Every year, millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on books and programs (not to mention drugs and surgery), each claiming to offer a weight loss solution. Some will lose weight but most fail and only a very few will maintain their loss. The vast majority will gain back all the weight they lost, and then some. Why? These books and programs don't work for one very simple reason: they don't effectively address the emotional aspect of an unhealthy relationship with food.

Imagine a weight loss program that tells you to put your feet up and relax deeply every day for 25 minutes while...