Dr. Phil McGraw once published a book entitled "The Ultimate Weight Solution: Seven Keys to Weight Loss Freedom" in which he introduced the world to his new diet, the "Shape Up Plan". This popular diet (allegedly top 10 in the USA) is based on 7 main foundations, namely:- Right thinking for self control Healing feelings as the key to emotional control No fail environment Mastery over food and impulse eating High-response cost / high-yield nutrition Intentional exercise The circle of support

Dr Phil is a realist - he reminds us that dieting is never easy. but then again, nothing worth having ever is! The Shape Up Plan is a balanced approach to weight control. You will essentially be eating The Dr. Phil Diet Explained Recipe

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

by LeAnn R. Ralph

Homemade cookies from scratch in 20 minutes!!

• 2 six-ounce packages of butterscotch chips

• 1 1/2 cups of chunky peanut butter

• 4 to 5 cups of corn flakes

• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts

Melt the butterscotch chips and peanut butter together in a large microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Then stir in 4 to 5 cups of corn flakes and 1 cup of dry roasted peanuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on wax paper. Store in an airtight container between layers of wax paper.

About The Author

LeAnn R. Ralph is the author of the book, Christmas in Dairyland (True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm). She is working on her ne No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Meal Planning Help: Meal Two

by Monica Resinger

One meal planning challenge for me has been to `lighten up' for my family's and my health. My husband and I were both raised on `meat and potatoes' so it has been a difficult change. But we are making gradual progress.

One way to lighten up is by substituting ground turkey for ground beef. To us, this is a huge taste difference and hard to get used to when we're used to the ground beef flavor. However, I have found recipes made especially for ground turkey and they are much better. The `Turkey Medallions With Orange Teriyaki Sauce' recipe you'll find below is one such recipe. It is delicious and is almost a complete meal by itself with the meat and vegetables. But to round the meal out and make it more filling, serve it with `Hawaiian Bread' Meal Planning Help: Meal Two Recipe

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