Author Description

Sometimes you want to lose a few pounds (or a few dozen) but you can become so overwhelmed by the sheer volume of diets claiming to be healthy and effective that you end up choosing to do nothing. Then again, you may also have heard the chorus of "experts" insisting that diets don't work. But, given the popularity of diets in the American way of life, it's obvious that millions of people believe they do. The reality is that every diet and diet plan does work - for someone! But diet and exercise will only get you so far and it is equally true that the effects of dieting will, in all likelihood, not be permanent unless you really incorporate true changes in lifestyle.However, a diet can be the tool to give you a jump start. It can give you the kick you need to get off the couch and get moving. That's why people gravitate to them. They want to change!By comparing and commenting on a variety of some of the most popular diets and lifestyles actually tried by the author, friends and family, this book can make it easier to decide which one is the best for you. Part 1 of Weighing In with the ABC's of weight loss basics and metabolism, then moves on to Part 2 which compares ten popular weight loss methods. The author describes each plan or method in some detail and comments on the advantages and/or disadvantages of each. The comparisons include personal examples of both successes and failures as well as sample recipes adapted to suit personal tastes. Part 3 of the book offers the XYZs - lots of suggestions for incorporating lifestyle changes that minimize the stress and strain of everyday life which often cause people to make unhealthy choices. Part 3 does not provide a To-Do List of how to change. It is intended to stoke the fires within each individual reader to uncover their own vision of wellness - of what will work for them personally.If you're yo-yo dieting, Weighing In is the book for you.