Oh my gosh.

I'm so full.

Even though I'm (usually) sticking to the super-healthy Bikini Boot Camp Six-Week Menu, I must confess that sometimes I may be eating way too much.

I may be eating so much that after some meals, I emit a series of sighs. I have to undo my pants. And all I can think about is napping.

I know I’m not the only one. So why do we eat so much, even when we're trying our hardest to be on our best behaviour?

In his new book, The End of Overeating: Taking control of the insatiable North American appetite, Dr. David A. Kessler cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar, fat and salt. He says that food manufactures create products by manipulating these ingredients to stimulate our appetites, setting in motion a cycle of desire and consumption that ends with a culture of overeaters.

The book seeks to explain why it's so difficult to resist certain foods and why it's so easy to overindulge.

For a chance to WIN a copy of The End of Overeating, just Subscribe To This Blog and post a reply telling us about the food you're most likely to binge on. Maybe you set out to have just a few chips and end up emptying the bag every time. Perhaps you serve yourself a slice of pizza one minute, and the next minute, you discover that half the pizza is gone. (This happens to me all the time.)

You have until Friday, June 12 to let us know. I'll announce the winner here on Saturday, June 13.

Wow, Bikini Boot Camp is off to a great start. The menu is delicious, the workout is super-challenging, I'm drinking a ton of water, I've swapped my daily latte for green tea and I didn't eat any popcorn during that fabulous Pittsburgh/Washington hockey game last night.

I hopped on the scale this morning and it showed I had lost 0.2 pounds.

0.2 pounds?

I was so well behaved yesterday, I should have lost 10 pounds!

I wondered, briefly, if I should workout harder, eat fewer snacks, gulp water constantly and stop watching hockey and start playing it.

But then I remembered the lessons I learned during the January Boot Camp:

1. Trust the process. If you keep eating well and working out, the results will come.
2. If I lost 0.2 pounds a day, it would add up to 1.4 pounds a week, which is a healthy, normal rate of weight loss. During the January Boot Camp, I lost a pound a week and have kept it off.
3. The scale is a real jerk sometimes. Don't rely on it to measure your progress. A better indicator is how well your clothes fit.
4. The older I get, the harder it is to lose weight. In my 20s, I could easily drop a few pounds in a few days. Now it takes a bit more effort.
5. The hard work is worth it. Keep at it and you'll be proud of yourself and delighted with the results.

How did your first day go? Post a reply and let us know how you're doing so far.

Welcome to Bikini Boot Camp! The first edition of the free, daily Bikini Boot Camp e-newsletter will be released this morning. Have you signed up yet?

Also! The super-fabulous Bikini Boot Camp Six-Week Menu is now online.

Our experts will be online in the Boot Camp Forum Tuesday afternoons through June 9.

• Counsellor Bev Behar, MASc, will be online Tuesdays from 2-3 p.m. EST to answer your emotional eating and self esteem questions. Weight is often an emotional issue, so get to the bottom of what's holding you back with help from Bev.
• Canadian Living's Assistant Fashion & Beauty Editor Julia McEwen will be online Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. EST to field your style and beauty questions. When you look good, you feel good. From flattering wardrobe choices to how to apply self-tanner, Julia has all the answers and advice to help you look your best.

You can post a question for our Bikini Boot Camp Forum experts any time and expect a response from them in the forum on Tuesday, so post your questions today!

The new online Meal Planner and the Food Journal are accessible through your MyCL account to help you get organized track your progress, so check these cool tools out today.

And don't forget to work out with international award-winning fitness instructor Maureen Hagan in our specially designed Boot Camp fitness program. There's a new video for each week of Boot Camp, so get started today with the Week One video.

Yes, it's a tough workout. This is Boot Camp, after all! But the beauty of Bikini Boot Camp is that you will see (and feel!) results in just a few short weeks. So get energized, get engaged, get excited and get off the couch! It's time for Bikini Boot Camp!

Hi gang,

Many of you joined me in January for Canadian Living's super-duper-fabulous Boot Camp — a free, six-week program that jolted us into living healthier and looking great in the new year through daily e-newsletters, expert advice, online fitness videos, daily blog posts, fabulous contests, a Boot Camp menu and more.

Well . . . I am excited to announce that we're going to be running a Bikini Boot Camp starting May 4! Yes, just in time to tone us up for beach weather, we'll be running another free six-week program. The daily newsletter starts May 4, but you can already sign up for it here.

We'll also have fresh experts to offer you advice in our forums, a brand-new six-week Bikini Boot Camp menu, a slew of great new contests and more. Stay tuned for updates, and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter!