'Beating Overeating' outlines common-sense techniques that enable you to confront your attraction to all that extra food you don't need. As a result, you take control of overeating by developing a healthier relationship with food; you lose weight effortlessly and you never have to diet again. It's no quick fix, but it is a lasting one. 'The Lazy Person's Guides' is a series of popular, cheerful yet thoroughly grounded, practical and authoritative books on various health issues and conditions. Other titles in the series include 'Quitting smoking' , also by Gillian Riley, 'Detox' , 'Midlife' , 'Emotional Healing' , 'Self-esteem' , 'Exercise' , 'Improving Your Memory' and 'Stress'. Other books by Gillian Riley Quitting Smoking - The Lazy Person's Guide.

Gillian Riley is a former smoker and overeater. Since 1982, she has been teaching her successful techniques for stopping smoking and eating less. She is the author of 'How to Stop Smoking and Stay Stopped for Good' and 'Eating Less: Take Control of Overeating'.