Anne M. Fletcher
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Anne M. Fletcher is a nationally known health writer and the former Executive Editor of Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter. Her best-selling books, Thin for Life and Eating Thin for Life have won National Health Information Awards.

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(You can E-mail Anne for answers to general questions about her books or her speaking availability. However, she regrets that she cannot answer personal questions about such issues as health, nutrition, or alcohol. You may find some answers to your questions by calling the American Dietetic Association's Nutrition Information Line at 1-800-366-1655. That organization also has a referral system for locating a registered dietitian in your area.)

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Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D.
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222 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116-3764

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Christine Tomasino
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Weight-Loss Seminars given by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., L.D.

Author, Thin For Life and Eating Thin For Life

"Almost any diet book can help you lose weight.  The trick is to keep it off.  That's what sets Thin For Life  apart." Center for Science in the Public Interest's Nutrition Action Health Letter

"Anyone who has tried and failed .. to lose unwanted pounds and keep them off should read this book." Jane Brody about Thin For Life, Personal Health Columnist, The New York Times

"Ideal for those who are serious about changing their eating habits....  This book delivers a whopping dose of motivation for any dieter." Good Housekeeping  about Eating Thin For Life, June 1997

Award-winning author and nutritionist, Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D., is regularly sought out by the media as a leading authority on weight control. Her bestseller Thin For Life: 10 Keys to Success From People Who Have Lost Weight & Kept It Off, has sold more than 300,000 copies and has been featured on Good Morning America, Donahue, and CNN. Fletcher's companion book, Eating Thin For Life, was picked by Good Housekeeping as one of two "thumbs-up" 1997 diet books. Weight-loss programs and health professionals across the country are using Fletcher's books as inspiration for the countless people who want to lose weight permanently.

Anne Fletcher offers three different seminars, two of which can be in the format of a 60- to 90-minute lecture or as a 2- to 3-hour combination lecture/workshop. The third seminar is in workshop format only.

Statements from participants at Fletcher's recent seminars:

"The audience was riveted."
"Your books have given me hope."
"Anne is fantastic." "Wish she could have talked longer."
"Wonderful, motivating speaker. A great approach to losing weight and keeping it off."
"Very good speaker. Very good points on dieting that I never thought of."
"This is the first positive thing I've been to on weight control."

THIN FOR LIFE: KEYS TO SUCCESS FROM THE MASTERS OF WEIGHT CONTROL

Learn how hundreds of people have lost weight—64 pounds, on average—for good. In this seminar, Fletcher interweaves case histories, before and after stories and photographs, plus common themes of success from the "masters" of weight control. Through the masters' examples, Fletcher also explodes common myths about losing weight and keeping it off. The masters' messages are interwoven with state-of-the-art strategies for weight control and lifestyle change. Here are just some of the topics covered, always by example of the real experts at losing weight and keeping it off—those who have done it:

• Taking the reins—assuming responsibility for your weight once and for all.
• Doing away with failure talk—boosting your belief in your ability to become thinner.
• Inoculating yourself for the future—preparing yourself for life as a thinner person.
• Living at a comfortable body weight—dealing with conflicting messages about what you "should" weight and what your body "wants" to weigh.
• Setting up a weight buffer zone—developing a plan to immediately reverse small gains.
• Learning from the past—using your past weight loss attempts as a rich library of learning experiences rather than a long line of failures.
• Becoming hooked on exercise—without having to become an exercise fanatic.
• Getting more out of life—so food and weight control are not your whole life.
• Facing life head on—developing a repertoire of healthy responses to life's turmoil and stresses.
• Developing a support system—and recognizing the warning signs that you need one.

EATING THIN FOR LIFE: FOOD SECRETS OF THE MASTERS OF WEIGHT CONTROL 

This seminar takes participants by the hand and shows them the nitty gritty of how hundreds of successful slimmed-down people have changed their eating habits for good. Fletcher shares not only what and how the "masters" of weight control eat, but how they get themselves to do what they do for a lifetime. She answers questions like: How do you handle food-pushers, who won't take no for an answer? How do you handle dining out, going to parties, and vacationing? Once you've lost weight, can you survive a pregnancy, quitting smoking, or loss of a loved one without gaining it all back? Do the masters feel like they're forever dieting or do they really enjoy food? How do you stay motivated after the thrill of losing weight is gone?

In this seminar, Anne will share the following secrets of the masters:

• If you want it have—but if you have it, watch it.
• Use low-fat foods—the right way.
• Fix your broken "full" button.
• Learn the magic of eating "large."
• Cut your losses.
• Want to be thin more than you want to eat the "wrong" foods.
• Drink more, drink less.
• Use the pain of the past and joys of the future to get past plateaus.
• Learn to cook a new way.

ONE WEEK AT A TIME: A YEAR-ROUND WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN

With the help of the Thin For Life Daybook, provided to each audience member, this hands-on 1 1/2-hour workshop shows how to implement and personalize the keys to success from the masters of weight control every week of the year. Participants will learn how to set realistic food and exercise goals, anticipate day-to-day obstacles, plan ahead, and focus on successes rather than failures. Fletcher will take participants through 10 of the actual lessons of the Daybook.

Sample lessons include:

• Believe that you can become thin for life.
• Make a lifelong commitment.
• Learn from the past.
• Cope with your tough time of day.
• Develop a control system for tempting foods.
• Be patient with your taste buds.
• Learn to accept a less-than-perfect body.
• Stop living for the day when you'll be thin.
• Realize that you are much more than your weight.
• Put yourself first, at least some of the time. 

LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS OF CHANGE:  How Real People Overcome Lifestyle Problems

Learn about the keys to successful change from hundreds of people who have overcome major lifestyle problems—from losing weight and keeping it off to overcoming problem drinking.  In this one- to three-hour program, Fletcher presents her discoveries about the common threads of how her "masters" of weight control and her masters of sobriety changed for good.  She reveals their secrets—which apply to all sorts of lifestyle problems—by discussing the following strategies, shared by her many success stories:

• Boosting your self-efficacy—believing in yourself
• Learning from the past—using your past attempts as a library of learning experiences
• Taking stock—weighing the pros and cons of changing
• Taking ownership—assuming responsibility for your problem and overcoming it
• Drawing from your successes—garnering strength from other accomplishments
• Making a commitment—accepting the need for permanent change
• Facing problems head-on—coping with life's ups and downs more effectively 
• Taking control through physical activity—finding the joys of exercise
• Celebrating your successes—enjoying life "on the other side"
• Trading off momentary for enduring pleasures—delaying gratification
• Turning to others—Finding support when you need it
• Trying again and again—and learning from your lapses