Dr. Phil 20/20 Diet- is he becoming the next Dr. Oz?
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As for Dr Phil's credentials, I am not sure what degrees he holds but I love his show and that he does use experts to help people.
Doctor Oz is a quack as far as I am concerned and will not watch him and hope that his show gets cancelled!
Dr Oz is a respectable cardio thoracic surgeon who has saved many lives.
"Dr." Phil has a juris doctorate. He's a lawyer.0 -
If it was a hair loss diet he would be qualified.0
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Goes to show you how strong of a loyal following Oprah had while on TV. Whatever Oprah believed in, they followed. Oh well.
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Yup, good example of the power of stardom over the easily led. She followed the money and others followed her.Goes to show you how strong of a loyal following Oprah had while on TV. Whatever Oprah believed in, they followed. Oh well.
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I coulda sworn that doctorate was in English... and the answer to whether it's Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz's I'm talking about is yes.0
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As for Dr Phil's credentials, I am not sure what degrees he holds but I love his show and that he does use experts to help people.
Doctor Oz is a quack as far as I am concerned and will not watch him and hope that his show gets cancelled!
Dr Oz is a respectable cardio thoracic surgeon who has saved many lives.
"Dr." Phil has a juris doctorate. He's a lawyer.
He is not a lawyer. He is/was a psychologist.
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Personally I think Dr. Phil is okay. He's a good entertainer and should be taken as that. I am a little put off by his recent ventures into product endorsement, though, but it does seem as though a lot of money goes to helping people other than himself.
As far as the diet book and promotion, I am betting that he is smart enough to get sound advice about weight loss strategy from people that really should know about it. He is a very influential person and a lot of people take his word as gospel so if he wants to use his influence to get people started on better health, then I say more power to him. Too many people are sick because of overweight and if a word from Dr. Phil helps put them on the right path, great.
He's been on for a long time and I am sure his ratings need a boost, which is why he may be going further afield for topics that he hopes will stimulate his viewership. I remember Phil Donahue, when he started I loved to watch his show, it was relevant and informative. Eventually he ended up talking mostly about transgender hookers and other sensationalized topics and I lost interest.
Just my take. I do enjoy watching Dr. Phil for the most part.0 -
potluck965 wrote: »Too many people are sick because of overweight and if a word from Dr. Phil helps put them on the right path, great.
From what I read earlier in the thread, the book seems to be mostly standard, good diet advice on foods you should eat to hit your macros/micros and what amounts to eat them in. It seems like something you could easily get for free online, but honestly? I'd prefer something like that getting big than Dr. Oz and his raspberry ketones.0 -
I love Dr Phil, I did buy the book and have started the 20/20 diet. The diet is based on simple foods that are cheap and no crazy supplements or weird food that you would not normally see in the grocery store. I have been on the diet for 3 days and have dropped 4.8 lbs. I feel great and not hungry between meals. I have been tracking everything and it works out to about 1300-1400 calories per day, and I am finding the recipes tasty and easy to prepare. I think this diet will work well for me and help me to change the way I eat permanently. I have tried many other diets which also worked but they were not sustainable. I need a new way of eating to be sucessful long term and this diet looks like it will be the one that will help me long term.
As for the Ninja blender/food processor, I have one which I bought at Costco (in Canada) for $160 in November. This blender/processor costs $250 at other stores and you can find it on sale for $200, so him offering it for $199 is fair for Canadians. I am sure people can find it for less in the USA. I absolutely love this Ninja so much that I bought my 2 kids each one and we all love it. I use it everyday.
As for Dr Phil's credentials, I am not sure what degrees he holds but I love his show and that he does use experts to help people.
Doctor Oz is a quack as far as I am concerned and will not watch him and hope that his show gets cancelled!
Why can't you're kids use your blender? Or do you mean kids that no longer live with you? Makes no sense to have more than one in the house0 -
I love Dr Phil, I did buy the book and have started the 20/20 diet. The diet is based on simple foods that are cheap and no crazy supplements or weird food that you would not normally see in the grocery store. I have been on the diet for 3 days and have dropped 4.8 lbs. I feel great and not hungry between meals. I have been tracking everything and it works out to about 1300-1400 calories per day, and I am finding the recipes tasty and easy to prepare. I think this diet will work well for me and help me to change the way I eat permanently. I have tried many other diets which also worked but they were not sustainable. I need a new way of eating to be sucessful long term and this diet looks like it will be the one that will help me long term.
