Author Cynthia J. Privette is a fifty-two-year-old "diet-aholic." Her problems with weight didn't really begin until she left home in her late teens, but she has battled weight issues constantly for the last thirty-three years. In her self-help diet guide, "White Lies: My Personal Struggle with Weight," Privette shares the two principles God gave her to get slim and stay slim for the rest of her life.

In her struggle to lose weight, Privette's hobbies included learning the newest recipes from the latest health guru, or reading up on the latest fad diet. She tried all the new diet clinics...