Thursday is Book Day at HowToLearn.com and we’re introducing this new book by Susan Albers, Psy.D to help you fight all those diet derailing excuses.  

Diet Derailing ExcusesMost of us are really, really good at coming up with diet derailing excuses.

We are pros at devising reasons to indulge in foods that derail our diets and healthy eating plans.

Who among us hasn’t thought, “I had a stressful day, so I deserve this chocolate,” or, “Buttery popcorn would go so well with this movie!”  

In But I Deserve This Chocolate!, psychologist Susan Albers takes aim at the fifty most common self-sabotaging thoughts and diet derailing excuses that keep you from eating right and looking great.

This diet derailing excuses guide dismantles each excuse and offers a mindfulness exercise to help reroute your thoughts so you can meet your health goals.

Forget the chocolate!

Unwrap some truly nourishing habits you can feel good about and say goodbye to those diet derailing excuses— your body will thank you! 

Susan Albers, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic specializing in eating issues, weight loss, body image concerns, and mindfulness.

Albers is the author of Eating Mindfully, Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful, Mindful Eating 101 and 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food. She is an AOL Diet & Fitness coach.

Her work has been quoted in O, The Oprah Magazine, Family Circle, Self, and The Wall Street Journal, and she conducts mindful eating workshops internationally. She was a guest expert on Dr.Oz.


Pat WymanPat Wyman is the best selling author of  Instant Learning for Amazing GradesLearning vs. Testing, CEO and founder of HowToLearn.com . and the creator of the Personal Learning Styles Inventory.

Wyman suggests visiting Albers online at EatingMindfully for more information on common diet derailing excuses.