The 20/20 Diet Quotes

“You create the results in life that you believe you deserve. —DR. PHIL MCGRAW”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“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.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“can’t change what you don’t acknowledge.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“if you continue to do what you’ve always done, you will continue to have what you’ve always had.”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Isn’t it amazing how easily you can cheat yourself out of the right choices by convincing yourself that you “deserve” the wrong ones? It’s highly illogical when you think about it. You deserve a better life, you deserve better health, and you deserve to lose weight.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Ain’t nothin’ to it, but to do it. —Maya Angelou”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. —Aristotle”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“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).”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Here they are: Power Proteins Super Starches Chicken breast Oats Tuna (chunk light, canned in water) Brown rice Black beans Corn Prime Produce—Veggies Fit Fats Carrots Avocado Tomatoes Sunflower seeds Mushrooms Cashews Prime Produce-Fruits   Blueberries   Oranges   Grapes”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“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.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“HUMMUS AND CRUNCHY CARROTS In a blender or food processor, purée 1/2 cup chickpeas, 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Serve hummus with 1 cup raw baby carrots and 2 rye crisps.”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“My Commitment Contract I, ______________________________ (your name), commit to follow the steps and timeline I have laid out in order to achieve my realistic weight loss goals. Just as in life, this diet is not going to be a success-only journey. Therefore, if I deviate along the way, I promise not to beat myself up or use it as an excuse to fail. Instead, I will get right back on track. I promise not to make excuses or to sabotage myself or allow others to sabotage my efforts. I recognize that I am in control of my decisions. I believe in my ability to use 20/20 foresight to achieve my goals, and I believe I deserve better for myself. Signed,”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Foods with Potential Thermogenic Properties Coconut oil Olive oil Green tea Walnuts Mustard (yellow or Dijon)   Foods That Stick to Your Ribs Almonds Raisins Apples Yogurt (nonfat) Chickpeas Eggs Dried plums (prunes) Cod Greens (any kind of leafy greens) Rye Lentils Tofu Peanut butter (natural) Whey protein Pistachios (roasted, unsalted, in the shell)”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Hungry people are eventually going to eat, and eat with a vengeance!”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“true—eating the right foods, the ones we’ve”
― Phillip C. McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“Hey, dummy, you might want to take the time and learn to fly before you do this again!”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“The past is over, the future hasn’t happened yet, the only time is right now. This can be your threshold moment of change. The next year of your life is going to go by whether you’re doing something about your weight or not. Now,”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“If you do different, you will have different. If you begin to require more of yourself, that in and of itself is different.”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“You can choose to see your goal with 20/20 accuracy, and when you can see a goal that clearly, you can achieve it.”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality

“you create the results in life that you believe you deserve.”
― Phil McGraw, The 20/20 Diet: Turn Your Weight Loss Vision Into Reality