Dr. Phil McGraw’s The Ultimate Weight Solution—The Seven Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
“Get real or get real fat.”
“Do you want to keep chasing after, and being seduced by, “miracle” diets, slimming products, and “overnight” weight loss?”
“I know that you’re looking for something that melts fat off like the sun melts ice.” These are representative quotes of the Texas born-and-bred “Dr. Phil”, whose homespun platitudes literally roll off his tongue. Dr. Phillip McGraw, Ph.D., is the #1 best-selling author of Life Strategies, Relationship Rescue, and Self Matters. He is the host of the nationally syndicated, daily one-hour series ‘Dr. Phil’. He is a self-proclaimed expert in the field of human …show more content…
Dr. Phil challenges his readers to make exercise a deliberate and permanent fixture in his/her life and a priority in life. He claims that exercise is too powerful a fat fighter to live a healthy life without and that there is “absolutely no way you can control your weight for a lifetime without it”. Dr. Phil’s bottom line is that you should be performing at least three to four hours weekly of moderate activity and at least two to three hours weekly of vigorous …show more content…
Phil bravely states that he will not tell me what I want to hear; he seems to revel in his “I call it as I see it; I will tell you the truth” philosophy. Effective weight control will never be “quick and easy”, but that is “doable”. His book espouses a philosophy that is brilliant in its simplicity. He includes a wealth of self-analysis in the form of assessments, timelines, goal setting, readiness profiles and action plans. His book incorporates concrete details for daily planning and food action plans, which include a specific system of meal planning that is widely used by dietitians and health organizations. He describes a divided-plate system for meal planning: ¼ protein, ¼ starch, and ½ low-calorie, high-fiber plant-based food—fruits and vegetables. Dr. Phil has helped me see that by replacing those parts of my life that are self-defeating for those which are self-affirming, my weight, my health and my life can change dramatically. In order to achieve permanent weight loss, I have to be totally, consciously in charge of everything and myself I do, think, and feel. Dr. Phil outlines all the steps and tools in this book to achieve this