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Dear Brainstorm, I want to be good on my diet but I just can’t resist chocolate. How do i overcome my addiction to lose weight? Yours Truly, Chocolate Addict Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I want to join the gym but I have no idea what I should be doing? How do I workout what exercises will help me lose weight? Yours truly, Soon to be gym bunny Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I am losing weight but it is so slow. How do i speed it up so I can get back to eating what I want? Yours truly, Impatient Dieter Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I am having a really hard time sticking to my diet. No matter how hard I try I can’t stop eating all the food I have in the house. I portion it out but then I find myself eating 2 or three extra meals during the day when I shouldn’t. How do I stop overeating and stick to the right portion sizes? Yours truly Queen of the pig out Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I have spent the past year losing weight but now it seems to be coming back on fast. How do I stop piling on the pounds? Yours truly Back Sliding Fast Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I really want to start working out to lose weight but I physically can’t. I have a knee injury that is stopping my from moving around. How do I lose weight when I can’t exercise? Yours truly, Stuck on the couch Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I recently joined a weight loss support group as I thought it would help be get on track but all it has done is confuse me. Don’t get me wrong, the people in there are very supportive but I am faced with so many “things that worked”, that I don’t know what to do to lose these extra pounds. Please help! Yours truly, Clueless Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, As the new year approaches, I am looking back at my new year’s resolution to lose weight only to find myself bigger that I was at the start of the year. I feel so disappointed in myself and I feel like if I make another new year’s resolution to lose weight the same thing will happen again. How do i get over this guilt? Yours truly, Guilty Fat Girl Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I am feeling really resentful right now. I have this friend who is losing weight like crazy while I seem to be gaining it. I really want to be happy for her but I find myself not wanting to have anything to do with her. How do I get over this? Yours truly, Bad friend Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I have gone from a size 30 to a size 10 but I still feel the same. I look in the mirror and while I know I am smaller. I still feel like the fat person I was before. How do I embrace my body now and stop feeling like a fatty. Yours truly, Fatty in the Mirror Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I have lost a lot of weight and most of my clothes are too big but I can’t seem to bring myself to throw them out. What if I need them again? Yours truly, Fat Clothes Hoarder Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, The holidays are here and I can feel myself getting fatter by the day. How do I keep my weight down at this time of year? Yours truly, Holiday Fatty Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I have lost about 25 pounds so far but I seem to be stuck. My weight has been the same for a couple a weeks now. I have tried reducing the amount of food I eat and increasing the amount of exercise I do but nothing seems to be working. I feel truly stuck. Please help. Yours truly, Stuck Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I am trying to be good and stick to my diet but my friends keep pressuring to eat what they do when we hang out together. I keep telling them I am on a diet but that just seems to make them worse. How do I get them to respect my choices and stop pressuring me? I really like spending time with them but I don't see how I can continue to do both things. Yours truly, Soon to be friendless Listen in to get the answer...

Dear Brainstorm, I really want to eat better and lose weight but I just don’t have any willpower or self control. If it is there I just have to eat it and not just that, I eat it all until it is gone. It is becoming a real problem as my weight seems to be getting out of control. What do I do so I can stick to a diet? Yours truly, Uncontrolled Eater Listen in to get the answer...