Rodale

Today dieters are more frustrated than ever before: Neither restrictive dieting nor simply aiming for a middle-of-the-road “diets don’t work” lifestyle has curtailed the obesity epidemic. As professional weight loss coaches, Hottinger and Scholtz have developed a new weight loss paradigm that has produced impressive results for the Biggest Loser Club online members.

Their unique coaching strategy helps readers identify the obstacles that are sabotaging their weight loss and gives them Five Stepping Stones to Change: a series of physical, emotional, and social guidelines to help them break through their barriers.

Coach Yourself Thin will help readers lose weight by:
-giving them a sound, nutritionally balanced weight loss plan
-creating personalized strategies
-creating a sustainable model for changing their habits and behaviors

GREG HOTTINGER, MPH, RD, AND MICHAEL SCHOLTZ , MA, met at Duke University Diet and Fitness Center and later formed NOVO Wellness, a health and wellness consulting firm. They have played a key role in the creation of Web sites such as The Biggest Loser Club and Flat Belly Diet! Online. NAVO Wellness is based in North Carolina.