The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide

by Phillip C. McGraw

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Phil McGraw opened doors for everyone who has struggled with losing weight and keeping it off with his roundbreaking plan, The Ultimate Weight Solution. Now, here is the invaluable companion volume that delivers more tested weight loss strategies, more specific food lists, and more essential The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide.
In his straight-talking, no-nonsense style, Dr. Phil helps you end excuse-making and start creating a no-fail environment for taking charge of your weight and your relationship with food -- beginning with Dr. Phil's new rapid start plan that will gear your body physically for accelerated weight loss. This quick and easy reference guide also includes information
• Calorie counts for all of your high- and low-response cost foods
• Portion control
• High-response cost, high-yield foods
• Low-response cost, low-yield foods
• Specific menu planning for meals and snacks
• Hunger-suppressing/high-response cost foods
• Recognizing weight-gaining behaviors
• A personal food diary
• And more!

You can't afford to ignore the down-to-earth success strategies of Dr. Phil McGraw and The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide -- your health and happiness depend on it!

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Diets, Self Help, Cookbooks

736 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 23, 2003

About the author

Phillip Calvin McGraw, best known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, psychologist and author who is the host of the psychology themed television show Dr. Phil. He gained celebrity status following appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Reviews

[Dan Stern · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how this guide has suggestions for meals for 14 different days, which makes it easy for me to mix and match. The key to eating well is planning. Plan what you are going to eat so that you don't end up trying to decide between something healthy and unhealthy.. I know in my case the unhealthy tends to win if given the choice! When I plan out an entire week of meals though, I find myself having a much easier time sticking to it.
This guide talks a lot about portion control, calorie counting, supressing cravings, etc. Most of the advice is good, though a lot of it is just saying what other people have been saying in a different way! I still think the advice works! Having a list of exactly what you CAN eat is incredibly useful - makes it so much easier! I highly recommend this (in addition to the Ultimate Weight Solution).

[Steve Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ultimate weight solution is a great, no-nonsense, down to earth guide. And truly a guide. The first part is motivation, how to deal with negative family/friends, how to stop lying to yourself, and how to dig deep into why you are fat. Real advice with real steps to getting yourself in the right mentality and to create a positive environment. Certainly not for the faint of heart. You must change your life, and Dr. Phil challenges you to challenge yourself.

What sets this book apart is that it has detailed guides to types of food, what your body needs, real recipes, and examples. You can really use this as a "guide", it's not just a bunch of Tony Robbins style motivation to get off your butt. It is step by step instructions on how to institute real change in your lifestyle for the rest of your life. It is not a quick fix, but a tough, "get real" approach.

My only disappointment was that I listened to this on CD and it was not read by Dr. Phil himself.

[Erika Nerdypants · Rating 4 out of 5]

The wisdom of Dr.Phil, this time on weight loss, which he claims will be permanent if we follow his directions. I was cynical to begin with, there are a myriad of other books already written on the subject, and I have personally read my fair share of them. Kudos to Dr. Phil for recognizing that no solution will last unless emotional eating is addressed and dealt with first. The rest seems easy: Eat healthy, exercise, manage your stress. He uses a no nonsense, common sense approach that's peppered with humour and compassion. There are no strict food plans, and he is willing to admit that different people need different approaches. But will it work? Dr. Phil claims his success rate is 80%, and I think his program probably has a better chance for permanent weight loss than most. But the proof as they say, is in the pudding :)

[Emna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too much talk about calories.. and counting calories..
Its veeery specific food guide! its all about how many calories countains every food...
The thing is i'm not quiet sure, that's a good thing! because, you get easily overwhelmed by the amount of information...
For me at least, "Less is more" like they say..

[Rob · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still use this as a food guide. Great resource for knowing what you put in your mouth.

But honestly, can you really rate a food guide? I suppose only against other food guides, of which I haven't read very many.

[Wendy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too 'one book fits all' for me. I am not a fan of Dr. Phil.

[Kharolyn ang · Rating 1 out of 5]

he talks a lot about "counting calories".