YOU: On a Diet - and other Oprah inspired diets - Dr Phil's UWS Chapter 1 Getting Real About You And Your Weight

Well last night after I got home, I put my daughter to bed and picked up this book. Let me say that I did not want to put this book down. It was if Dr. Phil was talking directly to me. I like how he explains the importance of knowing what brought you to this point in your life. What part of your lifestyle has created this unhealthy you. And from this he will teach you what you need to do to make a LIFESTYLE CHANGE. Because that is what it is all about. This book is not a diet, it is a lifestyle change. ;)I also enjoyed that he gave you a mini breakdown of the 7 steps. I think the most difficult one for me to deal with is going to be Key #1 Right Thinking. I don't know why, I just feel that it's going to be hard for me to admit my faults. Let's hope for the best. thank you Dr. Phil.

Current Weight:208
Goal Weight: 130

I haven't bought this book yet, I have the Food Guide companion book. It's on sale right now so I might buy it. I'm hoping there will be someone around who will want to discuss it with me. This particular forum has been pretty quiet lately.

Can I join in?

I've bought the book, read it through a few times and still can't get my head around the "right thinking" part. I know what it means...I just can't seem to make myself have that "ah-hah" moment when everything falls into place and I know I can't go on another minute doing the things that I've been doing all these years. KWIM?

Mamacita

I thought I had the right thinking thing down. I was wrong. I thought I could hop right back on the wagon. I was wrong. I am starting over from scratch. Here we go again. It is so hard to change the way I have been thinking for the last eleven-teen years (I don't know how long exactly I have been thinking like this or where exactly the root of the problem is or how long I have been thinking like that either) Am I putting too much thought into thinking right?

I am going to the gym-maybe I can think better there.

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You know as i read this book, this right thinking part is starting to scare me. Not because of what is says, but because i am not able to do it. Maybe i'm not consentrating, but my mind is suck on my old thoughts. To eat when I am bored, sad,or mad. How can i get past this. This is so fu**ing difficult. maybe i'm not consentrating. Because in the back of my mind, I know that I want to lose weight but it's just so damn hard. Is anybody else join through this. Let me know how you got through this. Thanks

I am a big comfort eater too. And a bored eater. There have been a couple of things that have worked for me in the past but the mian thing you need to do is change the can't in your vocabulary. Anytime you hear yourself say "I can't" remind yourself that you can and find something else to do. Gym, walk, read, laundry, clean, play with kids, shop, whatever it takes to get your mind off of it. I found that it is a lot like quitting smoking. As long as you have something to do to get you past your moment of weakness you should be fine.

I'm going to buy the book tomorrow so I can contribute to your discussion. I don't think though that we should be too hard on ourselves. I'm certain that Dr. Phil does not envision that any of these steps are going to be a quick fix. There are no quick fixes when it comes to weight loss. It is going to take a lot of time to change the way we think about food. Don't beat yourself up if it isn't coming after the first reading. It may take several days or weeks or months even before there is a change. Just keep with it though, I really think that reading the book will be very helpful. You didn't gain the weight overnight and you aren't going to lose it overnight. Stick with it!

Jen
You are exactly right. I am being too hard on myself. Today is a new day. I got up this morning (before my daughter, thank god) and grabbed the book. And i think i am putting to much thought into this. This book is not meant to discourage you but to influence you to be the best person you can be inside and out. I'm feeling alot better today and I have a totally different outlook. Thanks I needed those encouraging words this morning :grouphug:

Well I finally got myself out today and bought the book. I've read through the first part and am ready to tackle the 7 steps. What I really like so far about the book is that I know without a doubt that dr. phil knows what he is talking about. If you look in the back you will see all his references and in his acknowledgements he names various professionals that he consulted. I like that because I've read so many diet books and magazines and feel like the author just made a lot of it up or it is information that has not really been studied but it just happens to fit what they are trying to write about. I think it will be very interesting to read and I really will try to do all the work that is involved. Off we go!

I feel good today. After a relaxing day at home with my toddler, I did get up enough momentum to take a 2 mile walk. I would have made it 4 miles but I waited to late and it was dark outside ( not to mention, I encountered a family of deer on my way around the park). But as for this week, I have walked a total of 8 miles, which is very good for me. I can never seem to make it past one day. But I can attribute that to my new walking buddy. :cb:. I am pushing for 10 miles next week. I will keep you all posted.

Miss McCoy
sw~208/ cw~209/ gw~130

Good morning~~

I think I'm just gonna change my handle to Ado Annie...you know the girl who "Cain't say no" from the R&H musical "Oklahoma" ? I start off with very good intentions but when something yummy but thoroughly unhealthy stares me in the face, "I fergit" all about what I'm supposed to be doing here.

