6-day Body Makeover: Drop One Whole Dress or Trouser Size in Just 6 Days - and Keep It Off

"I was enthusiastic about the book... until the evening of day 1. You'll get so fed up with eating the same food 6 times a day ! You'll end up being hungry all the time as your stomach learns to process food faster and faster. The food tastes extremely bland, you go to the bathroom about 12 tims per day, and some of the recipes produce very nasty results... such as the meringue for example, absolutely awful... and the alternative to the meringue is eating 4 scrambled egg whites for breakfast, with no salt, ketchup, nothing but the cooked egg white which is really disgusting.
Eating very bland food and basic veggies may sound exciting to Americans who are used to eating food with lots of additives of all kinds... but to a Frenchman, there's nothing wonderful to it.
I would recomend a good old Weight Watchers diet instead. At least you can keep eating normally, with 3 meals and a snack per day."
~ Written on 2007-06-29

"I cant praise this book enough... I think Michael Thurmond is a genius... I have followed this diet for 6 days now and have lost 11 lb... It is amazing... I have followed it religiously, and am so pleased.. I am going to carry the concept on now, which will lead me to my goal... It is truely unbelievable..
The only down side is it does take lots of preparing, and getting ready, but I tend to get all my meals for the following day ready the previous evening...works well for me..
As long as you follow the diet and exercise its brilliant!!! well worth the money.."
~ Written on 2007-05-22

"I've tried several diets but always give up as I feel hungry all the time. I managed to lose half a stone in a week with this book and I'm carrying on with the concept and am continuing towards my goal weight. I've recommended this to all my friends and family.

The only thing I would say is that this book is no good if you lead a very busy lifestyle as there is plenty of cooking (and of course eating - 6 times a day!) as well as exercising (an hour a day is recommended and is what I was doing). However it shouldnt be an excuse as I work full time 6 days a week, look after 3 horses and 5 cats as well as having all my house work/DIY/shopping and all the other stuff you have to do on a daily basis and I still managed to fit the exercise in and I'm so glad I did!

I can honestly recommend this, it's not a faddy diet that will leave you starving and with no energy. My energy levels are up, I'm eating plenty and I'm looking better than I have done in years. If only this was common knowledge a lot of people would be much happier with themselves and healthier too I imagine!"
~ Written on 2007-04-10

"Having seen Michael Thurmond on 'extreme makeover' I decided to give this book a go and followed the eating plan for my body type. Fantastic! It really does work- but what now? The book recommends I only follow the eating plans for 6 - 10 days maximum to boost my metabolism and give my weight lose a kick start. But where do I go from here? The book recommends trying the '6 week body makeover' but it's not available in the UK. The final chapter in the book does suggest a few additions that can now be made to my eating plan but nothing really useful for long term weight lose. This book is great if you only really want to lose a few pounds quickly."
~ Written on 2007-02-02

"This is the third time that I have used Michael, he is especially good to use if you have that all important do and an all important outfit to slink into. I have been on a exercise and nutrition regime since the beginning of the year and wanted to slot this 6 day program into my schedule, using the full principles outlined in Michael's books that I didn't 100% follow on the previous 2 occasions.
You do a 10 minute questionaire to establish what type of body shape you are, there are 5 types in the book, you will be either an A, B, C, D or E body type. From there you follow the plan for that body type, it lists what meats you can have an in what quantity, what fruit and veg you can have and also what type of carbohydrates are best suited to your body shape.
Using the book on this occasions I made sure that I marinated the meat and fish the night before so that they were succulent and ready to be cooked the following day, Michael even gives you some marinade recipes to use, but you can feel free to come up with your own versions using spices, herbs, lemon or lime juice even a splash of Balsamic Vinegar. But absolutely no fat can be used when cooking, so steeping, broiling, baking, poaching, steaming and dry frying are your very adequate alternative.

I then also used his recommended exercise plan by using my Strider that has been very handy for drying clothing over the years but I haven't actually physically been using it. You then exercise at 50 - 65% of your maximum heart rate, (Michael explains how this can be calculated), for 20,30,45 or 60 minutes depending on your fitness level. You need to check at regular intervals to ensure you are working hard enough and determine if you need to slow down or speed up. I decided to invest in a heart rate monitor watch which I will continue to use. I entered all my details in so I hear an audible beep if my heart rate is too low or too high.

After 6 days I am 6 and a half pounds lighter and feel esctatic about it. Michael says you could lose up to 10 pounds. I am happy with my results as it has given me a great jump start, I will continue on now to the next phase of my healthy regime."
~ Written on 2006-02-20