The AA attitude of "One Day At A Time" is applied to the pressure of dieting and 10 strategies proposed to keep you on the straight and narrow weight loss trail.

The national addiction to food is explored and it's close relationship to the problems of chemical dependency is reviewed.

The need to pay attention to what we eat and how we interact with food is stressed as well as steps provided to move away from habits formed over the years.

The explosive growth of the fast food industry is considered in light of the national epidemic of obesity and overweight. Tough but practical steps to avoid a fat fate are suggested.

The disconnect between how we see ourselves and how we really look is explored within the context of making physical changes to ourselves as with a diet.