This book presents a comprehensive weight management system. That means that it isn't based on just one or two techniques that work for some people. Readers learn how to calculate their own percentage of body fat so they can set real istic goals ; how to evaluate diet and exercise programs for safety, adequacy and effectiveness; how to get rid of body fat so it stays gone permanently; how to boost one's metabolism naturally without drugs, hormones or dietary supplements how to a void the metabolic reduction effect of dieting how to reduce serum cholesterol levels, improve the ratio of low-density to high-density lipoproteins (LDL/HDL) and reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke how to reprogram one's mind and body to burn fat rather than store it how to control binge eating how to break self-defeating habits and replace them with habits that promote personal growth how to stop the ups and downs of dieting and enjoy eating again without depr iving getting hungry how to eat as much food as one wants withoutgaining weight how to use diet to gain increased energy how to develop a permanent weight control program based on one's specific personality, food preferences, lifestyle.