What Makes a Great Weight-Loss Success Story?

Over 70 real women and men

(including a few celebrities!) share their stories and strategies for finding a healthier life

If you've ever admired a friend, colleague, or relative who has lost weight and wondered, "How did they do it?," this is the book you've been waiting for. In Start Living, Start Losing, Weight Watchers brings you some of its best-ever and most inspiring stories of women and men who have lost weight and kept it off. In their own voices, these people share their personal experiences of slimming down and reveal their practical tips and secrets for success. Read about what worked for them and hear what they had to say:

About Food

"I've learned that you can eat everything--but just not in one day. The best weight-loss advice I ever heard was 'one bite tastes like the rest.' For my son's graduation, he wanted me to taste the cake so I took one forkful. He said, 'That's all you're going to have?' and I said, 'Now I know what it tastes like. I don't need any more.' It has to be looked at one bite at a time, one portion at a time, one day at a time."

Susan, 43, New York, receptionist

About Exercise

"Now I think of exercise as if it's a relationship--you have to keep it alive, varied, and vibrant, or it will stagnate. I cross-train, which keeps me from getting bored and tones different muscles."

Nazalee, 37, Ohio, fund-raiser

About Maintaining Weight Loss

"I'm now in the maintenance phase of my weight loss and will always track my POINTS(R) values because that's how I maintain my weight. The sooner you see that you're losing control, the sooner you can pull yourself together."

Sarah, Duchessof York, author, philanthropist

See inside for a shot of pure inspiration and more great ideas!

Follow the 5 Simple Rules for a healthy-weight home! Focus on wholesome, nutritious foods. Include treats. Aim to keep nonhomework screen time at two hours (or less) per day. Try to be active an hour per day. The Rules apply to everyone in the home.

Living in a healthy-weight home--in which all family members have a lifestyle that supports nutritious eating and regular physical activity--can make a tremendous difference in stopping and reversing the pattern of weight gain that leads to obesity for all members of the family, including children. In this breakthrough book from Weight Watchers, you'll discover how everyone in your family can achieve a healthy weight and maintain optimal health.

Family Power addresses the adult and childhood obesity epidemics with a revolutionary program that families can follow together--without the need for rigidly structured diet and exercise plans. This proactive guide gets your family up and moving, achieving a healthy weight, and improving health together as no other book ever has before.

Break through the 10 big diet myths

In this book, renowned expert Dr. James Rippe and Weight Watchers give you the scientific knowledge you need to break through the myths, get off the dieting roller coaster, and shed those pounds for keeps.

Believers Beware

MYTH #1 You can't lose weight and keep it off

MYTH #2 A few extra pounds don't matter

MYTH #3 Willpower is the key to successful weight loss

MYTH #4 You can lose weight with exercise alone

MYTH #5 Calories don't matter--avoid fats or carbs to lose weight successfully

MYTH #6 You can't lose weight if you have the wrong metabolism or genes

MYTH #7 You can boost your metabolism by what, how, and when you eat

MYTH #8 It doesn't matter how you take the weight off; you can think about keeping it off later

MYTH #9There is only one right approach to losing weight

MYTH #10 Your weight is your problem, and you need to solve it on your own

""Incisive and refreshing. James Rippe and Weight Watchers expose a series of ten myths pervasive in the weight-loss industry, revealing both the kernels of truth they contain and how they have been misinterpreted and distorted.""
--Claude Bouchard, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Even if your lifestyle is crazy-busy, a great meal is only a short time away with this tasty collection of the newest Weight Watchers recipes. You?ll find recipes that you can make in a snap in the microwave, a chapter of favorites that go from kitchen to table in a mere 15 minutes, fast dinners that you can prepare with just 5 ingredients, and more, illustrated throughout with beautiful color photos. With the 250 fast, irresistible recipes you?ll find here, it's easy to stay on target while enjoying all the dishes you love.

