Health’s The Carb Lovers Diet: Eat What You Love, Get Slim For Life. This is a diet I can get behind, eating carbs and losing weight and fat? The Carb Lovers Diet ($14) shows how certain carb-rich foods—especially those with the amazing natural ingredient called Resistant Starch—act as powerful metabolism boosters and appetite suppressants. Apparently these special carbs can help curb cravings and reduce belly fat. Very interested in the concept.

Meal Measure. Portion control can be hard! Just set this handy tool ($18) on top of your plate (fits most standard plates) then you can measure out the correct proportions of protein, vegetables and complex carbs or starch. An easy way to make sure you are on track with your diet! Dishwasher safe to boot. There are also these handy portion control bowls.

Master Your Metabolism Cookbook. Inspired by Jillian Micheal’s Master Your Metabolism plan which informs readers how to balance their hormones naturally so their bodies become better at burning fat. This cookbook offers 125 recipes that can be made in under 30 minutes.

Master Your Metabolism. This book ($16) by Jillian Michaels, offers a guide on how to remove anti-nutrients from your diet, eat foods that work towards your fat-burning genes, and of course help with weight loss. This book also includes shopping lists and online shopping resources, hormone-trigger food charts, how to eat power nutrient foods on a budget, smart strategies for eating out, and quick and easy recipes.

5 Factor World Diet. I love the approach to this “diet” book. Famous nutritionist and trainer Harley Pasternak studied populations all over the world with the lowest incidence of obesity and took note of what they ate. His 5-Factor diet ($16) is super basic and easy to follow: five meals a day to elevate metabolism and decrease body fat; five specific nutrients for each meal (protein, carbohydrates, fiber, healthy fat, and water or tea) to burn fat and boost your metabolism. (via FitSugar)

Food Rules. A new book from Michael Pollen (author of Omnivore’s Dilema), Food Rules ($5) offers a guide to food for anybody interested in healthy eating. Simple, easy rules that anybody can follow to start a healthy diet!

Bliss Spa’s “Fat Girl Slim” ($29) is a slimming body cream that stimulates circulation. How it works: made with caffeine and QuSomes (a proprietary delivery enhancer that helps penetration), this rich cream helps smooth the skin as it firms, trims, tones, and energizes. So give it a couple weeks and it should make your skin tighter and reduce cellulite.

Great cookbook, Hungry Girl! Eat all the foods you love to eat and still fit into your skinny jeans. Author of Hungry Girl ($11) Lisa Lillie gives quick and easy recipes to foods like: nachos, peanut butter fudge, burgers, onion rings so you can indulge without the bulge.