As for the Ninja blender/food processor, I have one which I bought at Costco (in Canada) for $160 in November. This blender/processor costs $250 at other stores and you can find it on sale for $200, so him offering it for $199 is fair for Canadians. I am sure people can find it for less in the USA. I absolutely love this Ninja so much that I bought my 2 kids each one and we all love it. I use it everyday.
As for Dr Phil's credentials, I am not sure what degrees he holds but I love his show and that he does use experts to help people.
Doctor Oz is a quack as far as I am concerned and will not watch him and hope that his show gets cancelled!
Why can't you're kids use your blender? Are do you mean kids that no longer live with you? Makes no sense to have more than one in the house
I would assume the children do not live with her.
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I love Dr Phil, I did buy the book and have started the 20/20 diet. The diet is based on simple foods that are cheap and no crazy supplements or weird food that you would not normally see in the grocery store. I have been on the diet for 3 days and have dropped 4.8 lbs. I feel great and not hungry between meals. I have been tracking everything and it works out to about 1300-1400 calories per day, and I am finding the recipes tasty and easy to prepare. I think this diet will work well for me and help me to change the way I eat permanently. I have tried many other diets which also worked but they were not sustainable. I need a new way of eating to be sucessful long term and this diet looks like it will be the one that will help me long term.
As for the Ninja blender/food processor, I have one which I bought at Costco (in Canada) for $160 in November. This blender/processor costs $250 at other stores and you can find it on sale for $200, so him offering it for $199 is fair for Canadians. I am sure people can find it for less in the USA. I absolutely love this Ninja so much that I bought my 2 kids each one and we all love it. I use it everyday.
As for Dr Phil's credentials, I am not sure what degrees he holds but I love his show and that he does use experts to help people.
Doctor Oz is a quack as far as I am concerned and will not watch him and hope that his show gets cancelled!
Why can't you're kids use your blender? Are do you mean kids that no longer live with you? Makes no sense to have more than one in the house
I assumed that her kids don't live with her. And we have 3 blenders in my house. I live with my sisters and we each have our own. I know that when I'm ready to use my blender that it won't be dirty b/c one of them used it that morning and didn't clean it before leaving for work. It cuts down on arguments.0 -
Ugh. There are things about Dr. Phil that I do like, but I almost feel like he's swung over to the "Jerry Springer" side of talk show hosts.
As far as weight loss, I'm not sure I'd be inclined to go with his 20/20. I know this sounds sad, but my reasoning for it is that my family (the "size-1 civilians") always look for gimmicky diets - cabbage soup diet, grapefruit diet, South Beach, yadda yadda yadda. As soon as Dr. Phil came out with this, they all said, "We should get the book and do this!!"
Never mind that I've lost nearly 80 pounds NOT doing that or any other gimmicky things. I actually have talked with bariatric doctors and nutritionists! (Imagine! The insanity!! LOL)
I told the nutritionist that I've found that the better quality of food you have, the more of it you can have. No, it's not a gloriously evil chocolate cake....and don't think I don't indulge in that once in a while....but still!! So many people think they get the salad at Olive Garden and are being healthy when you can get 2 big bowls of the Pasta Fagioli for the same "food diary expense) as 1 tiny bowl of salad with their OMG-"SO not food journal friendly" dressing (that admittedly is delicious!).
It's all about making wise choices and paying attention to what you're putting in your body. If you're going to have a carb at lunch, do you want the plain baked potato, the fries, or a roll? Not "all of the above" or "some combination thereof". It isn't rocket science. Everybody knows the healthier choice(s), but the discipline is lacking. Not hating on people - because I resemble that too!! (Notice I said "DISCIPLINE" - not "will power." There is a difference.)
Anyway - You're soooo much better off working with your own nutritionist and finding what works for you.
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