Although other books have addressed the physiological, psychological, and even some spiritual aspects of eating issues, Lean Thinking is the first and only book to identify romantic thinking about food as the root cause of overwieght and as such, is a vital, missing piece of the weight loss puzzle. The only way to create a healthy relationship with food is to change the way you think about it. Once you change your thinking, using the "five steps" presented in the book, your eating and body have to change. After thirty-five years of struggling with eating and her weight, the Lean Thinking approach is the only thing that worked for the author and it will work for you, too. Simply by incorporating the "five steps" into your life, you will never again have to worry about food or your weight.