Publisher's Synopsis
You won't find data on government studies about obese rats (or obese people) in this book. Nor are there percentage charts with fats-vs.-calories-vs.-carbs comparisons. No exotic recipes live inside these pages. You already know why you are overweight-you just need to know how to solve the problem. You've tried lots of popular ideas and they haven't worked. You want something simple but effective that you can actually do on your own. And keep doing. You want it to fit into your lifestyle because you can't change your job, your living circumstance, or buy an expensive treadmill you'll never use. Well, take heart. I'm assuming you're not a movie star with a personal trainer coming to your house each day, or that you have lots of free time to spend at the gym, or that you can hire a personal chef to carefully monitor what you eat each day, or that you're on a TV show where you're trapped in a program and someone else controls your exercise, feeds you specific meals, and promises you a a large amount of money if you reach your weight goal. That's not real life for real people, is it? Weight loss books often make promises that sound enticing but don't work-at least for the long term. I invite you to learn the practices of not only thinking thin, but staying that way forever-without going through food "withdrawal" or exercise mania. You don't need to quit your sedentary job and take up digging ditches. You don't need to weigh your food on tiny scales, buy expensive overpriced frozen packets with eye-catching photos on the front and a miniscule amount of veggies inside. You don't need to raid the farmer's market and spend hours cooking something you don't really want to eat. (Let's be honest-is kale really better than mac and cheese?) This book isn't about miracle diets, unrealistic goals, or a temporary "fix." It's about changing what you have the power to change (and everyone does) to outsmart your body and your brain into functioning like a normal-weight person. It won't happen overnight, but then good things never do. The end result will arrive gradually but definitely. You can do it. Millions of people have already done it. This book is based on observations about real people who struggle with their weight. These are simple steps that you can initiate day-by-day at your own pace. If this intrigues you, give it a try.
