The Solution

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Youve tried everything : the pills, the shakes, the diets, even the surgery, and its been a losing battle. But permanent weight loss isnt impossible. Not anymore . . .

Now dietary expert Laurel Mellin offers a scientifically proven, agonyfree, breakthrough program for weight loss that doesnt require deprivation or superhuman willpower. The DietFree Solution presents a practical sixstep plan that succeeds where other diets fail because it identifies the psychological, physical, and lifestyle causes of weight problems : the powerful mind and body drives that lead to overeating and inactivityd offers the cure for each. You can change your body, and ultimately your whole life ith:

The Nurturing Cure: How to become aware of your feelings and meet your own needs

The Limits Cure: How to control your actions and set appropriate, realistic expectations

The Body Pride Cure: How to turn off negative stereotypes about fat

The Good Health Cure: How to become aware of body health and stay healthy

The Eating Cure: How to eat regular meals and maintain a healthy diet

The Activity Cure: How to maintain an exercise program and find personal time

Until you understand the whole truth about your weight problem, you cant solve it. Whether youre trying to lose those last five pounds, end a compulsive eating problem, or shed more weight than you ever thought youd carry, let The DietFree Solution work for you now and for the rest of your life!

The ability to selfnurture and set effective limits is the root of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual balance. Fortunately, the skills to selfnurture and set effective limits can be finetuned and readers will learn them via a wealth of practical examples, colourful case histories, and scientific findings that are both fascinating and easy to understand. These skills are effective for a wide range of psychological and addictive problemsfrom alcoholism and other addictions to overeating, overworking, overspending, and perfectionism.

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Laurel Mellin, M.A., R.D., is an associate clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. She is the director of the Institute for Health Solutions, and is the author of The Solution: 6 Winning Ways to Permanent Weight Loss and The Shapedown Program. Mellin lectures extensively to health professionals and self-help groups and has appeared on Oprah, Today, Good Morning America, and the CBS Evening News. Her work has been featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, Fortune, Health, Shape, and U.S. News & World Report. She lives with her three children in Marin County, California.