I, for one, loved reading Valerie's new book. I so admire her humor, honesty, and real voice. I feel like I'm with a good friend when I read her. Her insights about weight loss are invaluable. I also really appreciate her frank talk about Wolfie (her son). I hope she has another book after this one...I'll be the first in line for it.

Unfortunately, Val's second book is like a bag of stale cheese puffs. There is very little fresh stuff here. One gets the impression that she dots each handwritten "i" with a smiley face or a heart. I do give her credit for losing the weight, keeping it off, and setting/meeting personal goals, though.