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Make A New Me!

It's spring, and that means it's time to clean out some old eating habits -- and practice some new ones.

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To help jump-start a new you, we'll have a four-week training program beginning Monday, May 1.

In the first week, we'll meet five dieters in five cities who have chosen five different weight-loss plans: a protein diet, a carb-addict diet, diet pills, Weight Watchers and a cabbage-soup diet.

After meeting the dieters on TV, you'll be able to head over to the Web and read each dieter's daily journal, check out their daily menus and investigate the pros and cons of each plan.

If you choose to diet along with them, we'll provide tips for getting started and solutions for dieting dilemmas.

But for many people, losing weight is less about dieting, and more about lifestyle change.

If that sounds like you, tune in throughout the month.

Each day, both on television and on the Web, you'll find all the information you'll need:

• To change your eating habits
• To add exercise to your daily routine
• To make smarter eating decisions

If you like, we'll e-mail an easy exercise idea to you each day. And if you find yourself in a fast-food frenzy, we'll show you some smarter alternatives.

All along the way, you'll hear from the experts -- and before we wrap up, we'll check back on our five dieters.

It's all about a new me -- with the Web and TV.

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