It’s time to update you on my progress with my Six Week Body Makeover experiment. It’s week two, and the first week I reported to you that I dropped 5.5 pounds. This week I can add another 2 pounds to that! My inches stayed the same.
This program is so wonderful, it truly was a life changer for me when I purchased it back in 2004. I’d like to give you the top 5 benefits that I have received after all of the knowledge that I have gained from the 6WBMO:
1. My energy improves dramatically. I don’t have the ups and downs that I would get when eating sugar, and I have energy to accomplish everything that I need to in a day.
2. I sleep better. While my energy improves dramatically, it’s clear to me when I’m tired at the end of the night, and I don’t have a problem getting to sleep.
3. I feel wonderful. It’s hard to describe if you haven’t also gotten off of the processed foods and returned to whole, healthy foods because you don’t know how bad you feel until you feel great. You just think that you’re dragging around each day and that’s how everyone feels, but you don’t have to feel that way.
4. I am free of the food obsessions and food cravings. This is something else that is hard to imagine until you experience it. Food is supposed to be fuel for the body, not something that your life revolves around. However, when you’re eating all of those addictive ingredients (sugar, white flour, unhealthy fats) that are present in most processed food, it’s very hard to not be focused on food. You think about it because you’re craving it, you want more of that great tasting, addictive stuff!
5. The weight melts off of you. When you feed your body whole foods only when you’re hungry, and stop when you’re full, your body will naturally release the excess weight. It’s very important to eat though, not starve! You must eat to lose weight, and with the Six Week Body Makeover, you not only eat, but also eat often.
Even though the Six Week Body Makeover is the best weight loss program that I’ve ever experienced, I wouldn’t say it’s a magic cure for your weight issues, because you still need to pay attention to the reasons that contributed to your overweight in the first place. Whether that’s emotional eating, food addiction, motivation, negative self-beliefs, or something else, you will still want to address those issues in order to have lasting success.
I just don’t want to present the 6WBMO to you as if it’s a miracle cure, because it’s not. It does require a willingness to change, motivation, preparation, and planning, but as long as you don’t make excuses that will sabotage you, you will shine and realize your goals. 🙂
If you are interested in the Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond, you can find it in the mini-mall below. If you are ready to change your lifestyle and get back to eating whole, real food, I highly recommend it to you:
Thats good to this is working for you. Keep up the good work 😉
I think my husband has that program in storage somewhere- he never tried it. I need to go digg it out I guess, if you say it works- I am ready to try anything!
Hey there. Reading these posts inspired me to get back on the 6WBMO. I tried it a couple years ago and it worked really well! The “problem” with it was mine: I got really lazy about the food (and I didn’t know about the recipe forums then) and go so sick of eating the same things over and over, I eventually lapsed.
But I’m back! I just went to the grocery store to stock up on provisions. I have the turkey sausage mixture on the counter, setting up, waiting for me to make turkey sausage patties.
Thanks for the reminder that I liked this program. I think I’ll stick to it this time!
Hi Beth,
That’s great! I know what you mean about getting bored with eating the same food over and over….if I do that, I’m headed for trouble. I absolutely love cooking now (I like the turkey sausage, too), all because of learning to cook new recipes with the 6WBMO. I really didn’t know how to cook much before then, except from mainly pre-packaged items.
I know that you can stick to it if you get yourself prepared. All the best to you with it! 🙂
Hi Eve,
It definitely works if you work it, meaning that you just need to follow it as Michael Thurmond lays it out for you. I’ve read of people who tried to tweak it (making changes here and there), but you just won’t see the same results, which can get to be very frustrating.
I hope you find it, that’s great that you already have it at home.
Thanks Shaun!
It definitely works. It’s not always easy in the beginning because you’re making a change, but after you get in the groove, it gets easier and easier. 🙂
I love Micheal Thurman’s Plan. I’d like to mention there is a 6 day body make over. It’s a lot more strict but is less expensive, if you want to know what Micheal’s plan is about. I followed the plan to the letter and lost 12 pounds in a week. I went on to lose 30 pounds. But now that winter is here The pounds have been creeping back. So I busted out the book again, I plan to do another 6 day session at the start of the new year. I’m glad you are showcasing it here, everyone should try it at least once. My only complaint is it’s rather expensive eating fresh food everyday, My wife and I spent $170 dollars on groceries to get started and another $50 during the week. It’s funny how the less work that goes into the food the more expensive it is. Organic food (the kind they just let grow) Is twice as much as the ones they spray with pesticides, and on down the line. I’m not really complaining 😕 It’s just a fact of dieting.
Hi Adrian, thanks for your comments! 🙂
You know what, I didn’t even think about mentioning the 6 Day Mini Makeover because I’ve never done it….it’s not recommended because it is too restrictive and really is a “diet”, unlike the Six Week Body Makeover, which is a change in lifestyle.
The 6 Day Mini Makeover can be used if you’ve been on the Six Week Body Makeover for months (for people that have a lot of weight to lose) and you’ve reached a plateau, however even when I have plateaued I still didn’t use it. You just don’t eat hardly anything, and I refuse to diet!
Re: whole foods and cost….I actually find that I spend more when I’m eating crappy compared to when I’m eating clean. Also, something else I’m going to do this spring is to start growing some of my own foods. If you’re limited on space you can even do this in pots that you set on an apartment balcony. I’ll write more about that when the time comes.
You can also think about the medical costs that you’re saving by eating healthy whole foods today. 🙂
Thanks again, and be sure to check out the entire Six Week Body Makeover. I know all the ins and outs of it so let me know if you have any questions, and congratulations on your weight loss!! 🙂
“it’s not recommended because it is too restrictive and really is a “diet”, unlike the Six Week Body Makeover, which is a change in lifestyle.”
It really is a hardcore diet. You have to be pumped up to do it. I takes a huge amount of willpower to finish.
I hadn’t been on a diet since I was out of high school. Being not much of a dieter I needed something I could try out and really follow. The Six day part is what enticed me.
Anyone can stick with something for six days.
It really is more of a “fast” then a diet you eat way to much zero calorie food. It’s funny what your body does when you stick to a diet like this one. Before the diet, I drank a two liter of regular soda almost everyday. After a couple days I did get a “sugar” crash. But towards the end of the diet, I would eat the half cup of berries and BAM, It was like a drank the 2 cups of coffee.
The biggest lesson I learned from the 6 day body makeover is if you cut out all the bad foods. The good healthy foods are really good. A lot of people spend money everyday on coffee and energy drinks, If they didn’t eat that greasy hamburger they wouldn’t need that energy drink.
It really is “that simple” eat good healthy foods and you will feel A LOT better.
You have a great site going here, Thanks for all the great diet information, keep up the good work.
Hi Adrian!
You are so right, it really is that simple….eating whole, healthy foods makes you feel awesome.
WTG on getting off of the soda!! I know what you mean too, about getting off of that sugar….it can be hard for the first 3 days or so, but then it’s good after that. 🙂 And you’re right about the energy drink “pick me up” being needed because of the greasy fast food…you really don’t need it when you’re eating clean.
Thanks so much for your compliments Adrian, and for sharing your experiences! 🙂
hi im a newbie at the 6wbm and i’ve never been too much of a cook.if theres anyone out there with some recipes i could use i would really appreciate it.
Hi Amy,
Check out the recipe exchange on the 6WBMO forums – there are tons of on plan recipes for you there. I’ve also posted some of my favorite 6WBMO recipes in my healthy recipes category here at Fearless Fat Loss.
Let me know if you have any questions Amy – I’ve found that as long as I try new recipes and don’t let myself get bored with my food then I do just great. 🙂