This book is a practical guide for people interested in accomplishing long-lasting weight loss and fitness improvement. It includes weight-loss and fitness approach, tactics and tips that helped Epi Torres lose 70 pounds and keep them off over nine years. Kirkus Indies Reviews writes, "A comprehensive book that details and outlines how to achieve optimum fitness and improve one's quality of life. Torres is a convincing authority on exercise and diet---he reduced his waist size by 10 inches and has maintained a 70-pound weight loss for nearly 10 years. In an easy-to-read, conversational tone, the author provides a multitude of statistics and studies that support his approaches to weight loss and fitness. He gives some interesting insights into many of the factors that contribute to weight gain, including psychological, emotional and physiological components." The book is organized into four sections: commitment, preparation, change and maintenance. Epi takes readers through the complete weight loss journey to help them achieve the maximum level of success. Each section contains important information as well as exercises to be used in each stage of the journey. The first section helps readers develop a sufficient level of sustainable commitment to a healthier lifestyle. The second section helps the reader prepare for improving their fitness, while the third section, change, helps the readers complete the necessary actions to accomplish improvement. After readers hit the weight loss and fitness level they desire, the book explains how to maintain the changes and improvements made for years to come. The book is a necessary read for anyone who is serious about losing weight, improving their fitness and more importantly maintaining the gains they make.