Praise
Praise for Weight Loss Confidential
Acclaim from the Media:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Packed with sensible nutrition information for teens and parents, this guide could help overweight teens make healthful food choices for life.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune: “A new book for teenagers and their parents describes what works, and what doesn’t, in motivating weight loss…Here’s a suggestion: If you think your child is ready, leave Fletcher’s book lying around the house.”
Long Island Newsday: “Read Worthy: How-to Book of the Week…Parents engaged in that delicate dance between supporting and nagging will appreciate the tips for ensuring their good intentions don’t backfire.”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “This book has lots of valuable insights from young people and useful information about portion control, exercise, low-carb diets, how to eat at restaurants and more. Definitely worth reading.”
Publishers Weekly: “With teen obesity a big issue in the U.S., the author of Thin For Life turns her expertise toward helping overweight teens and their parents adopt proven strategies for weight loss together.”
“Chock full of real world suggestions for getting families to eat healthier and move more together. And the last 50 pages are a valuable compendium of weight loss programs and Internet sites that are geared toward teenagers seeking to lose weight. With this book, Anne Fletcher has provided families with practical and proven advice for dealing with the obesity epidemic facing our children today.” — Meg Heintz, 3 fat chicks on a diet®
Acclaim from Health and Medical Professionals:
“This pioneering look at how teens succeed at managing their weight will inspire and motivate your entire family to embrace healthy habits.” — Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., Author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan & Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Penn State University
“A must-read book for teens and their parents. This is the first book to provide practical, proven strategies to help teens address their excess weight.” — James O. Hill, Ph.D., Author, The Step Diet Book, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
“Eye opening… provides hope and genuine possibilities to millions of children and adolescents.” — From the Foreword by Holly Wyatt, M.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Program Director-Centers for Obesity Research and Education
“Inspiring, informative, engaging, Weight Loss Confidential is a must-read for teens who are struggling with their weight and the adults in their lives. Anne Fletcher has a gift for weaving accurate, up-to-date scientific information with real life stories; she lets the voices of the teens be heard so that they can share their wisdom about the keys to losing and keeping weight off in a healthy, balanced way.” — Nancy Sherwood, Ph.D., psychologist and adolescent researcher, Health Partners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
“I love this book. I can’t wait to share this book with my teen clients who are trying to lose weight.” — Kerri Boutelle, Ph.D., adolescent weight and eating disorders expert, University of California, San Diego Medical Center
“If I had to pick one book to help a teen, parent, or physician address teen weight issues – it would definitely be Weight Loss Confidential.” — Helen M. Seagle, MS, RD, Program Director, Weight Management, Kaiser Permanente, Colorado
“At last, a wonderful book about achieving and maintaining healthy weights, filled with sensible strategies that really work for teens and their families.” — John Foreyt, Ph.D., Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
“Engaging, authoritative, and above all hopeful.” — Sharron Dalton, PhD, RD, Author of Our Overweight Children & Associate Professor, New York University
“This book offers hope and help to both children and parents. Anne Fletcher effectively and courageously walks the line between ‘dieting’ and ‘nondieting’ approaches for overweight teens.” — Ann S. Litt, MS, RD, nutritionist, Washington Redskins and author of The College Student’s Guide to Eating Well on Campus
“This is an excellent book … there are many important messages and uplifting stories here for children struggling with a weight problem and their concerned parents. The book is really written by teens for teens. I recommend this book whole-heartedly.” — Daniel H. Bessen, MD, Obesity Management
“[Fletcher provides] advice that’s valuable to nurses or anyone who works with children….This highly readable, 227-page book effectively uses narratives and examples to make it an appropriate recommendation for teens themselves….Weight Loss Confidential is a practical guide for teens and those who care for and about them.” — Diana J. Mason, editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Nursing
Praise for Thin For Life
Acclaim From Readers:
“I had all but given up until I discovered your book. Now I’m encouraged to try again.” — Tonyia J. Tidline, Ohio
“I can’t even begin to tell you how much your book has helped me. I started at 232 pounds and now weight 145. I couldn’t possibly go back to the weight I used to carry around.” — Helen Bathe, Oklahoma
“Thank you for writing Thin For Life. The ideas and insights in your book made the difference. I lost 25 pounds and maintain my goal weight of 105, give or take a pound or two. (I’m 5 feet tall.) Even more important is my confidence that I am in charge of my weight – not to mention that my acid reflux condition has disappeared, and my knees have stopped hurting.” — Barbara Keating, Ph.D., Minnesota
“Although I had kept off 25 pounds for many years, I still had 40 more to lose and couldn’t get the wheels started again until Thin For Life. Reading how the masters did it was like talking to each of them face to face. I thought, ‘They did it, so can I – and I will.” — Mrs. Robert Posner, Arizona
What Experts Have to Say:
“What makes this book stand out is that you actually want to start eating less as you’re going through it. It’s that motivating.” Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter special Report on “The Three Best Diet Books on the Market”, August 2004
“You can lose weight on any diet, but it you want to keep it off, read Thin for Life, 2nd edition by Anne M. Fletcher M.S., R.D.” Elizabeth Somer, MA, RD SHAPE Magazine, August 2003
Thin For Life is an excellent book. It makes the difficult journey of lifetime weight control seem possible – and worth taking. Books like this help people like me do their work.” — Daniel Kirschenbaum, Ph.D., professor, Northwestern University Medical School; director, Center for Behavioral and Sport Psychology, Chicago
“Thin For Life combines the rigor of scientific study with the reality of life experiences – a great combination for successful long-term weight control!” — Gary D. Foster, Ph.D. Director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University
“What a helpful book for encouraging people to trust that they can lose weight and keep it off!” — Nancy Clark, MS, RD, director of nutrition services, Sports Medicine, Brookline, Mass.
