The Economists' Diet: Two Formerly Obese Economists Find the Formula for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

A bold and sensible new behavioral approach to dieting-driven by economic principles- that recommends micro-habits and meta-rules to help control impulses to overeat, approach food in a healthier way, and lose weight once and for all.

Christopher Payne and Rob Barnett are two formerly obese economists who met while working at Bloomberg. They faced the same problems that so many others face today: long hours, frequently eating out for lunch and dinner, and snacking out of boredom. When they f...