Psychology Today: Secrets of Successful Weight Loss [Mass Market Paperback]

Diana Burrell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2006 | Series: Psychology Today

Psychology Today—changing the way readers think about losing weight.

Written in the popular yet authoritative style of Psychology Today magazine, this groundbreaking book offers much more than a weight-loss program. It offers an understanding of the personal and social forces conspiring against healthy weight loss, conditions that make losing weight more difficult, an overview of every method—from Atkins to bariatric surgery—and sound advice on the importance of exercise and lifestyle changes.

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About the Author

Diana Burrell has written for such women’s service magazines as Parenting, Family Circle, Self, and Saveur, as well as Psychology Today. She is a master researcher and writer on a wide variety of women’s lifestyle issues. For this book she interviewed leading national experts on the subject of weight loss in addition to conducting extensive secondary research.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Alpha (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592574270
• ISBN-13: 978-1592574278
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,310,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've always wanted to be a writer, but put off writing professionally until I was in my early 30s. Sick of the corporate world, I finally left it and began a fulfilling second career writing for newspapers and magazines. My work has appeared in Parenting, Family Circle, Cook's Illustrated, Kiwi, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic's Food Section, Psychology Today, The Writer, Writers Digest, and more. In 2002, my friend Linda Formichelli and I got the fabulous opportunity to write a book, where we could share all our tips and tricks for a successful freelance career. I'm so thrilled that The Renegade Writer has been so helpful to so many writers.

I graduated with a degree in American studies from Smith College in 1988. I also did some graduate work in English at Wesleyan University. My husband, son and I live in the northwest Boston suburbs with our two frisky cats. I teach freelance writers how to develop great story ideas (check out my website at www.ninetofive.com/classes), and when I'm not writing or teaching, I'm knitting.