The author relates his journey from obese infant and child, through his struggle to lose the weight and emerge as a healthy young man.

My self-image improved. I could buy clothes anywhere! - A patient's success storyDangerously overweight people suffer daily from the negative social, psychological, and physical consequences of excessive weight. The most serious consequence is the great risk to health that obesity presents. For people who weigh 100 or more pounds over their ideal weight, diets, exercise, and other forms of weight loss just don't work.Fat No More is the amazing story of the surgical solutions that many are seeking. Dr. Ackerman, who has devoted two decades to helping those who fear there's no hope left, offers surgical answers to morbid obesity, from stomach stapling and intestinal bypass to lyposuction and more. This is the complete guide for those who choose these solutions and for those who provide them.Using the latest research, the author examines the physical and psychological aspects of obesity; discusses his personal experiences in treatment; and offers many success stories of patients who are living new lives, liberated from overeating and excessive weight.Norman B. Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., is professor emeritus of surgery at New York Medical College.

Losing weight is not just about dieting or exercising as proved by the countless number of failed diets and exercise programs. First, you need to identify and let go of the many mental, emotional, subconscious, and spiritual blocks, also called M.E.S.S. blocks, that prevent you from losing weight. These blocks are the limiting beliefs, thoughts, or fears that prevent your weight loss.

Are you Fed Up with: - Going on diet after diet? - Losing weight and gaining it back again? - Struggling with your weight for years? - Feeling unhappy because of your weight? - The lack of control you have over food and eating? - Spending large sums of money on diets and weight loss products? Are you ready to say, "NoMore!"? If so, this book is for you. If you are so fed up that you are ready to make positive, permanent, natural changes: this book will teach you to work on yourself so that you CAN lose weight for good. You have tried diets; they don't work. If you follow the tried and tested steps offered in this book you CAN change your weight, for life, with no financial outlay other that the price of this book! Learn a unique 7 step approach that uses powerful and effective life coaching strategies and techniques; devolped in response to the author's own frustrations with diets. Stop feeling unhappy because of your weight; accept that diets don't work for you. Do something new that will not only help you to achieve your happy shape but will also help you to change your life. Don't wait to change your life, change your weight for life! If you believe "I CAN," then you CAN. "This is the intelligent approach to getting back to the right physical ... and psychological shape! At last there is a book that deals with the core issue of weight loss successfully that leaves you with a permanent solution: both for your body and your relationship with it. " Martin Fitzgerald MSc., Lic.Ac. (TCM), M.A.C.I. " This is not like other diet books, in that it proposes a diet on negative thinking......what is unique about this method is that it encourages the reader to listen to themselves and their bodies and to take back control of their lives......a very practical, thought provoking, effective resource for losing weight and attaining life goals." Kelly Ann Motherway Counsellor MIACP MNAPCP MBPsS Catherine Hassett is a qualified life coach and owner of I CAN Coaching. After 17 years struggling with her own weight, she said No More! to quick fixes and fad diets. She uses her 7 step approach with clients everyday to help them achieve their weight loss goals and to find their "happy shape."

Witty and informative, this book combines the remarkable story of one woman's personal journey with motivational inspiration and sound medical information for anyone who is taking or has taken the big step.

Fight Fat at Its True Source . . . Your Cells. An M.I.T.-Trained Scientist Explains the ONE Secret You Need to Know to Lose Weight and Keep It Off. Raymond Francis is the scientist people turn to when diets don't work. His groundbreaking approach treats excess weight for what it reall y is--a disease caused by malfunctioning cells. As Francis explains, many of the foods we eat every day, especially the “health” and “diet” ones we dutifully buy to lose weight, have the opposite effect . Full of hidden toxins and lacking nutrients, they actually poison your cells and alter your weight-control genes, causing your body to put on the pounds. Like he's done for thousands of other people, Raymond Francis can help you turn this fat cycle around and reclaim your waistline--and your health. His simple yet scientifically supported plan will have you looking and feeling better than you have in years-- in just six weeks. You'll discover: Which low-fat and no-fat products actually make you fatter How one missing nutrient can signal your body to store fat Which food additives are most toxic--and how to spot them on a label The “Big 4” worst foods to eat--with delicious and nutritious alternatives How to sneak more fiber- and nutrient-rich foods into your day Plus, delicious recipes for meals and snacks and week-by-week to-do lists to keep you on track Your body already knows how to regulate its weight--you just need to give it a fighting chance. Now you can--for life.