The Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond is the best weight loss plan that I have ever experienced. I am so grateful that I found this program and purchased it in January, 2004. I have been very successful with it, initially losing 43.5 pounds (**not in 6 weeks — I started at 171.5 — the higher your start weight the more you will lose in the first 6 weeks. 
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If I had wanted to, I could have made my entire blog about this program. I chose not to go that route because even though it’s the best weight loss program (IMHO) and I endorse it 100%, there are still so many other factors (i.e.: motivation, your thoughts, emotional eating, old habits, using excuses, etc.) that can sway you in your weight loss goals, factors that I have been, and will continue to write about here at The Fit Shack. Since there are so many positives that I could give you about the Six Week Body Makeover (6WBMO), this post is an overview of the program.
You might have read some of my other articles about getting off processed food and committing to lifestyle changes in order to not only lose weight, but also to feel great. It’s not like I was born with this knowledge though, in fact, my daily diet used to consist of 95% frozen, processed, sugared, salted, bagged, boxed, and fast food! I had to learn how to make changes in my lifestyle, how to prepare and eat whole, healthy foods, and how to exercise productively.
The 6WBMO gave me the tools that I needed to make real changes in my life. I learned how to cook “real”, whole foods, use spices, and enjoy my sweets in the form of fruits. I learned that I could eat more, exercise less, and end up losing more weight (and the right kind of weight–fat rather than muscle) without starving myself. I learned that I needed to make true lifestyle changes, and that the Six Week Body Makeover is not a short-term diet. I learned the hard way that if you treat it as a diet, using it only to get the weight off and then returning to old eating habits, then the weight will come right back on (trust me, I know 
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After you reach your goal weight and you keep your new eating habits that you learned throughout the losing phase, you can add back in a few processed foods here and there, but you must monitor yourself very closely. If you have food addictions, and/or are prone to binging whenever you eat your trigger foods, then the best thing you can do for yourself is to continue to keep those foods out of your daily diet.
If I had not purchased this program, I don’t think it would have been that easy for me to complete my experiment and completely eliminate all refined sugars, foods high in natural sugar, and sugar alcohols because with the knowledge I had from the 6WBMO, I knew how to eat whole foods, how much to eat, how to combine foods, and when to eat (you eat several, smaller meals throughout the day). Therefore, I had a healthy eating plan that I could follow that kept my body in balance.
The program is simple, and at the same time contains a good deal of information so that you can truly make this your lifestyle. Actually, I cannot give you every detail of the eating plan, for a couple of reasons: 1.) it’s copyrighted information by Michael Thurmond, and I would get myself in trouble for giving away for free what everyone else purchases, and 2.) more importantly, you really need to have all of the information in your possession in order to successfully work the program.
Once you receive your “kit”, just follow the instructions and do the plan as it’s written and you’ll be amazed at how the weight just drops off. Your kit contains everything that you need to not only get started and drop the weight, but also your body sculpting bands (resistance training), a recipe book (I’ve found a few favorite recipes in it), your “black book” that is chock full of information, and a video tape (or DVD) that will get you started. All you have to do is pop that in and it will walk you through everything.
Your kit will also teach you how to “blueprint” your body to customize the program to your specific body type since the program differs depending on which of the four types you fit, A, B, C, or D (I’m an A). The entire program is really quite something; I’m getting excited all over again just by writing about it, even though I bought mine so long ago. 
Here are just a few of the reasons that I love the Six Week Body Makeover:
- You only eat foods that you like. If you force yourself to eat foods you don’t like, then it’s just like being on a diet, and the 6WBMO is not a diet.
- I learned how to cook great tasting meals with whole foods using spices and herbs. The extent of my cooking previously was boiling pasta and putting a frozen meal in the microwave. Learning how to cook is freeing and I now love the creative process.
- I learned that I don’t have to kill myself with exercise to get results. The 6WBMO gives you the options of specific exercises that you can do to get specific results with your body. You learn how to sculpt your body the way that you want it to look.
- It is awesome to eat so often during the day and at the same time, I am almost always hungry when I eat. This isn’t so much a factor now, but when I first started this plan in 2004, eating every couple of hours helped me to work through the habit I had of wanting to eat often whether I was hungry or not. In this case, I was now hungry when I ate, and I was also eating healthy foods for my body.
- I feel absolutely wonderful. I have so much more energy, it’s easy to get out of bed in the morning, my head is clear, and my motivation level is much higher. (** I must add, that the first week I didn’t feel that great, because my body was detoxing, but that’s only for a short period of time.)
Even though I believe in the 6WBMO 100% and have recommended it to my family members and friends (when I was asked what I was doing), I wouldn’t ever purchase it for someone as a gift. The reason is that you really need to be ready to let go of any excuses and commit 100% to yourself and this program, at least for 6 weeks. Anyone is much more committed to something that they purchase compared to a weight loss program that was given to you (that you probably didn’t even ask for!).
You also receive the guarantee that you will lose up to 30 pounds in your first 6 weeks with the 6WBMO, otherwise you can return it for a refund (S&H not included) “within 8 weeks of your receipt of the product, no questions asked”.
If you aren’t ready to commit 100% for 6 weeks and follow the plan as it is, then I wouldn’t recommend this to you at this time. It does involve changing how you eat and exercise, you do need to do some cooking of whole foods if you want to have variety in your meals, and it does take some planning. I cook in bulk on the weekends and then I have enough meals for the whole week.
I would recommend the Six Week Body Makeover to you if:
- You are ready to make some changes and give it 6 weeks no matter what.
- You are ready to feel absolutely awesome with more energy than you might have had in a long time.
- You are ready to give up your “diet mentality” and look at this as a lifestyle change rather than a short-term diet to just get the weight off.
- You are serious about getting fit, sculpting your body with toning exercises, burning the fat with cardio (“approved”, productive cardio per the 6WMBO), and raising your metabolism by eating more food, 5-6 times throughout your day (every 2.5 – 3 hours), and drinking at least 100 oz. of water per day.
- You are willing to trust that this will work if you work it.
- You are willing to have an open mind about changing your eating habits, habits that you might have though were a necessary part of life. Meaning that, on this plan you do not eat salt/sodium, dairy, flour/wheat, sugar, or unhealthy fats (I will write future posts on why you do not need to add salt to your food for your health, why dairy isn’t necessary for human health, and more about food addictions).
Note: I’ve read of several people who have taken the 6WBMO to their doctor and have only received positive feedback. In fact, there are many people who have ended medications by doing this plan, but of course you would have to follow your doctor’s advise on that.
I would not recommend the Six Week Body Makeover to you if:
- Your lifestyle consists of daily air travel, especially international travel, since you would have a hard time taking all of your meals with you each day. I imagine that you could modify the program, however you wouldn’t be doing the program as it’s written and your results would reflect this.
- You are not willing to schedule time to prepare your meals and always have your food ready to take with you each day. For example, if you work 15-18 hours a day and do not have your weekends available to cook in bulk for the coming week, then you would not be making this program a priority in your schedule. In order for you to be successful, it does require preparation time.
Essentially, you just have to eliminate all excuses and commit to yourself that you will follow the Six Week Body Makeover as it is written for 6 weeks, no tweaking or modifying. If after 6 weeks you haven’t lost up to 30 pounds, then you can always return it. I don’t think that many people return theirs though, and the ones that I’ve read about weren’t committed to working it 100%. That’s why I don’t think it would be a good experience for you if you aren’t ready yet.
If you have any questions, please leave me a comment. If I cannot answer it because I’d be violating Michael Thurmond’s copyright I’ll let you know, otherwise if it is something I can answer, I’d be happy to.
If you would like to or learn even more about how the Six Week Body Makeover works, and blueprint your body for free, you can find it here:
(Please note: if The Six Week Body Makeover is sold out, you won’t see it in the eMiniMall below. If you want to, you can enter the search term “michael thurmond” in the eMiniMall to verify if any of his other products are available.)
UPDATE 6/23/08: If you’d like to see a video of me in which I mention (more than once, lol) this great lifestyle program the 6-Week Body Makeover, then check out my post, Your Weight Loss Mindset.
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Hi Jennifer,
Yes, absolutely just follow what Michael Thurmond gave you in your black book – it’s all about burning fat, the hard workouts that take you out of your target heart rate zone burn sugar.
Read the accelerated fat burning chapter again in your BB, that will explain all of the details.
Happy Fitness to you!
Hi Courtney,
It’s been so long since I got mine in the mail it’s hard to remember. If you didn’t pay for the expedited shipping it could be 5-7 days (??), I’m totally guessing on that.
Great job with taking this step to get healthy and fit. All the best to you with your new lifestyle plan!
This is really great thanks so much for making this make over plan available. This will be very useful to me as I am ready for a make over
Hi there. I am 18 years old and since I was in elementary school, I’ve had a weight problem. I’ve always been told I was too young to diet, and went on just about every diet with my mom. She is also overweight and we just can’t seem to shed any of our unwanted pounds. We have seen this infomercial time and time again, and have talked about ordering it quite a bit. It’s tough because we’ve had such poor results with all of the other expensive diets that we’ve tried. I have read lots of positive feedback, but I worry about the food. My mom and I are at work and school 6 days a week, so it is hard to prepare meals. We have tried diet plans that required very obscure foods and lots of preparation. I was hoping you could give me a bit of insight on to the best foods to make and eat. We have struggled with the bland taste of foods in previous diets, and I worry that I will find the food on this plan too bland to stay commited to. Thanks for your time and patience with these comments, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
-Kelly
I’ve just started a 50 day training programme. Having your own blog to track it helps loads.
I know this an old posting, BUT i did not like the 6 week plan. All the meat. I found eating all that meat made me sick. Literally. My digestive system had many comments to make on it as well as my stomach. I feel its just too much meat and not healthy. I do think the eat small meals every 3-4 hours is a good thing for metabolism. but the rest i think is hooey. hate to say it. kinda reminds me of the other fad diets like the South Beach one. plus i didn’t loose one iota of weight.
I’ve been on the 6 week body makeover for 10 days. I lost 6 lbs the first 5 days but have not lost any more weight. I am 5ft 2 inches tall and weigh 127. I just had a baby 6 months ago. My “normal/goal” weight is 112. Any advice. Thanks!
Today is 10/31/08 — and I’m finally starting the 6-week Body Makeover Diet. I’ve seen what it can do — my son lost 70 pounds in about 4 months by strictly following this. He’s kept off the weight for about 18 months now.
I have to confess, though, he has the distinct advantage of being married to someone who thoroughly enjoyed shopping for the right foods and who also LOVES to cook. PLUS — she doesn’t work outside the home. I visited them recently and we ate several meals together. He still orders fish or chicken rather than beef — still does not eat desserts. Making great choices and feeling great!
Sounds like a sensible eating plan, the hard part would be preparation and time management – remembering to make your dinner and take it out of the fridge when you leave the house.
The results you have seen show it’s worth the effort though!
So tomorrow will be one week for me. I am a 29 year old female Type B. I have always had a weight problem and started last Tuesday tipping the scales at 181. I was expecting great results and thus far I have onle lost 2.2lbs. Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? I have been eating Boars Head chicken breast everyday. Could that be it? I read all of the posts and it seems as though that might be the culprit. I am a little discouraged right now.
Hi Ladies! For Kelly, Emily, and Lisa, check out yesterday’s post where I answered your questions as a whole: 6WBMO Reader Questions
Rock On with your weight loss and healthy lifestyle, and remember to enjoy your present moment – life doesn’t begin when you get to your goal weight, it’s happening right NOW!
Hi Sherry,
It’s important to listen to your body, maybe you would do better going all raw? I don’t know because I don’t know you personally.
My experience with the 6WBMO is awesome though, however I stick to light and lean proteins. There are so many options to choose from with the program that you can always try a different protein if it fits your body type.
Also, in order to lose weight you must follow it as it’s written. If you did that for two weeks straight and didn’t lose weight then I would head on over to your doctor, unless you are within 5 pounds of your goal weight (?). Again, I don’t know your circumstances but if you follow the 6WBMO as it’s written you cannot help but lose weight.
Hi Lizzy,
That’s awesome about your son, how great is that!! Yes, learn from his example, follow the plan as it’s written, prepare in advance and you will also succeed.
Hi Kat,
Yes, it’s all about planning and preparing and if you’re willing to do that then you’ll be feeling great and losing fat – it really is an awesome lifestyle plan.
Hi,
I was wondering if there is a vegetarian version of the 6WBMO? Thanks.
Seems like a very potent program. I liked the part about giving up processed foods, and “dieting mentality”. Well, who knows, we may even learn how to live normally again and enjoy our food and our body…
Very good review, with a lot of strong points.
Max
Hi Theresa,
Look at comment #64 for some links to info re: vegetarians using the 6WBMO.
I’m not a vegetarian but there are those who have success with the 6WBMO.
Exercising does not only lose weight but also helps in building a healthier lifestyle. We really have a lot in common when comes to body building.
I am already subscribed. You can contact me if you need to.
