In 1996, Pat Barone was completely fed up with dieting, yo-yo weight regain and the rising dosage of antidepressants her doctors were recommending. Frustrated and angry, she decided she would lose weight permanently.

After losing over 70 lbs and keeping the weight off for over five years, she entered the elite club of people who achieve successful, permanent weight loss. And everyone was asking for help! She became a Certified Weight Management Consultant, a Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Professional Life Coach along the way to founding Catalyst Coaching LLC. Her mission is to help others lose weight permanently, so they don't have to do it over and over again.

Pat has earned her title “America’s Weight Loss Catalyst” through her dynamic work with thousands of men and women via personal coaching, seminars, books, CDs, workshops and her Catalyst Weight Management Course. Visit www.patbarone.com for more information.

Key relationships can have a huge impact on our weight, says "America's Weight Loss Catalyst" Pat Barone.  Permanent weight loss requires the dieter make new boundaries and rules to live by.

Key relationships can have a huge impact on our weight, says "America's Weight Loss Catalyst" Pat Barone.  What happens when key relationships stand in the way of change?

People don't fail at diets, diets fail.  A popular weight loss coach explains why shunning the diet game and eating in a healthy manner can lead to obtain permanent weight loss.

Trying to restrict eating in order to lose weight usually backfires.  But knowing WHY we eat is actually the key to unlocking permanent weight loss.