Dare to Lose will help women design personalized weight-loss programs geared to their individual needs. In her trademark no-nonsense, in-your-face style, Shari Lieberman candidly challenges women to get serious and commit to a lifelong program. Lieberman explains the importance of metabolism to weight loss, pointing out the factors that slow down metabolism - such as stress, yo-yo and crash dieting, and sedentary lifestyles - and ways to counteract them. Her four-step program includes eliminating stress and toxins from the body; following sound nutrition guidelines; engaging in fat-burning, muscle-building exercise; and taking nutritional supplements that help boost metabolism for quick, yet lasting, results. Dare to Lose is an innovative approach to weight loss that provides a lifetime plan for losing weight and keeping it off forever.