“I didn’t lose weight on the Michael Thurman 6 Week Body Makeover. It’s a big scam”. I’ve read so many post stating this and other similar complains about the Michael Thurman diet. I’m tired of people whining about not losing weight on this diet and want to address some of the issues that I’ve seen. I’m currently using the Michael Thurman makeover and am going to make an unbiased opinion about my results and what I’ve observed so for from my body makeover. Have I lost weight on the Michael Thurman body makeover? Yes, however my weight loss is not as much as others who have taken the program as I have modified the plan to better suit my needs (I eat more within my portions, however I exercise more).
The important question is: Will you lose weight?
Absolutely, as a matter of fact, you will lose A LOT of weight as long as you stick to the meal plan. Even though many people complain about this program, the majority of the times they claim that they HAVE lost weight. Isn’t that the whole point of the program? I guess everyone needs something to complain about because even though they’ve stated that they lost weight, they still need to complain about a certain aspect of the program.
What is the reason why you’ll lose weight on the Michael Thurman Six Week Body Makeover?
It’s because you are eating more meals throughout the day…well I wouldn’t call them meals because the portions are considered more like snacks to me. However, because you are eating around 6 small meals a day, you won’t feel hungry as it feels like you are constantly eating. This is why the Michael Thurman program works so well. Your metabolism gets tricked into thinking that there is no shortage of food and will burn calories (energy) at a faster rate.
Many people complain that the diet is too restrictive.
I agree that this diet is restrictive, especially for body types A, B & C. These diets are restrictive because they are DIETS. That’s whole part about losing weight, it’s not supposed to be about eating everything that you want and eating unhealthy foods (that’s the reason why you gained weight and want to diet in the first place). I would say that once you are committed to losing weight, then you should start the program. This meal plan is going to kick your butt, however you will lose a lot of weight fast and the results are well worth it. So it all depends on this question, “how much are you willing to sacrifice to have a health and thinner body?” Are you willing to give up the chocolate bar or scoop of double fudge ice cream? Some people say that the diet is too restrictive and that they need to wean into the diet. I believe that these people have not fully committed themselves to losing weight and will fail, REGARDLESS of what diet they are on.
Sure you can buy processed, prepackaged and frozen meals and have a variety of foods (these meals have high calories by the way, the portions are just smaller). You will pay a ton for microwave lean cuisines and will end up eating three of them which defeats the purpose of buying small portions in the first place. You need to be disciplined and most people don’t have what it takes to lose weight.
Many people want to lose weight without doing anything. Everyone is always looking for the easy way out in life and the convenient way. So many people are lazy and will consider liposuction over exercise to lose fat. These type of people do not deserve to lose weight and probably won’t because they are always seeking the “magic bullet”.
The Michael Thurman Six Week Body Makeover teaches you how to eat healthy for a lifetime, not just for a short duration of time. I think of the meal plans as a common sense solution to losing weight. It’s very simple: eat less, eat healthy and exercise a bit and you will lose weight. Here’s an even simpler model: Output of calories should be greater than your input of calories equals weight loss.
You won’t lose a ton of weight overnight, but you will lose weight in the long run…and that’s what everyone should shoot for. In the long-run, once you learn how to eat healthy and exercise more, you will keep the weight off indefinitely. Look at stars like Kristie Alley who’s endorsed such products as Jenny Craig. Yes, she lost weight…but now look at her! She’s ready to explode!
The main point is that you will lose weight on the Michael Thurman diet, that’s only IF you follow the meal plan. The people who say they didn’t lose weight did not follow the Michael Thurman plan. If they honestly had to answer the question “did you follow the meal plan?” I’m sure they would say no. The Michael Thurman meal plan is a no brainer and it’s inevitable that you will lose weight. All body types will lose weight as the intake of calories will be less than the output of calories.
Also, people complain that they gain all the weight back when they go off the diet. Well, what do you expect? You are eating healthy and then suddenly you start eating fried brownies, of course you’re going to gain all the weight back. This whole meal plan is about eating healthy for the long-run. It’s not a fad diet that will make you lose weight fast. This program will teach you how to eat healthy so that you can stay lean forever on the Michael Thurman 6 Week body makeover.
I have the Michael Thurman 6 week body makeover and my only suggestion is if you are not losing weight on this program then you are basically not following the program , if you follow the program and not cheat there is no way you can say you are not loosing weight , I tried many diets, and diet medications that did not help but this program is perfect I follow the program and it works perfect I am amazed with my weight loss , I am not loosing weight fast where in a few weeks I can gain it back again , but its put my body on a healthy eating skill since I started this program I am no longer on my blood pressure medication which I normally had to take 3 a day I have only been on this program 5 weeks I lost 27 lbs , 18 inches all over and I feel great and the best thing is on Saturdays I can treat my self to some rewards of pop , potato chips , in moderated and I still lose the weight and I only walk 15 mins a day , It is wonderful I love it and I love the new me