The Dieter — Susan Sussman

IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A BEST FRIEND, FALLEN IN LOVE, OR TRIED TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND,

On the night her best friend died from lung cancer, Barbara Avers flung her last carton of cigarettes into Lake Michigan. It was February, and she weighed 105 pounds. Several months and too many pounds later, Barbara is moving through the terrifying world of Weight Watchers~ Nutri/System and Nautilus':" Her husband is drifting away, her children are ashamed of her, and Barbara is sure that losing weight would make her life perfect once more. But perfect it never was-and as she resumes her career, meets an irreverent crime reporter, and develops new friendships, Barbara's world begins to expand.

So maybe Size 8 doesn't mean happiness. Maybe thin isn't the ideal ... and life does have new riches to be savored ... sweet, spicy, delectable life!