Book excerpt: The Diet Game is here to teach you how to eat! Marci Sloane is a practicing dietitian/nutritionist who will passionately and humorously encourage and motivate you to lose weight and stay healthy through rules of a game! Once you learn how to play there is no going back! The Diet Game brings you simple, straightforward techniques for permanent weight loss in a light and easy way. Marci Sloane uses her counseling experience and shares her secrets to successful weight loss with 30 days of practice menus, simple recipes and drug-free ways to prevent or treat conditions like cholesterol or diabetes with nutrition.