by Alfred Weiss， Ph.D.， Associate<br >Professor， City College of New York，<br > Certified Psychologist<br >It s a fair assumption that people in this country lose<br >millions of pounds every year. It s also fair to assume<br >that most people gain back the pounds they lose. Since<br >at least several books each year offer the "diet to end<br >all diets，" what， then， is so novel about another book<br >aimed at the control of overweight?<br > The simple truth is that weight loss occurs when<br >more calories are burned up than are ingested (except<br >where certain physiological problems interfere se-<br >riously with the system and require medical attention).<br >The age-old question has been， How does one control<br >eating habits so that， indeed， fewer calories are eaten<br >than are used up in activity?<br > Herein lies the novelty of the Macleods ap-<br >proach. Their method is free of exhortation concerning<br >drugs， use of special products， or adherence to rigid，<br >possibly confining diets. Through the M.I.N.D. OVER<br >WEIGHT~ proces， s， individuals are given pragmatic<br >