6 Week Body Makeover Body Type A

The Michael Thurmond 6 Week Body Makeover Body Type D (Endo-Ecto) is a unique body type as the meal plan closely reflects the Atkins diet. All bodies are not made equal and that's why the meal plans in the Michael Thurman diet vary depending on what type of you have (body types a, b, c or d). D body types are people who have a sluggish metabolism and a lack of adequate lean muscle tissue. Does this sound like you? Eating a higher amount of protein is the key to gaining lean muscle for these types of people. Muscle is what causes your metabolism to burn calories all day long. Most people try to stay away from red meats; however "D" bodies get to eat beef as the components in red meat will accelerate your fat loss. However, because you have a sluggish metabolism, you should stay away from simple carbs such as sweet fruit, sugars and processed grains. Try to focus on eating complex carbs such as sweet potatoes and low sugar fruits like grapefruit and berries.

Here is an example of a meal that you can eat for a female “D” body on the six week body makeover. All of the foods are for the gourmet category of meals.

Gourmet Breakfast: Steak & Eggs – Scrambled Egg Whites (with Tomato & Basil) & Lean Steak with Grilled Onions and Hash Browns

Gourmet Snack: Chicken Mexicana – Chicken Breast smothered in Homemade Salsa and Cinnamon-Spiced Beaches

Gourmet Lunch: Shish Kebabs with Saffron Rice – Steak Skewers with Squash, Peppers, Onions & Cherry Tomatoes over Rice.

Mid-Afternoon Snack: Chili Stuffed Potato – Extra Lean Ground Beef sautéed with Onions, Peppers, Stewed Tomatoes & Chili Seasoning over a Baked Potato

Gourmet Dinner: Grilled New York Steak, Garlic Roasted Potatoes & Grilled Vegetable Medley

Gourmet Snack: Caribbean Garlic Lime Chicken Breast with Kiwi Sorbet

If you’re using the Infinite Menu Planner then here are the choices for breakfast through dinner.

Breakfast – 2 oz. protein and ½ cup carb A

Snack – 2 oz protein A and ½ cup fruit A

Lunch – 2-3 oz. protein, ½ cup carb a, and 1 cup of veggie A

Mid-Afternoon Snack – 2 oz. protein A and ½ cup carb A

Dinner – 2-3 oz. of protein A, ½ cup carb A, 1-2 cups of veggie A

PM Snack – 1-2 Oz. protein A and ½ cup fruit A

Eating is a snap if you follow the guidelines for the 6 Week Body Makeover.

Michael Thurman Diet

My Michael Thurman Body Makeover Has Arrived!

So I FINALLY received my Michael Thurman Six Week Body Makeover kit on 6/2/2009. I will post pictures of the entire kit and kaboodle later. Let's just say the amount of stuff that you receive in the box is quite overwhelming. The first step of the six week body makeover is to determine what body type you are. You determine your body type by taking the makeover blue-print. The blue print is a set of 48 statement questionnaire. You fill in all of the bubbles that are applicable to you. Some of the statements are, "when I gain weight I gain it all over my entire body" and "I currently only eat once or twice a day." The focus of the questions are to determine, where you want to lose weight, eating habits, muscle mass, amount of physical activity and body satisfaction. Once all the applicable questions are filled out you will calculate your body type by tallying the total number of circles by column. Based on your totals, your body type can either be an a, b, c or d.

In my case, I'm a body type C. A body type C is defined as a body that builds and maintains lean muscle easily. Muscle burns calories and it is determined that a body type C metabolism is not that sluggish compared to other types of bodies. This means that body type C bodies do not have to be as careful with simple carbohydrates like fruits and starchy vegetables. The booklet indicates that my body will do well with slightly sweeter fruits such as apples, bananas and honeydew. Other weight loss foods that should be included in my diet are starchy carbs such as oatmeal, rice and other grains. As for proteins, the diet states that I should stay away from red meat so I won't "bulk up" and instead eat proteins such as chicken, fish and seafood. An example diet on the body makeover diet is chicken and shrimp shish kabobs over saffron rice with roasted vegetables...doesn't sound too bad :)

I'm not sure about losing 30 lbs in 6 weeks (I don't need to lose that much weight)...my ideal would be to lose around 10 lbs of fat and gain 10 lbs of muscle. The next post will be about finishing my body blue print.

Oh, by the way, if you don't have the book and want to get started with the Michael Thurman six week body makeover, you can go to the 6 week body makeover website at mybodymakeover.com (copy and paste into the address bar) and do the blue print online.

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