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Summary: This DOES work and I'm the proof
Review: First of all, I want to say to all the nay-sayers and the people who rated this a "1" star -- it DOES work. I've lost 20 lbs in 3 months after reading this book. Yes, it IS common sense -- but that's the whole point - "Fad" or gimmicky diets DON'T WORK. It has to be a lifestyle change. The people who say he's pushing his own food products simply have not read the book - there is no push to buy any "Dr. Phil" foods -- in fact he encourages you to not eat prepared and over-processed foods. It is NOT more expensive to eat the way he says -- my food bills are WAY down. People who say he doesn't emphasize exercise are also way off base -- it's Key #6 and he says that you can't have permanent weight loss without exercise -- but that the best and cheapest exercise is walking which is all I've done to lose the 20 lbs I'm down so far. And don't whine about the climate - I'm in Iowa where it's COLD to walk outside, but I'm doing it. So quit the whining, read the book, and follow it and you WILL lose the weight and keep it off.
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Summary: Sorry Billion Dollar Diet Industry....NOT!!!
Review: Dr. Phil has finally said what we all knew to be the truth and he has stated it in Seven Keys. Not easy to follow but these keys have insured changed that has insured weight loss. It is not the little fat girl crying wolf any longer. I didn't gain it over night and listened to lies of the diet industry that I could lose it overnight. I felt horrible about myself for being a failure. With the Seven keys (set forth by Dr. Phil) and my support network. I don't need pills, shakes, or any other stuff being pedaled by the hoax know as the diet industry. Thanks Dr. Phil!!!
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Summary: Thank you Dr. Phil
Review: This is a must have book for anyone that is overweight or struggles to keep a healthy weight. This is not "just another" diet book. This is a lifestyle book full of a wealth of information. There is not really any new revolutionary info, but the info is combined and presented in a fantastic informative way. I am beginning to reread this book for the second time. Thank you Dr. Phil for compiling this book.
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Summary: A review from a person who *has* read the book.
Review: I'm losing weight, and I know of 134 other people in the Tulsa area who are too.No willpower, just common sense. Those who have given this book a thumbs down, obviously haven't read it... or haven't a clue what it is like to be over weight... or are scared diet pill salesmen.
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Summary: THe book is very good.
Review: Doctr Phil has written a book That is very informative about how to lose the weight off. Although himself he is not thin of stature, advice is from him like on the TV about how to lead a live where you do the thing that is smart and avoid harmful activities. You will learn to eat food that fills you up and then you will be healthy like The Dr. And Oprah was right. Dr. Phil is the best at telling you how tomorrow can be better than before tomorrow, and with your diet he is no exception. Get this book now!!!!
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Summary: Getting Real is not pleasant
Review: Thank you, Dr. Phil, for your honesty. Looking at the truth of my weight, my negative attitude, and my critical self-talk are issues that you touched on in this article. Getting real with myself means taking responsibility for my over all well-being. I ordered the book and plan to start applying the principles from this article today. I am going to set a realistic weight goal for myself. I am going to take responsibility for my health. Thank you for the reasonable and generous price of these books, which helps everyone, who is ready to get real about their problem, to own these books. I weigh 205 pounds. This is not healthy for me. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with others. Sincerely yours, Ruth Landis
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Summary: Yesss!
Review: It works! I have lost 15 pounds and I did not gain anything over the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Ultimate Weight Solution works. I don't have the wild cravings that I usually have and this year I made sure my environment reflected my goals not to gain weight and it worked. Try it and you won't regret it!
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Summary: Picture of Health??
Review: This book is clearly a play for the almighty dollar. Dr. Phil should be ashamed of his blatant leverage of his " Oprah blessing ". On the day that the book came out my local Sam's Club had pallets of his diet foods ready for the masses that so diligently tune in to Oprah and Dr. Phil. The diet is not the worst to hit the market but it certainly didn't earn it's sales ranking as the South Beach Diet or the Atkins Diet have. Doctor Phil asks if us if we are " apples or pears ". Dr. Phil should have looked closer at what fruit he represents and gone to the gym for a year before posing for the cover of this book.
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Summary: Flimsy
Review: Phil McGraw is not a medical doctor, and it seems he couldn't be bothered to research the topic of weight control and vitality. He's promoting foods that are counterproductive to his own recommendations just to make money off the misery of others. For effective and well researched advice, I recommend "Biomarkers" by William J. Evans PhD. (research in physiology) and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D. (Director of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University). This book discusses a sensible diet (not dieting) and the importance of weight work and aerobics for maintaining vitality well into what we used to consider old age.
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Summary: Flim Flam
Review: Skip this book of flim flam and self-promotion for Phil McGraw. Shame on "Dr." Phil. I hope readers realize he is not an M.D. It seems he couldn't be bothered to research the topic of weight control and vitality. In addition he's promoting foods that are counterproductive to his own recommendations just to make money off the misery of others. For effective and well researched advice, I recommend "Biomarkers" by William J. Evans PhD. (research in physiology) and Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D. (Director of the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University). This book discusses a sensible diet (not dieting) and the importance of weight work and aerobics for maintaining vitality well into what we used to consider old age.
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