I've got some books I'd like to recommend for anyone trying to lose weight. These aren't necessarily weight loss books, but they all deal with topics I think are important for losing weight. The first of these, which I will discuss today is:

The Gospel of Food by Barry Glassner - Barry Glassner is the author of the book The Culture of Fear. That book was about how living in modern society can leave us paranoid and afraid. Which is odd because in modern society there isn't that much to be paranoid or afraid about. Perhaps it's ingrained in our DNA to be wary of stuff. But now there are no sabertooth tiger attacks so we create threats to satisfy that primal need of ours to have something to fear. We've done the same thing with food too and that's the subject he covers in The Gospel of Food. It's my favorite type of book, one that looks at the science behind things everyone has just come to accept are true. It's not a "science" book though, so it's not boring or overly academic. If you liked Malcolm Gladwell's books or Freakonomics, I think you'd like this book. 

The reason I recommend this book is because we spend too much time worrying about inconsequential matters in regards to food and that worrying can derail the process of losing weight. The most important thing is becoming comfortable with not consuming as much food as you used to. That is enough of an issue for you to deal with during the year or two you spend getting to your goal weight. What I took away from this book is that you don't need to spend so much time worrying about your food. Direct that energy elsewhere Great scientific advancements and discoveries are not usually uncovered on a message board somewhere or hidden deep in the pages of Shape magazine. If some drastically important news comes out about the food you eat, you'll hear about it. In the meantime, refocus your energies on consuming less and enjoying it more.