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6-Day Body Makeover

Warner Books

Introduction

Suppose today is Sunday. Imagine gazing in the mirror next Friday-just six days from now-and 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 results-quickly. 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, I've worked with thousands of people, from every walk of life-people just like you-to 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. I'm 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.

That "secret," found in this book, is an accelerated version of my 6-Week Body Makeover, a program that I've developed over the past 20 years that allows you to eat more and exercise less, yet still lose weight and reshape your body, all in as little as six weeks. It's a comprehensive program that includes targeted body-sculpting routines that you can follow if you need to lose more weight. Later in the book, I'll give you more information on how to get started on that program. For now, let's get focused on the next six days.

When I set out to design the 6-Day Body Makeover, I wanted to fill a huge void in the weight-loss market. Thousands and thousands of "diets" are available telling you how to lose weight, but most of them are usually difficult to stick to because it takes too long to succeed, and these diets typically involve deprivation. So when faced with any temptation, whether it's an ice cream sundae or a bag of chips, most dieters throw in the towel, get discouraged, and feel like they can never succeed on any type of diet. Until the 6-Day Body Makeover, there really hasn't been a practical program for rapid, short-term weight loss that allows you to lose a lot of weight in a short time, and do it safely, without deprivation.

Working directly with thousands of people over the years gave me the unique opportunity to listen to what they most desired in a weight-loss program. And what they wanted was to see results fast-so that they could lose weight quickly and keep it off. People were constantly asking me, "How can I get in shape for my daughter's wedding ... for a pool party next weekend ... for an important date ... to fit into a dress that's now too snug?" They'd tell me, "I don't have time to lose weight. I've only got a week! It's too late to start a diet!" Desperate questions and comments such as these made me realize that millions of people could benefit from a simple, practical program that would take off pounds and inches in a very short time-just six days-and drop one whole dress or pant size. Yes, there's a need in this country to shed multiple pounds to help eradicate the alarming rise in obesity in this country. And this program will help jump-start your metabolism so you can begin this journey. The 6-Day Body Makeover is the tool that will help people like you begin to see positive changes in your weight in just under a week-and teach you to maintain those positive changes. That's why I decided to create this program. My clients who have used the 6-Day Body Makeover are amazed at how quickly they see results, and it gives them the confidence to go on to lose even more weight if they need to. This is a simple, doable program, with a refreshing and unique promise: dropping a whole dress or pant size in six days. And I know you can do it.

Okay, ready, set ... put your thumb in the waistband of your jeans or skirt. Could you use a little more room there? Do you want to fit into a smaller size? Or do you have a party or a big date this weekend that you want to look your best for? How about an upcoming class reunion or a family gathering? Wouldn't you like to fit into that new outfit you just bought in order to make a great first impression? Do you need to fit into a wedding dress, a cocktail dress, or a tux? Do you wish you could drop those stubborn, final pounds and get closer to your goal weight? Wouldn't you like to shed unwanted weight that you gained over a holiday or vacation?

The 6-Day Body Makeover is a surefire way to get that weight off very quickly-and do it with maintainable results. It's a very practical tool for achieving any of the above goals. The story of Margaret, one of my makeover clients who used this tool, is typical.

Margaret had a closet full of two sizes of clothes-what she considered her "fat" clothes (size 16s) and her "thin" clothes (size 10s). Using one of my makeover programs, Margaret lost 32 pounds in six weeks and was able to fit in size 10 dresses. But to hit to her desired weight of 135, she had to break through a plateau. Margaret had been in a holding pattern above 140 pounds for a couple of weeks.

Frustrated by her inability to reach her goal, she wanted to smash her scale into smithereens because the pounds wouldn't budge. I suggested that she try the 6-Day Body Makeover in order to get the needle on her scale out of the "stuck" position. She agreed to give it a whirl. After completing the six-day program, Margaret lost 6 pounds. She was looking better than ever and feeling more energetic than ever. She fit beautifully into a size 10 and looked gorgeous in her new clothes. (Incidentally, I told her to rid her closet of those "fat" clothes so that she would no longer have reminders of herself as a "fat person," or think of herself in that...