Thin for Life: 10 Keys to Success from People Who Have Lost Weight and Kept It Off

Discover the ten proven keys to keeping weight off from hundreds of everyday masters who conquered long-term weight control.

In this new edition of the acclaimed bestseller, award-winning nutritionist Anne M. Fletcher incorporates exciting recent scientific research to show that permanent weight loss is far easier than is commonly believed.

Fletcher draws on data from the National Weight Control Registry and 160 case studies to prove that lasting maintenance is realistic. The book outlines ten keys to success, showing how ordinary dieters replace rigid rules with consistent, moderate habits.

Rather than promoting extreme regimens, the guide highlights how maintainers customize flexible routines they can sustain for decades. The text pairs practical strategies for halting small weight regains.

Whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100, Thin for Life will help you master your weight problem by sharing the techniques of the real experts -- hundreds of women and men who have lost weight for good.

• Keeping Weight Off: Establish a personal one-to-five-pound buffer zone and monitor the scale regularly to reverse minor gains before they escalate into full relapses.


• Daily Practices: Prioritize accessible movement such as regular brisk walking, which seventy percent of surveyed masters maintain at least three times weekly without extreme workouts.


• Positive Thinking: Replace destructive internal tapes with constructive mental coping tools that prevent an unplanned dietary slip from spiraling into total defeat.


• Actionable Strategies: Learn how to navigate high-risk social gatherings, deflect food pushers, and address stress directly without turning to comfort meals.


• Also by This Author: Eating Thin for Life.

Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., is the author of Thin for Life, the Thin for Life Daybook, Eating Thin for Life, and Sober for Good. As a registered dietitian, she has counseled hundreds of clients with weight problems in clinical settings. Fletcher was executive editor of the Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter and a contributing editor for Prevention. She has won several National Health Information Awards as well as awards from the American Medical Writers Association and the American Psychological Association. She has raised three teenagers.