Topics include:

• Why do you want to lose weight?
• Does your weight have emotional control over you?
• The difference between being overweight and obese
• The four triggers that cause us to eat
• Ten red flags that tell you your diet is a fad
• Another look at the four basic food groups
• Setting daily servings for a balanced diet
• A closer look at fad diets
• Low carbohydrate diets - why they are bad for you
• Diets low in fat
• Bad fats vs. good fats
• Popular programs like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig - what lures us to these diets?
• Factors affecting how we lose weight
• Why we gain weight
• The fastest way to increase your metabolism
• Your genetics and your metabolism
• How to dump the weight for good this time
• What matters most - inches or pounds?
• Starting point - the importance of a goal
• Creating realistic weight-loss goals
• Getting very detailed and specific - a little more explanation
• What exactly is a calorie?
• Tracking daily calories
• The number of calories you consume
• Keeping tabs on your calories
• Good fat vs. bad fat
• How to spot foods that are high in fat
• All about carbohydrates (or carbs)
• Complex carbohydrates
• What do I do with all this new information?
• Getting physical: the effect of exercise in your life
• Exercise and its far-reaching benefits
• Finding an exercise program that is right for you
• Your personal weight loss plan
• Exercise as part of your weight loss plan
• Eating plan to achieve your weight loss goal

And much more!