Rather than promoting a specific diet or exercise plan, Change Your Mind, Change Your Weight focuses on the key to lasting weight loss: rational optimism. Approaching life’s challenges with a positive frame of mind correlates with better health, longevity, and a greater likelihood of achieving one’s goals. In this book, the author presents real-life examples, exercises, and self-quizzes to help the reader achieve a positive, more realistic state of mind. Drawing on cognitive-behavioral psychology, Raeleen Mautner helps readers regain control of their emotions — and their weight.