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Ann Fletcher's Thin for Life

What It Is

As a nutritionist, Ann M. Fletcher, MS, RD, has counseled hundreds of people with weight problems. In her book, Thin for Life, she provides the latest nutrition and diet information.

However, inspiring stories from "masters of weight loss" are the real meat of this book. These are people who have lost at least 20 pounds and kept the weight off for a minimum of three years. Fletcher integrates quotes from interviews she conducted with more than 200 masters at weight loss, who share their success tips.

"Who better to tell you how to lose weight permanently than the very people who have done it?" writes Fletcher. "Thin for Life demonstrates the sensible, livable approaches the masters take to control their weight."

Fletcher's book outlines 10 Keys to Success based on wisdom gleaned from these weight loss masters. The book also contains their favorite recipes.

The first edition came out in 1994; the revised edition (2003) contains new scientific information that "firmly buttresses the book's original findings," writes Fletcher. The book includes updated nutrition and diet information, new sections on high-protein diets, yoga, and tai chi, and other resources for losing weight.

Reviewed by Cynthia Haines, MD, September 2005.

SOURCES: Fletcher, A. Thin for Life, Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Cynthia Sass, MPH, MA, RD, spokeswoman, American Dietetic Association, co-author, Your Diet Is Driving Me Crazy.

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