[.ca] The Ultimate Weight Solution For Teens (ISBN 0743536940)

Great coaching tool:
Using actual discussions of tough issues teens face day to day around the abuse of food is excellent. The topic of food abuse in young adults and even preteens needs to see the light of day. The number of kids battling serious eating disorders is going up not down and the trend really is frightening. I picked this up just to see what Dr. Phil's prodigy might have to say about teen weight issues. I expected to be cynically unimpressed and found the lay out was engaging. Each chapter was well thought out and well written. I did not get the impression that this book was slapped together to make a buck. I actually thought the focus was on quality content.

Great Book:
Really hit the nail when it comes to helping teenagers cope witht their weight problem. Jay addressess everything from how to have a positive out look on life to ways to start taking control of your weight. I was surprised at how much sense it made to me. It was like this book was written with me in mind. It addressed all the feelings i had towards myself and my weight and made me realized that their more to me than just how much i weighed. This book was surprising well written. Jay is a really talented writer and I thought this was just a knock off of Dr. Phils book, but this book really addressess teens and their issues in a way that is easy to relate to. Well Done.

Follows in the tradition of great father-son writers:
Illya Tolstoy established an impressive writing career apart from his father. And Brian Herbert successfully continued the Dune series after his father passed on. And Andre Dubus III made his father proud with House of Sand and Fog. And now, Dr. Jay McGraw continues the grand tradition. Dr. Phil has obviously trained his son well in the family business. Like his dad, Jay writes with the wisdom and folksy down-home style reminiscent of Mark Twain or Will Rogers. And also like his dad, Jay also has a failrly serious weight problem himself, as is very apparent from the cover photo. But as the elder McGraw is fond of saying, "Yern dont have to be a cow, to tell bubba how eggs is made." Jay takes his dad's tried and true formula, and tailors it to sell to the nations teens. His emphasis on keeping a positive self-image, sprinkled with bits of discipline, proper diet and excercise may be considered a radical approach to weight loss. But it is a message that must be heard by today's youth.

Awesome Book! Really Helpful!:
I am 12 years old and 35 pounds overweight. I got this book about 2 months ago. It had alot of great ideas that really worked. I put this book to the test and in the past month i've lost 10 pounds. I reccomend this to teens(or preteens) who have tryed to lose weight with other diets and had no success. Overall, I think this is a wonderful and really helpful book.

Apple doesn't fall far ... THIS BOOK IS GREAT.:
Like his dad, this author can say it like it is, hit the nail on the head with important information that will make a difference for teens. More than a diet, of course, and can't be compared to diets because it is much deeper. Just great and in the must read category. Also recommended is Effortless Wellbeing: The Missing Ingredients for Authentic Wellness, by Evan Finer. I wish I had both of these books when I was a teen, and for that matter when my daughters were teens!! EXCELLENT and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!