Have you ever looked for energy inside a candy bar wrapper?
Confidence in a coffee cup? Sought solace in a pint of ice cream? Perhaps you've been on a diet since bell-bottoms were in style-- the first time.

If these old eating strategies just aren't cutting it ... You Need to Get a Real Food Life.

With her inspiring and simple approach, Janine Whiteson, a personal nutritionist and food coach based in New York, has helped hundreds of clients lose weight, banish cravings, beat fatigue and "junk food addiction," and even improve their blood pressure and cholesterol levels. In Get a Real Food Life, Whiteson shares her method, guiding you step-by-step through her trademark 8-week program, with all the tools you need to create a personalized nutritional blueprint, including self-diagnostic quizzes, shopping lists, Instant Makeovers, and more than 70 recipes.

* Trade destructive eating habits for a set of simple, revitalizing principles based on your body, lifestyle, and preferred foods
* Tackle the frustrating obstacles-- lack of time, money, energy, motivation-- currently thwarting your best intentions
* Prepare for a week's worth of healthful meals with one easy step
* Most important, savor and enjoy your favorite foods-- without guilt!

Let Janine be your guide as you Get a Real Food Life.

Janine Whiteson received a master of science degree in nutrition from King's College London. As nutrition director at the largest sports club in England, she designed, implemented, and helped franchise a nutrition and exercise program. She has appeared on television shows and in magazines in both the United Kingdom and United States. Currently, she has a private practice in Manhattan, where she lives with her husband and their 2-year-old son.

Marion Rosenfeld is former restaurant editor of newyork.sidewalk.com and former managing editor of Spy magazine. She has produced and written numerous network and cable TV specials and shows, including Talking Food on the Food Network and Epicurious on the Discovery Channel.

Lisa Hark, R.D., Ph.D., served as medical advisor for this book. She is director of the nutrition education and prevention program at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia.

"I eat when I'm stressed out."
"I'm addicted to junk food."
"I'm always on a diet."
Sound familiar?

In Get a Real Food Life, high-energy food coach Janine Whiteson teaches you the skills you need to regain control over your relationship with food. When you create a Real Food Life, you're able to enjoy all of the food you eat, secure in the knowledge that it's nourishing you-- mind, body, and soul. Your new Real Food Life is all about eating when you're hungry, choosing foods that make you feel great, and strategically eliminating those that drag you down.

Janine believes that rather than helping you gain control, restrictive diets and trendy eating plans actually do the opposite-- decrease control and increase obsession. As she guides you through the sometimes treacherous minefield of junk food and emotional eating, she'll show you a life where you're not obsessed by "forbidden" foods.

Drawing on years of client experience and dozens of recipes, checklists, quizzes, and tips, Janine guides you through her trademark 8-week plan, peppered with fun activities, like the Kitchen Makeover and the Get Real Check-In. She helps you "diagnose" your current diet, eating patterns, and food choices. Using that information, Janine then helps you replace self-defeating eating habits with energy-enhancing, delicious food choices. She even includes specially designed strategies for managing family eating dynamics, holiday cocktail parties, stressful times at work, and more.

Along the way, Janine shares an intimate look into the personal lives of 11 of her clients. Read their stories, torn from the pages of their personal diaries, and then follow their progress as Janine tells how she helped them overcome challenges to achieve their Real Food Lives.

One thing Janine won't talk about is a "perfect" food life. Instead, she talks about what's "real"-- real choices, real food, real solutions, when you get a Real Food Life, you are in charge.