Dieting For Dummies - Softcover

"Close to a bull's eye for those who are serious about losing weight." Dallas Morning News "Sound, practical, and comprehensive chock-full of great information." USA Today Praise for Dieting For Dummies(R) "Our hands-down favorite. Like all good health books, it's one to keep and refer to again and again." - Detroit Free Press "Gets under the skin of weight loss - what works, what doesn't, and why - in ways few books do." - Dallas Morning News "Good, solid advice as well as helpful hints in an easily understood form." - Barbara Kafka, author of Soup: A Way of Life Your practical guide to slimming down and staying trim! Includes recipes and nutritional analyses of common foods If you're tired of the fad diet roller coaster, then this friendly, authoritative guide is for you. Prepared under the supervision of the American Dietetic Association, it explains how to move beyond gimmicks - and develop a lifetime eating plan that will take the weight off and keep it off. Discover how to: Understand your relationship with food Develop an effective weight-loss strategy Eat healthy at home and in restaurants Cope with cravings and setbacks Evaluate diet programs, drugs, and fads Get smart! www dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers

Jane Kirby, a registered dietician, is the former editor of Eating Well and the author of several cookbooks. The American Dietetic Association is the world's largest group of food and health professionals.