“By reading about other people with similar weight problems, my clients feel empowered… I highly recommend this book for your library.” — Kathy King Helm, R.D., L.D., Journal of the American Dietetic Association
“We like Thin For Life because it’s not a diet book – instead, it offers a mind-body-spirit approach.” — Suellyn Crossley, R.D., L.D., Florida Hospital, Orlando
“Thin For Life is a very important, encouraging book.” — Marilyn Bukoff Priddy, M.A., R.D., Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill.
“Our clients rate Thin For Life as the #1 book to help them stay inspired and motivated with their weight management efforts.” — Jackie Boucher, MS, RD, C.D.E., HealthPartners, Minneapolis
“I recommend Thin For Life all the time and have found that for men, it is one of the few resources they will read, and they say it helps motivate them.” — Lynn Parker Klees, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Pennsylvania
“[Eating Thin For Life] is ideal for those who are serious about changing their eating habits. This book delivers a whopping dose of motivation for any dieter…Two thumbs up!” — Delia Hammock, MS, RD, Good Housekeeping Institute Report, June 1997
“In today’s world, where there is a ‘diet’ and ‘nondiet’ movement, it’s hard to find balance in terminology, but Anne Fletcher did it successfully. Eating Thin For Life] provides helpful tips for those who need structure and those who prefer to live without it. The information is easy to read, inspirational, and the recipes are delicious.” — Jackie Labat, R.D., C.D.E., Diabetes Care and Education
“The Thin For Life daybook provides a framework that is so often missing from popular diet books. It’s a perfect tool for people who want to take positive steps, not just to lose weight but to incorporate better eating and exercise patterns into their lives.” — Felicia Bush, MPH, R.D., USA Today
Praise for Sober For Good
Acclaim From Readers:
“Sober For Good offers a wealth of insight and information that will help anyone who seeks personal recovery or wishes to help others to recover.” — Fred A., 16 years sober with AA and SMART Recovery
“Gentle “Bill W.” — co-founder of AA — would find no quarrel with Sober For Good…. I’d make this book part of any “suggested” readings about personal alcohol problems.” — Albert S., 9 years sober with AA
“Sober For Good is a revelation to me! I had no idea there were SO many options out there for recovery. Thanks to this book I feel hopeful.” — Kim K., new to recovery
“Sober For Good is changing my life. To someone else, having 2 to 3 glasses of wine a day may not look like a big deal. But I recently became aware that I had been drinking too much — for me.” — Beth G. in California
“I really enjoyed this book and feel that it would be very helpful to anyone who is going through the same thing I am. The most important part for me in this book for me was the realization that alcohol does not have to be a part of your life to have fun.” — Stephanie C., Junior in college
“Truly excellent. I wish Sober For Good had been available back in 1988, when I first tried to quit drinking and thought that AA was the only game in town. If more people would be told that there are many different paths to sobriety — then they potentially could be saved a lot of grief.” — Alex C., SOS member in New York State
“Effective remedies are treasures. This book is among them. Despite the fact that most people use it responsibly, alcohol causes more damage to individuals, families, community, and the nation than all of the illegal drugs combined.” — Press-Telegram, Los Angeles-Long Beach, California
Praise from Professionals
“The press kit for Anne M. Fletcher’s new book, Sober For Good, states, ‘Sometimes one book can make a difference.’ After reading the book, I could not agree more strongly — In this book, there is a path to recovery for virtually everyone, including those who have tried repeatedly to escape the yoke of alcohol and those who believe they can never give up drinking.” — Jane Brody, Health Columnist, New York Times
“This is a wonderful book — well written, full of hope and useful information, and positive at every turn. It is remarkably balanced and constructive in a field that is often doctrinaire and partisan. A must-read for anyone concerned about their own or another’s drinking, as well as for health-care professionals.” — Barbara S. McCrady, Ph.D., clinical director, Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University
“I think Anne’s book should be required reading for counselors and other health care providers who work with recovering people. Her research has revealed and clarified some of the most important issues about how people recover and stay changed.” — Howard Shaffer, Ph.D., Director, Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School
“If you are considering a change in your drinking habits, there is no better place to start than Sober For Good. This is a comprehensive overview — a highly informative, scientifically accurate, and inspiring account of recovery in its many manifestations.” — A. Thomas Horvath, past president, American Psychological Association, Addictions Division
“This book reflects a hope-filled truth: that there are many different successful paths to recovery.” — William R. Miller, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center of Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico
“A page-turning book, rich in how-to methods. This is the only balanced presentation of the state-of-the-art truths on recovery that I have ever read.” — Marc F. Kern, Ph.D., founder and director of Addiction Alternatives
“What a gem this book is.” — Cindy Swan-Henderlite, Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor, MN
“I highly recommend this book for readers who are seeking pathways to sobriety for themselves or for others they hope to inspire.” — G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D., Director, Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington
” A useful book for both DWI treatment providers and their clients. It is not often in my professional career that I run across a self-help book that is both a good read and provides helpful information. Sober For Good is one of those books.” — Reid Hester, Ph.D., Director, Research Division, Behavior Therapy Associates, Albuquerque, NM
