Dr Phil McGraw

Right now, make a list of what you admire about yourself- don’t stop until you’ve filled a page. Sit and relish each quality and accomplishment. When you remember how much you have to be proud of, you don’t need to envy others. Instead of wallowing in your jealousy, use your friends’ accomplishments as inspiration to pursue the life you want.

Power begins with having a crystal-clear view of reality and what each and every person in your life is driven by.

I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there’s too much guilt.

We teach people how to treat us.

Everybody should have the opportunity to do and be everything they can be.

People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.

Get up each morning, look at yourself in the mirror, and see yourself not as someone who is overweight or out of shape, but as the someone you will become.

First, you’re going to have to stop using food for anything other than nutrition. You cannot continue to use food to celebrate, or as a companion, or for entertainment, or comfort. You cannot medicate yourself, your mood, or pain with food.

Now ask yourself if you’re really going to spend the rest of your life on one of those ridiculous diets. The honest answer is, no, you won’t. So, that means you might lose weight while you’re on it, but you’ll probably gain it back when you’re off it because you haven’t made any real lifestyle changes.

You’re FAT – and don’t try to sugarcoat it, because you’ll just eat that, too.

Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life.

A year from now, you’re gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now.

The time is coming when man will be able to determine the length of his lifespan by controlling his diet.

I’ve talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they’re judged. They think they’re unattractive.

Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they’ll feel confused and lost.

Now, my body fat runs around 18 percent, which is normal and, you know, kind of in the middle of normal, actually.

What I want people to do is what’s healthy for them.

Experts indicate that you should aim for consistent weight loss of about one to two pounds per week, so you should remain realistic—you aren’t going to lose 40 pounds per week (no matter what any diet product claims).

Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower.

I don’t care how pumped up or psyched you are to start a new diet or a new program – that emotion will fade.