6 Weeks to Losing It for Good: Slim Down and Shape Up With the Program That's Helped over 30,000 Women Lose Weight

According to an exclusive iVillage survey, 45% of women have lost weight and gained it back three or more times in the last five years. The key to beating the yo-yo cycle is finding a program you can live with for the rest of your life. Here is the answer women have been looking for!

Six Weeks to Losing it for Good, based on the "Lose it for Good Community Challenge," helps women identify their eating and fitness personalities, and then guides them through six weeks of lifestyle change structured to meet their unique needs. Featuring self-assessment tests, professionally-developed diet and exercise plans tailored for different personality types, journaling, and more, this book presents a common-sense -- and destined-for-success -- approach to weight-loss.

Emily Lapkin is director of iVillage.com's Diet and Fitness channel. Her writing on health, fitness, and nutrition has appeared in popular publications including Self, Fitness, Glamour, and Seventeen. She holds a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Liz Neporent is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She is coauthor of Buns of Steel Total Body Workout, Fitness for Dummies, and Weight Training for Dummies and is author of Fitness Walking for Dummies.

Lynn Grieger is a Registered Dietician and teaches college-level nutrition courses. She also works with private clients on healthy nutrition and weight loss and is the author of the weekly column Healthy Eating Expert, which appears on iVillage.