The OBVIOUS DIET YOUR PERSONAL WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR LIFESTYLE. Bon vivant Ed Victor, premier literary agent to some of the world's most popular authors (Jack Higgins, Anne Robinson, Nigella Lawson. . . to name but a few), gained 30 pounds after a little too much of the good life at banquets, parties, and fine restaurants. Knowing that the only way he could diet was to devise his own regimen and with tips from friends, he lost the weight he had gained and then some. Here he reveals hints, advice and recipes for weight loss that will inspire you with a whole new look at dieting.

ED VICTOR is an internationally renowned literary agent. Born in New York, he has been living in London for the past 35 years. He was educated at Dartmouth College in America, then Cambridge University before starting in publishing. He worked for Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Jonathan Cape and Alfred A Knopf before establishing his own literary agency in 1976. His clients include Dame Iris Murdoch, Douglas Adams, Will Self, Jack Higgins, Erica Jong and Erich Segal. He also represents the interests of the Raymond Chandler Estate.