When one thinks of Oprah, her celebrity status, immense popularity, enormous wealth, empowerment and philanthropy, few would argue that she is in a class by herself. However, when one thinks of Oprah, and her struggles with weight -- her yo-yo dieting, short term successes, long term failures, feelings of frustration, self loathing and blame -- she is in a class of 130 million other overweight/obese Americans who have tried and failed to maintain weight-loss over and over and over again.

This article was written by Robert Skversky, MD, a weight loss doctor from Newport Beach, California. Read the entire article | Email this article

Here is a second excerpt from the book "Conquer Your Food Addiction" authored by Caryl Ehrlich who teaches The Caryl Ehrlich Program, a one-on-one behavioral approach to weight loss in New York City. Read the entire article | Email this article