An 
interesting
book is Bodystat: How to Reset Your Fat Thermostat
Permanently. Eric Witt and Carol Wirth write,"Diets
don't work. Focusing only on
the psychological aspects of eating doesn't
work." They say we should eat
a low-fat diet that is between 10% and 20% fat and exercise
regularly. They write in a way that is clear for anyone to
understand, and they have some of the best insights on how to change
to this new lifestyle. They begin by telling the story of a friend,
Lori, who did as they did and became thin and happy. Lori told them
at the beginning,"I've been
on the pineapple diet and the Beverly Hills diet, I've
used metabolic-breakthrough plans and endocrine-control plans. They
all worked, for a while. Then it was as if I just
couldn't help myself. No
matter how hard I tried, the weight came back, every
time." They go into
explaining how our bodies have a set-point and that we have to change
it so it burns up excess fat. Americans have their set point wrong
because they constantly eat high-fat food and don't
exercise. When anyone eats low-fat and does moderate exercise, even
walking or climbing a few stairs everyday instead of taking the
elevator or parking the car far enough away from the mall so you walk
a little bit, their body will reset itself and become thin. They
explain that you don't have
to count calories or grams of fat, just know the right kinds of food
to eat. They explain that there is a growth period. It may take 6 to
12 months to become healthy. The biggest problem people have is being
patient. Their book helps you to understand what is going on and tips
on how to be patient. One tip is to throw out the bathroom scale. It
is psychologically damaging and unnecessary.
They 
recommend
some books at the end such as Eat More, Weigh Less by Dean
Ornish. One of the comments the authors of Bodystat make for
The Fit or Fat Target Diet by Covert Bailey is that
Bailey:"has probably done more than anyone else in America to promote
exercise." But they
say,"Oddly enough, he misses the boat on the effect of low-fat diet
in reducing body fat -- he flatly states, '...you
still have to decrease calorie intake for effective fat
loss.' Say it
ain't so, Covert! Oh well,
this book was written before much solid information was available on
the effects of low-fat diet on body fat, so we suppose he can be
forgiven. Except for that one glitch, this is one of the best books
around on the how-to and why-to of low-fat eating."
On the book The New Fit or Fat, by Covert Bailey they
write, "This revised edition of his 
classic,
Fit or Fat?, is probably the best book on exercise,
fat, and muscle. It is certainly the funniest and easiest to read
.... He has a (somewhat muddled) chapter on set-point theory, and
almost no mention of the effect of fat in the diet on body fat. But,
for the exercise part of resetting your set point, this book is
great! Highly, highly recommended."
On Food for Life, by Neal Barnard the authors of Bodystat write:"All around, this is probably the best book currently available on the benefits of low-fat diet and how to change over. On The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life they give a warning:"There is a chapter on weight control in which caloric intake levels are recommended. Ignore it. Again, don't count calories."
