out/eating/cooking for you, there's not much he can do but guide you through book or website or other media.
I had to respond to all the negative comments about the Michael Thurmond body makeover. I followed his principles of eating, the smaller portioned meals spaced 2.5-3 hours apart and the weight literally melted off. It seemed like I was eating more than before, because instead of infrequent large meals I was eating more often with nothing between meals. My body was metabolizing what I ate instead of storing part of the large meals as fat. I was not exercising at the time and was in the best shape ever. I was lean and never felt better.
The product did not work for me either, but I did not like the way Mr. Thurmond stated that you could get you money back in 6-8 weeks. I ordered it from HSN not thru the company directly. So when I called the company to get a refund they would not give it to me because I did not order it directly from them and HSN has a 30 day return policy.
DO NOT ORDER IT FROM HSN GO DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANY. OUT OF $100
DO NOT ORDER IT FROM HSN GO DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANY. OUT OF $100
I went on the Thurmond program when it was located in a small office in Santa Monica and was actually run by Michael Thurmond, his girlfriend, and a muscle-ly bodybuilder type. The program worked great for me initially. I lost about 60 lbs. in a few months. My daughter lost weight, too. However, the diet is so stringent that it is difficult to stay on for very long. I literally was eating ground turkey 5 times a day for 5 months. (Other choices were available, but the ground turkey was the easiest to prepare.) This is not a program you can live on plus it is immensely time-consuming. Both my daughter and I gained back most of the weight we lost. My daughter, who only needed to lose 20 lbs., is now 105 lbs. and a Size 0. She has been at that weight for 2 years. How did she lose the weight? I am sorry to say that it was with Weight Watchers, which is not hip and cutting-edge at all. I am also re-losing my weight with Weight Watchers. Problem with Thurmond program is that you can lose weight very quickly because of the severe fat, carb, calorie and sodium restrictions. However, you may not be able to keep it off for long.