Michael Thurmond - 6-Day Body Makeover: Drop One Whole Dress or Pant Size in Just 6 Days—and Keep It Off

The dietary advice contained in this book is designed to be used for six days, and not as a long-term diet. Nor are the ideas, suggestions, and diets to be substituted for consulting with your physician. All matters regarding your health, weight, and other medical conditions require medical supervision. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is complete and accurate. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss, injury, or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestions in this book. The opinions expressed in this book represent the personal and professional views of the author and not of the publisher.

Copyright 2005 by Michael Thurmond and Provida Publishing, LLC

All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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He is a true master of his craft pragmatic, determined, and even dogged in his determination to succeed for his clients. His results never fail to astonish me.

Jon A. Perlman, MD, FACS, clinical assistant professor of plastic surgery at UCLA Medical Center

Thurmond has developed a body type blueprinting system that allows readers to customize their diet regimen Thurmond also gives fat-burning, low-intensity exercises to help lose weight and keep it off.

Toronto Star

A diet plan with staying power. [From dieter] Dolores Thompson, It worked for me! It's been six years and counting. I even became a personal trainer!

First for Women Magazine

A wealth of sound information.

MonstersandCritics.com

This book is packed with sensible tips and good advice The book is written in a very accessible, easy-to-use style, with information presented in a clear, straightforward way.

Berkshire Eagle (MA)

Thurmond has menus and serving sizes all mapped out sound weight reduction advice with quick and safe results.

BookLoons.com

Based on sound principles that just make sense about the body. Additionally, Michael gives you a what's next after his 6-DAY BODY MAKEOVER with valuable tips to get you going and keep you on target.

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T his book is dedicated to my wonderful clients, to the millions of people who are using my makeover programs to transform their bodies and their health, and to youthe reader. May you take the information in this book, use it successfully, and pass it on to others. Continued health and success to all of you!

would like to express my deep gratitude to the many people who were instrumental in making this book possible.

First, my heartfelt thanks and appreciation go to Jeff Clifford, Brady Caverly, and Lenny Sands, principals of Provida Life Sciences, who have played such a huge role in bringing my makeover programs to the attention of the world through three hit infomercials. Through skilled insight, creativity, and ingenuity, this Provida team took my basic approach to reshaping the human body and turned it into a phenomenal product called Michael Thurmond's 6-Week Body Makeover, now one of the most popular and successful weight-loss and exercise programs around. Provida's work and proven ability at product development and marketing have been a springboard for me, but more than that have enabled millions of people to finally get in fabulous shape.

Dolores Thompson and Paul Duff, also of Provida Life Sciences, must also be acknowledged for their help in coordinating key aspects of this book, and most of all for helping to inspire the millions of people who have learned how to make over their bodies using my techniques.

I would also like to thank Barbara Lowenstein, who must be one of the greatest agents anywhere, for seeing the value of this book and bringing it to light. My thanks also go to Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, PhD, whose talents, experience, creativity, and professionalism were invaluable to this project. The staff at Warner Books, particularly Diana Baroni, have been enthusiastic from the start, and I greatly appreciate their assistance and coordination with every aspect of this book.

I gratefully thank Benita Heet, who manages my company, Body Makeover Systems, with incredible efficiency, and who schedules me, centers me, and enriches my life. I could do nothing without my wonderful staff, whose help and support made this book possible.

Finally, I would like to thank all my wonderful clients who have trusted me to guide them through their body transformations.

You Can Be Slimmer by Friday

S uppose today is Sunday. Imagine gazing in the mirror next Fridayjust six days from nowand seeing yourself leaner, lighter, and fitting into a dress, jeans, pants, or some other outfit that is one size smaller than you normally wear. There you are, ready for the weekend: You are slimmer. Your tummy is flatter. You look better than you have in a very long time.

Wouldn't it be terrific if that image in the mirror could become reality for you? Well, it can, and it will. And you won't have to starve yourself down to size. Or punish yourself with unending reps, sets, laps, and other sweaty, exhausting forms of exercise.

Welcome to my 6-Day Body Makeover, a one-of-a-kind plan that is completely customized to your own body type and metabolism, and designed to accelerate your weight loss so that you see dramatic resultsquickly. How quickly? In just six days. You can lose up to a pound each day, or more, depending on how much you weigh to begin with, plus trim off flabby inches from your body. What you'll experience will be so motivating and so simple that you will want to continue your weight loss beyond those six days, right on toward your goal weight, because you look and feel so fabulous.

There's more: To achieve your goal weight, you can apply the very same principles of this program, modified for longer-term weight loss, and ultimately get to your goal. You'll find out how to transition from the 6-Day Body Makeover to a program that will help you keep going toward your ideal size. What's more, you can stay at that size by putting into practice the keep-it-off guidelines you'll learn here. Once you lose all the pounds you want to lose, you'll want to stick to your new eating and exercise habits because you will look and feel so terrific. In fact, those new stay-in-shape habits will become your normal way of life.

How can I be so sure?

Because over the past two decades, Ive worked with thousands of people, from every walk of lifepeople just like youto help them transform their bodies into a shape they once only dreamed about. They turned their dream bodies into reality by using a diet designed just for them to totally make over their bodies in a very short time, melting away as much as 10 (or sometimes more) pounds in just under a week, then going on from there to shed even more weight. And you can do it, too. Im very excited for you because you're going to see over the next six days such a dramatic change in what your body looks like and feels like that everyone you know will keep asking for your secret.