WEIGHT LOSS SWEET SPOT WITH MICHAEL THURMOND

Alright everybody, I am pleased to announce that after “stalling” out and hitting a plateau early on into my weight loss, I have hit the sweet spot, and I am losing fat again. I feel great. I got on the scale, 2 more lbs of body fat off, 1.5 lbs of scale weight (yes, I bought a body fat scale, see it in my updates on my products page). It was not easy, and certainly not without a lot of scrutiny, fatigue and some expense.

I hit a lull with my weight loss and was not able to lose a pound, in fact, I saw my weight fluctuate on the scale up and down. My clothes were fitting better, but I saw that the same old pattern of losing weight and then gaining in back almost as quickly as I lost it, even though my habits didn’t change dramatically. Unfortunatley, I am one of those people who really needs to work super hard and watch my diet like a hawk or I will not lose weight.

So over the weekend I bought several popular weight loss books from The Biggest Loser to The 5 Factor Fitness Plan to The Fat Smash Diet featured on Celebrity Fit Club on VH1. I tried the 5 Factor diet, which holds to the theory that you need to eat protien, low glycemic carbs, fiber and a sugar free drink with every meal. It’s sound, but allows too many calories, and for those with a more sluggish metabolism like myself, it’s just too much food to lose weight on.

I decided on Michael Thurmond’s 12 Day Body Reshaping Plan. The book includes a diet and exercise regime, which gives specific body shaping and diet advice based on body type. I am a Meso-Ecto, naturally muscular and athletic, but with a slower metabolism. I reccomend this read to anyone who is serious about reshaping their body and dropping fat. My trainer was originally trained by Michael years ago, and so a lot of these concepts were ideas that he had also introduced to me. Low fat, low glycemic carbs diet is the key, and 5-6 meals a day. Again, this is specifically based on body type, so don’t follow this diet unless you read it, but here it is:

Meal 1 2oz egg whites, 1/2 cup steel oats and sugar free syrup, medium size banana

Upper Body Workout 4 sets of 18 reps each exercise

Meal 2 2 oz chicken with greens salad and salsa

Meal 3 2 oz chicken, 1/2 cup rice pilaf, 1 cup green beans

Meal 4 Salad w/ 2 oz salmon

Meal 5 2 oz whitefish with 1/2 yam & asparagus, Sugar Free Jell-O Cup

60 minutes slow run, 4.5 mph, .5 incline

1nectarine and peppermint tea

 

I feel really good, energized, and the food keeps me full, but it metabolizes quickly, meaning I am frequently hungry, but also frequently eating. The diet also seems to have increased my metabolism, strangely, I feel warmer, like I am running “hotter” than before. Totally cool. I am excited. I am going to tie this in with the concepts I learned from Body for Life, the programs are very compatable, but Michael Thurmond gives VERY SPECIFIC guidance and direction, and it really seems to work. I am in weight loss heaven.

I am still making all my meals the night before, and working hard at the gym, but have cut out nuts and nut butters, which were holding back my weight loss. Stay tuned for more developements….ohh yeah, and I am trying my first pole dancing class tomorrow. Hahaha! Gotta keep it fun people! Have a wonderful week!