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The book is sensational...I took action immediately after reading it. The weight loss plan is perfect, with the daily menu plans being laid out. I lost eight pounds in the first 2 weeks and had more food than I could hold. The three meals and two snacks are more than enough food to keep you full. One thing on the list is a banana smoothie that is fabulous. Put a whole banana and a 8 oz. cup of skim milk, both in the freezer. Take them out when the milk is icy but, just before freezing (20-30 mins). I already have a blender with a stainless steel cup that you pour the icy milk into, add banana. as you slice it into thin slices. Pour in a bit of sweet/low or whatever artificial sweetener you like, and blend til smooth. It is so much like a milk shake, something I always steered clear of, that it really keeps you from feeling deprived! You can use strawberries or other frozen fruit, if you prefer it to bananas. Yum! I enjoyed everything on the menu except, asparagus, not so much. Thanks Dr Phil for doing all the research and leg work, leaving only following the meal plan for me to do. YAY! I would recommend the book and the sidekick paper back, The Ultimate Weight Solution FOOD GUIDE, to anyone who wants to drop the pounds or someone who just wants to be healthier. It is a Godsend for diabetics too! For you guys who were negative with comments about Dr Phil for writing about weight loss and then not taking his own advice. Well number one, he is absolutely not over weight himself! Girls like a man with a bit of meat on his bones. They give fabulous hugs, and we're in it for those hugs. Nobody wants to put their arms around skin and bones. A man 5/11 and 155lbs is definately not huggable as far as I'm concerned. Another thing, I sure don't mind paying the dollars for the books, no matter what the reason for writing them. If Dr Phil chooses to help us with doing all the research and leg work and handing over a list of menus, leaving us with only grocery shopping to do, then I'm all for it. Dr Phil is close enough to perfect for me!Read full review
I wanted to buy this book because I need to lose weight and do not particularly agree with diet pills. I feel like I am in a place in my life that this information can benefit me. No matter where you are at in your life it is difficult to lose weight. This book has a lot of great and important information. Dr. Phil breaks it down into matter of fact points. He wants to get it across. It isn't difficult for me to understand. I have enjoyed it so far, and it has helped me to get mine and my family's eating habits greatly improved.
I had the wonderful experience of receiving this book as a Christmas gift. I found it to be very enlightening & full of ways to help me lose weight! Having been on the "dieting circuit" for quite a while, I was desperate to find that "one" secret that would make it all worth it! After reading this book, I have learned that the "one" isn't real! I am "the one", that has the power within me to get the weight off & keep it off! I did learn all of this in "The Ultimate Weight Loss Solution" by Dr. Phil McGraw...I believe the reason this book works, is the 7 keys that he uses to get you motivated...1st. He teaches you how to unlock the doors to PERMANENT WEIGHTLOSS...2nd. You use the 7 keys & learn how to manage your life & your weight...they go hand in hand & this book taught me that my weight can be managed not "cured"...he has powerful insights...& a proven method, that I am proud to say I am witness to! I have actually lost 98 pounds using Dr. Phils book & the proven methods there-in...give it a chance, your worth it.Read full review
I Think it would help if the old Dr. weighed hummmm....let's say 160lbs instead of 220lbs. This is a fair question, no? I mean: would you buy home made shampoos or other hair products from a bald guy?(just giving you an example) So why then would you buy a weight loss solutions book from a guy that's overweight. I'll tell you the solution and its really simple, cuz i've done it and I went from 190lbs to 155 in about 6 weeks. I'm also 5'11". It was not easy but the solution was mind-numbingly simple. You probably guessed what I did. I didn't eat anything. Do you know what a liquid diet is? It's the closest thing to not eating. Just have a diet shakes twice a day, one that's packed with vitamins. You can also invest in a rice cooker and steam up some vegetables. But remember this; if you eat anything other than what i've said such as anything that has sugar, oil, or salt, you can kiss my method goodbye cuz it wont work. It all depends on you. You must fight with you brain and not let that instinctual hungry area of your mind run your life. If you are weak in will power or are not a 110% not commited, this will not work for you. Because, in the end, you are ultimately the strongest diet solution out there.Read full review
Dr. Phil McGraw is a psychologist with a number of books under his belt. In The Ultimate Weight Solution Dr. Phil lighten up from his book, Self Matters. His Dr. Phil isms come out in his famous words like "you either get it or you don't" "get real." The Ultimate Solution gives tools, techniques and real hands on work that he believes has cracked the code to overeating. Dr. Phil's emphasis on working from the inside out rather then the outside in makes perfect sense once you read the book. Dr. Phil makes the point that you can choose to think the cake looks delicious and eat two slices or you can take a bite and say that was good. He works with us to figure out why it is that we cannot stop at that one bite and unlike a medical doctor he does so from a psychologist's standpoint. For example, he makes the point that we, for the most part, can't just stop eating. Most of us will need to replace food with something else. The book is chock full of information and tools. It has three parts. In Part One "Unlocking the Doors to Permanent Weight Loss" he starts telling us that we need to think differently. He goes into great detail in this section and some of it will be boring. He makes the point, though, not to skip over anything. I found his hands-on techniques and approaches very helpful in Part One. He has us answering questions in the book like a manual or workbook would do. One question for example is "Describe what you will do (the behaviors or actions you must commence, change, or stop in order to lose weight" and there are lines to fill in your answer. Part Two is the very important 7 Keys to Permanent Weight Loss. Although he summarizes them nicely in Part One, this is where he goes into detail about every key. This book focuses on what your internal dialogue is that is keeping you overeating. You’ll find tables in this section that are very helpful. I think that most of us will be able to identify with much of this book. He will have you analyzing and responding to your self talk in chart form. One of the reasons for his questionnaire asking if you are ready is because this is work. A few points that Dr. Phil makes in his book: 1. Get rid of clothes that are too large on you. Plan to never fit in them again. 2. Realize that you may not be hungry, you may be sad or lonely. 3. Recognize impulse eating such as eating late at night. Identify when you do the most damage to yourself and take a bubble bath. 4. Willpower is a myth. Everyone has January firsts. 5. Make a deal with yourself such as you can't watch television until you've taken a walk.Read full review
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