Yesterday I did so awesomely well...until after dinner. I was not hungry, I was not thirsty, but doggoned if I didn't eat that ice cream anyway. And the bad part was that I didn't even think about how bad it was for me while I was eating it.

But like Anne Shirley said "Today is a new day with no mistakes in it".

Jen, Dixie Chicken and E McCoy, have a great day!

Mamacita

Mamacita - just have to comment that I am re-reading the Anne of Avonlea books right now! Also love Anne's observation of something with "scope for the imagination", lol.

I read Dr. Phil's book in January and have paired his teachings with the WW points system and it's working well for me! When you are tempted to overeat, ask yourself "How's that workin' for ya?" I personally got tired of wasting so much energy thinking about losing, and put the energy toward actually doing it. And I pray to God everyday that the determination lasts!

Good luck to you!

Good morning, Jana...

Popped back in while waiting for my hair to dry. I just made a "reminder" card with that quote on it. I'm seriously thinking of having it laminated to hang around my neck! :lol:

Mamacita

Good Morning Mamacita,

All I have to say is that "YOU CAN DO IT GIRL". I have faith in you. Sometimes I still have cavings at night. I either eat something really light like fruit or a cracker. But my best suggestion is to go to bed. If you are so bored that all you can think about is eating, then go to bed. And also give yourself a cutoff time to stop eating ( at least 2 hours priorto going to bed) Try it. It works for me. :nono:

Good morning, everyone~~

Feeling slightly less Jabba-like this morning. Did really well yesterday, though I think the steak was a bit much. Dh had "seasoned" them for me. He did a great job, but this morning, my hands and feet are swollen...probably too much sodium.

I want to thank you all for your words of encouragement. :) They really do mean a lot to me since I don't get any at home.

I've been re-reading "The Book" for the umpteeth time, bit by bit, whenever I hit a slow time at work. Still trying to wrap my brain around it all. I must say, even though I foul up all the time, over all, my eating habits have improved greatly in the last 6 months or so. I guess I'll just keep on keepin' on.

Hope you all have a great day!

Mamacita

Hey all. I haven't picked up my book in a few days and haven't really followed my eating plan either but I haven't been pigging out or eating terribly unhealthy so it hasn't been all bad. Unfortunately I seem to be retaining water for some reason. I'm usually pretty light on the salt so I don't know if it is that or if I'm just not drinking enough water.

The hardest thing I find about dr.phil's eating plan is getting rid of the carbs. We are just so used to eating bread, cookies, crackers, donuts etc etc (well no wonder we're overweight eh?) that to pick up a piece of fruit or a carrot stick is extremely alien. I know I have cut back a lot so even on the days where I am not following his plan I am eating less carbs so I guess that is a good thing in the long run.

Hey ladies, What is going on. I haven't heard anyone talking about the book (I know, Me either) Well I've been really busy this week. Tommarrow is the last day of vacation bible school at church, so I can get back to my reading. I feel really down this week. I've had some things go on in my life this week that have feeling down, but the good thing about that is that it will over soon. Since I have been attending vacation bible school, i have not been able to take my walks. That is another reason that I am feeling low. Haven't been watching what I eat. This has been a really bad week. Well I am hoping for a blessing next week. I am scared to get on the scale, I have a feeling I have gained a pound or two. I will keep you all updated.

e.mccoy, I feel the same way. I started a new job and had 3 training sessions this week and as a result have not done well with exercising or eating as well as I should have. Well that is part of having to cope with the real world and working that into a plan that will help me lose weight. I just have to figure out how to do it! It's kind of weird as I haven't really worked at a regular job in about 3 years. I was part-time and on call so I didn't know really from one day to the next if I was going to be working. Starting next month I will have regular hours so I will know when I am working. I think that will help a lot plan what I am going to do with myself. Actually I'm going to log off the computer in a couple of minutes and hit the exercise bike before I go pick up my son from daycare. Take care all.

I read through Dr. phil's book once and set it aside...he said if your head wasn't in it, it wasn't going to work and mine was most definately not. A few months later and going through his other books about getting my life in order and I feel ready to take the field. I still hate the idea of getting on a scale..and pretty much don't. I have started walking 10 miles a week and doing Richard Simmons..is he still around...twice a week. Tried pilates and could barely walk for 3 days. I am getting my priorities straight, meditating regularly, and have more energy but still find this entire thing to be like a rock around my neck. Why is that I still feel like I have not gotten that first key yet?

Well I think that this all takes a lot of time. We've been stuck in bad habits for years and years. It'll take awhile before it all really sinks in I think. I would just try and keep up with the good habits you are starting to develop and don't get yourself down because you aren't following every step that Dr. Phil has worked out. As much as I think Dr. Phil is really great that doesn't necessarily mean that all his methods work for everyone. Take what you can get out of his book for right now. Maybe sometime down the road when the good habits are starting to overtake the bad habits you'll see some of his steps differently.