Right Weight, Right Mind: The ITC Approach to Permanent Weight Loss

by Robert Kegan, Lisa Lahey, Deborah Helsing

This book is written for individuals who want to lose weight and maintain their weight loss. It is not a diet book; it is a book about how to change your mind. Written by three Harvard-trained, adult-developmental psychologists, the book takes readers by the hand to first show them a personalized picture of how their mind is getting in the way of accomplishing what they want. This is a picture of the immunity to change. Written in a conversational style, the authors gently remind the reader that developing the “right mind” takes time and targeted practice. They provide clear directions for how readers can engage a series of exercises, all designed to help them shift their focus from “right behavior” to “right mind” so that they can overturn their immune system and accomplish their improvement goals in a matter of months. The book is filled with stories of real people who courageously took the journey of changing their mind, changing their weight, and changing their lives.

Genres: Nonfiction

280 pages, Paperback

First published March 20, 2014

About the author

Robert Kegan is a developmental psychologist, consulting in the area of adult development, adult learning, professional development and organization development.

He taught at Harvard University for 40 years until his retirement in 2016.

The recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, his thirty years of research and writing on adult development have contributed to the recognition that ongoing psychological development after adolescence is at once possible and necessary to meet the demands of modern life.

His seminal books, The Evolving Self and In Over Our Heads, have been published in several languages throughout the world.