First, you finish OnADiet's extended 3-D Assessment online or with one of our diet coaches at signup. That assessment will assist us in measuring the relative strength of your compulsive behavior (tendency to eat) and obsessive thought (thinking about eating). We'll also provide feedback that you'll likely find to be impactful right then but even more so as you move through the program.

Immediately thereafter, we'll schedule your first half-hour biweekly coaching session, during which your inner food junkie will be challenged like never before. One important note: Make your sessions. In other words, don't let your food junkie take unconscious control in favor of more Twinkies. Remember that those who love you will appreciate your healthier and longer life far more than you'll remember the taste of this moment's food fix.

Also following the 3-D Assessment, we'll provide access to your personalized client website where OnADiet coaches will post personalized instruction between telephone sessions and where you'll update OnADiet in turn. The client site will become your touchstone for tracking progress as well.