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Also by Charles Stuart Platkin

Breaking the Pattern
Breaking the Fat Pattern

This book is dedicated to my daughter,
Parker South, a constant inspiration; to my parents,
Linda and Norton, who have always and continue to be
a driving force in my life; and to my wife, a patient,
considerate, and caring friend, Shannon.

INTRODUCTION

Whats Keeping You From Having the Body You Want?

Do you have a slow metabolism?

Is willpower missing from your genes?

Have you decided that youre destined to be overweight?

Or is your school cafeteria destined to serve the same fattening foods until you graduate?

Have you tried a diet or two (or five) and felt disappointed?

Have you tried a diet or two that made you disappointed in yourself?

Is it too hard give up McDonalds Big Mac and large fries?

Or is it too hard to imagine you could ever actually be in shape?

No matter what the reason, somethingmaybe everythingis keeping you from that body you wish you had. And right now youre probably wondering, can this book help? Can anything?

Im here to tell you that at this very moment, you hold the key to getting your wish. You are completely capable of putting that extra weightwhether its five pounds or fiftybehind you for good, sooner than you think. And this book is going to give you everything you need.

A DIET THAT WORKS

Before you ask if Im going to promise you a fancy car and a mansion in Hollywood, too, let me explain!

If youve tried dieting, you know that lots of diets help you lose weight: The problem is that you always end up gaining it back. Most diets give you a list of rules designed by someone who doesnt know you. Almost all diets make you feel deprived of the things you likeuntil you give in to temptation and end up thinking, If only I had enough willpower....

Well, the fact is that trying to find an extra-amazing stash of willpower is a lot like trying to land a date with Orlando Bloom or Keira Knightley for the senior prom: Its probably not going to happen. Not for me, you, or anyone else.

To get the body you want, you dont have to deprive yourself of the foods you love, or go on a quick-fix diet you cant stick to, or dig up a dose of monster-size willpower. All you have to do is change the way you think about eating. Once you do that, changing the way you eat will become automatic.

Thats where this book comes in. Lightening up is not about willpower, or rules, or sacrifices. Its not about passing trends or empty promises. Its about a diet thats easy enough and satisfying enough to stick with forever because youre making the compromises you choose. And it works for real, and for good.

Empower, Not Willpower

Most people try to use willpower to make changes that really require empowerment. What do I mean by that? Empowerment means giving yourself the power to lose weight, and you can do that by changing your behavior. Were not talking huge, overwhelming changes. Just small ones you can live with. Youre about to learn how.

Shhhh!

Heres a secret that all successful dieters share: The one surefire way to lose weight and keep it off is to make the kind of eating choices you dont even have to think about.

Remember learning to ride a bike? Remember how at first it seemed like there was a lot to think about, and then one day it just became unconscious and... automatic? Same thing.

Most diets leave out one crucial ingredient: you. Lighten Up works because its all about you.

SO HOW DO I KNOW ALL THIS?

Before I figured out the steps Ill give you in this book, I spent way too much time being overweight... and miserable about it. I know only too well that if youve never been thin, its hard to imagine its really possible (it is!)and its hard to visualize how much better life can be with a thin, healthy body. Thats not superficialits just a fact.

From my tenth birthday on, I was trying every diet out there, including Dr. Atkins diet book (yeah, it actually came out that many years ago). Some of the diets seemed foolproof... at first. Lots of them helped me lose the weight... for a while. But the weight always came back, over and over, like the worlds most depressing diet yo-yo.

Once I learned to build a diet that was automatica diet that fit meI lost the weight and kept it off for good. Getting and keeping a thin, healthy body had such a major impact on my life that I realized I wanted to help other people do the same thing. Since then, Ive founded a health company, written lots of articles, and helped tons of people get into top shape. I guess you could call nutrition and fitness my passion.

I dont think of myself as a diet guru. And Im not selling a trendy diet. More than anything, Im a guy whos been thereand found a way to triumph over my weight. Im someone who figured out there was a simple, real way to get thin and stay thereand Ive been told by countless people that Im good at helping others do the same thing. I know I can help you.

TEN STEPS: YOUR STYLE

Heres how it works.

Ive created ten steps that will help you make the small changesin your eating, in your thinking, in your day-today activitiesthat will create big changes in your weight.

Lighten Up Will Include...

A custom-built plan for losing weight that helps you look at your life and make minor adjustments that last

Secret weapons against your worst diet downfalls

Amazing diet mind tricks

Excuse Busters!

Diet-trap escape routes

Surprising ways to get physical... and actually like it And much more!

It starts with the basics. In Step 1, Ill talk about trendy dietshow they work and dont work. From there well move on to building your real, automatic diet from the ground up.

Ill ask you to fill in all sorts of stuff about yourself, including quizzes and questionnaires, so have a pen or pencil ready.

And by the way, feel free to jump around the book. Lighten Up is all about your own pace and your own style.

You might say, I dont want to have to work out the details of a diet. That sounds too hard! Id rather follow someone elses diet. My answer to that comes in two parts. First, creating an automatic diet is not hard at allits just a matter of reading this book. And second, other peoples rules dont work! The only person who can make a diet that works for you forever is you!

When youve finished all ten steps, youll have a diet that fits like a glove and the power to stick to it forever.

Youre Ready for This Book If...

Youd love to lose five pounds.

Youd love to lose forty pounds.

Youve been overweight since you can remember.

Youve been overweight since last Christmas.

Youre sick of having to squeeze through the aisles in your classrooms.

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