Many of us have struggled with getting a grip on eating, exercise, or health habits, breaking the yo-yo diet cycle, or overcoming a complicated relationship with food. Now Weight Watchers, one of the world's leaders in providing weight-loss information and services, opens its doors so readers everywhere can read the motivational stories of people who've lost weight successfully-and changed their lives along the way. "Start Living, Start Losing" shares 100 stories of everyday people and celebrities who reveal in compelling, moving, and sometimes humorous detail their journeys toward slimming down.

Best-Loved Recipes from Weight Watchers--Collected for the First Time!

Here, in one terrific volume, is an exciting collection of the most prized recipes from Weight Watchers. Whether you're cooking for a weeknight family supper, a casual backyard get-together with neighbors, or a festive gathering with friends, All-Time Favorites has it all.

Following the Flex Plan? On the Core Plan? No problem. You'll find recipes for tasty appetizers, refreshing salads, hearty soups, scrumptious main dishes (plenty of them one-dish and easy too), and spectacular desserts that fit the billfor both plans.

And of course, as with all Weight Watchers cookbooks, you'll find that counting POINTS values and staying on track is a snap with deliciously satisfying recipes such as:

Crunchy Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Ham and Chickpea Salad

Mustardy Pot Roast with Vegetables

Easy Chicken Cacciatore

Shrimp and Sausage Paella

Nectarine-Strawberry Cobbler

With All-Time Favorites, you'll find chapters devoted to the best-ever brunches and lunches, 15-minute fixes that are sure to please, and the tastiest--and easiest--slow-cooker recipes ever. You'll love it!

"I am here to say that no matter how insurmountable your problems may seem, you can change your life for the better. If I can do it, so can you."
Sarah, The Duchess of York

She has established herself as a hardworking single mother who is successfully conquering her weight issues. Now Sarah, The Duchess of York shares her personal secrets and tips for her healthful new lifestyle and tells every woman how she, too, can be a winner in the battle of the bulge. Dieting with The Duchess blends the sound weight-loss guidance of the trusted authority in weight loss, Weight Watchers, with the real-life wisdom of The Duchess of York.

Packed with The Duchess's own advice on everything from smart eating to exercising to learning from your past mistakes, Dieting with The Duchess features:

* "My Truths," the five rules The Duchess learned on her own weight-loss journey
* A primer on food fundamentals, including information on the food groups and nutritional supplements
* Simple techniques for creating the workout that suits your unique exercise style, and for getting -- and staying -- motivated
* How to (re)discover your true self during the weight-loss process, including practical ways to project a positive self-image and change your behavior
* Plus 75 delicious recipes based on Weight Watchers revolutionary 1·2·3 Success® Weight Loss Plan, including POINTS® values

With Weight Watchers, The Duchess, and a wide selection of flavorful recipes that will satisfy all your senses, Dieting with The Duchess is the weight-loss guide you can't afford to be without.

Straight from the kitchen of the world's most famous Weight Watchers member, Sarah, The Duchess of York, come over 125 easy-to-prepare, guilt-free, mouthwatering recipes.

Once harshly scrutinized by the unyielding glare of the media, The Duchess has come into her own as a chic, slimmed-down single mother with a new and exciting career. With her weight woes well behind her, she truly has become a role model for anyone who wishes to turn his or her life around. In fact, her triumph over adversity is just one reason why she is the perfect Weight Watchers member. Dining with The Duchess is a unique collaboration, combining the Duchess's taste and style with the culinary and dietary expertise of Weight Watchers.

Organized into full menus to make planning any meal a breeze, each recipe includes these very special features:

* Weight Watchers revolutionary POINTS® food system from the 1•2•3 Success® Weight Loss Plan
* Basic nutritional breakdown important to any dieter
* Helpful cooking hints and tips on presentation
* No complicated counting and no forbidden foods

Whether for a simple weeknight dinner or an elegant holiday feast, these menus make everyday meals a fine dining experience. Dining with The Duchess is the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to prepare light, healthy, and delectable meals with distinction and flair.

From weight loss tips to recipes to inspiring anecdotes highlighting how she overcame life's emotional challenges, Sarah, Duchess of York, presents a step-by-step guide to managing weight while improving the quality of life. color photos.