Self-improvement guru Phillip McGraw knows you’re looking for “something that melts fat off like sun melts ice,” but, he reminds you, “losing weight is not ‘quick and easy’ and you know it.” McGraw, one of Oprah’s favorite sidekicks and host of his own television show, promises that you will succeed with his methods, because you will change “from the inside out.” McGraw’s 7 Keys are sound–not quick. First, you have to understand and face your “personal truth”–what you think about yourself and your weight–and replace toxic messages with positive thoughts. Next, step by step, you learn how to counter emotional eating, change your environment, master impulse eating, choose foods, adopt an exercise habit, and assemble a support circle. Each step is clearly explained and personalized with case studies, fill-in charts, and self-tests. His nutrition plan emphasizes foods with high nutritional yields for few calories, and that cannot be eaten quickly (generally because they’re high in fiber), so you’re less likely to overeat. McGraw is the author of Life Strategies, Relationship Rescue, and Self Matters. Here he offers his unique, , tell-it-like-it-is, take-no-prisoners style to help you change “what you eat, why you eat, where you eat, when you eat, and how you eat,” all in an individualized approach that’s bound to be effective. Highly recommended. --Joan Price
I will be the first to get the shithammer, but he had a lot of right ideas.
He stressed that it is a lifestyle change, not a diet. True. He stressed that realistic goals are key. True. He stressed that Fast Food and Soda are big players. True. He heavily stressed that genetics is a COP OUT and that too many people blame their condition on other people or factors. Big true.
Average folks listen to this guy. His message isn’t that offensive. In a lot of ways, it is a segway into more in-depth training and dieting information.
Self-improvement guru Phillip McGraw knows you’re looking for “something that melts fat off like sun melts ice,” but, he reminds you, “losing weight is not ‘quick and easy’ and you know it.”
I’m not a big Dr. Phil fan, but I can’t argue with him here. What part of this makes him a dildo? People spend billions every year on quick-fix shit like fat loss pills, even though they know, or should know, better.
How can you possibly preach something that you don’t practice. That’s the equivilant of a fat bastard doing personal training.
If you’ve got half of a brain, you can’t honestly take this seriously. There are just too many people out there that really walk the walk every day of their lives. They teach it well and the clients get results.
Dr. Phil knows he has a massive audience that will listen to practically anything he has to say. And Mr. JellyBelly ends up with all of the $$$. He is the unfortunate savior for so many weak minded people in this country.
When I get bored I’ll watch his show sometimes. Not cause I like it but because some of the stuff he says is completely stupid. I guess I find humor in stupid people. I’m no fan this guy but I’ll tell you that on the weight loss subject he’s got the right train of though and atleast hes trying to help people. I did read that he came out with some sort of “low carb” weight loss bar packed with glycerin.
He does make many valid points, but it is nothing revolutionary!
I HAVE to share this, cause it pissed me off so much. I was flipping through the channels this morning before work and I happened to come across his show. He had 15 people come and live in a house to participate in a “contest” to lose their weight. Time after time, you would sit and hear each and every one of them start to cry about how disgusted they are with their bodies and about how much they yearn to change. I actually started to feel sorry for them.
Well, they all sit down to a fancy dinner prepared by some celebrity chef. What does one of the women say??? “I can’t eat this!!!” Why not? “Cause it’s salmon and spinach thats why!” Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. WTF. Sorry lady, they are not going to serve you chocolate covered steak for dinner! My sympathy went right out the window after that.
I agree with Mike. If people would just put down the fucking books and get to work they would be better off. Seriously, people spend more time and energy reading about the “new” secret to losing weight when they already know that it’s not a mystery. Eat less crap, workout more. I really think all these fad diet books cause more confusion than anything. They make weight loss seem like some kind of enigma when it’s really a simple concept.
As much as I think Dr. Phillip is a tool, the things he’s saying sound valid. But like someone said, it’s nothing people don’t already know, so he’s just cashing in on the fact that housewives are on his jock.
Second, and I am speaking solely on the basis of the two interviews I’ve seen with Doc Phil, he has adamently stressed that he is NOT proposing anything new or revolutionary - he said straight out that he has gathered good information from all around him and put it into a format that his fans will understand. He was very, very good about this, even saying that he could have come up with some “new miracle” but that in reality, all the information is already there.
Second, He is not that fat. For a guy who is in his fifties, is 6’6", and big, he looks in pretty ok shape. Though Letterman told him he was too fat to write a diet book. Dr. Phil responded that it was like Letterman giving out advice on sex. It was funny.
Have I mentioned I have a Dr. Phil tattoo yet?
Actually, the reason this is close to home for me is because my mother watches this guy (and Oprah), loves him, and has lost 40 pounds using his advice. She has lost that weight in a good way. This is after 25 years of yo-yo, miracle diets, weight-watchers, etc. If she won’t listen to me, at least someone she will listen to isn’t promising immediate miracles…
For some reason, I do not find the dr. phil diet book no where near as offensive as watching Bill Romanowski hock a Bowflex. I thought that dude was hard core. As it turns out, he is just another in a long line of money-hungry sellouts.
How do we know that Mr. Romanowski isn’t just a big joker? Maybe he finds it amusing to endorse equipment that has nothing to do with his success.
This brings up another question. Does anybody know how much hell pro athletes get from each other for their stupid commercials? It must be torture for Mr. Bill right now.