Hey if anyone is looking for a great motivational tool to help them with their weight loss journey, you should check out the weightmirror application on the iPhone. It is so easy to use. Just take a picture of yourself and the application will instantly show what you could look like up to 50 Lbs lighter.
It is fantastic and I recommend it to everyone!
Hi,
I am very interested in this SWBMO, but I am concerned because I am an extremely picky eater! I do not like fish and a lot of other foods….Just wondering if this would be something that could work for ME.
Thanks!
One more question. I do not have a lot of weight to loose. For me, I am looking to loose 10-15lbs and tone up. Is this a good program for that or is it more for people that are looking to loose much more weight?
Question, how can I make my chiken taste good without salt?
Thanks,
Maria
I have been doing the Six Week Body Makeover program for one week, and I am thrilled! But weight loss isn’t my biggest reward. I am diabetic and my blood sugar has been out of control since I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I have rarely had readings under 200 and most of the time they were 300 and above. I have been on Metformin, Byetta and Insulin for over a year with little change. My blood sugar after one week on this program is in the normal range! I could dance for joy! I have also lost 10 pounds in the week and my body is not in half of the pain I have been in for years!
My two daughters are doing the program with me and they have had great results too.
I have read about many people complaining about minding the lack of salt, but already, after a week, I don’t miss it…much. We bought several no salt seasonings like Mrs Dash and I have been using some recipes for condiments that I got off of the Yahoo 6wbmo site. We made Ketchup, Barbeque Sauce, Mustard and several marinades and our food is delicious!
Another thing that has helped is cooking for the week. We made a big pot of oatmeal, one of rice, baked potatoes and chicken breasts and hard boiled eggs for the week. We also cut up vegetables and it has made meals so easy!
The thing about this, or any program is that you just have to be ready to do it. You have to be of the mind set that you are just going to eat to live well, not live to eat well! And this program is one that you can live with! This is probably how most people ate 75 years ago before all of the processed foods were popular. (Besides the restriction of wheat, sugar and salt)
I decided to purchase this program because:
1. I wanted something pre-set with a structured program so that it was easier for my teen daughters.
2. I have read books on several food plans that are very similar, but that were recommended for various medical problems. This is similar to the “anti-infammatory” Leptin resistance diet, it is similar to the diet recommended for Candidas Albican (Yeast) Overgrowth, it is also very similar to the program that I did at Duke Diet and Fitness Center, which cost me $2500 per month to attend!
3. The website is offering the plan for payments of $19.99 per month.
4. I needed to do something that proved to myself that I was ready to commit to making a change and that i was worth it!
So if you are waivering about whether this is a good program for you…it is definitely personal. If you want to know if it works, definitely! If you are ready to do the work!
Good Luck!
Lynda
I am a vegetarian. I eat no meat or anything containing any animal product, animal fat, which is in alot more foods than I think people realize. A hostess cupcake, for example, contains beef fat!
Could this program work me? Are there alternatives in the recipes for a vegetarian? I am also diabetic. I know most vegetarians are already thin, but I have bad eating habits and eat too much of what I do eat – I like – OK love carbs as well. I take supplemenal vitatmins to try to get all my body’s needs – but I still eat alot of packaged or frozen Quorn and Morning Star products. I would say I am at least 70 pounds overweight. I don’t exercise much either – but am a willing participant. Thank you -
I previously lost 30 pounds on the Atkins diet. However, that was just not a life style I could maintain forever. That is what concerns me about this diet. No bread, no sweets, no milk that is so restrictive I wonder if I could maintain it for life. I just don’t want to loose a large amount of weight only to discover that if I have some bread or an occasional (once every two months) sweet it all comes back.
Deanna
The Six Week Body Makeover is worth a try
Hi, JoLynn!
I’ve ordered the 6WBMO, and my kit is due to arrive tomorrow. I’m really excited, but I do have a question about the blueprinting. I’ve taken the blueprint quiz online several times online, mainly because there were a few questions I was a little wishy-washy or undecided on, and due to those few questions, half the time I came out as a “D” and the other half of the time I cane out as a “B.” I’m a little concerned that I may end up eating the incorrect way for my type because of this. Do you have any advice for folks who have a hard time definitively determining their body type?
Thanks in advance!
Lia
Hi, Jolynn Braley, i want to buy 6 week body makeover book but i am confuse about food, iam vegan so i can’t eat any animal protien,sea food,eggs .so plz tell me is there any vegan option and recipe for me in this book?