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Pierce: Jamie McDermott offers help for dieters’ dilemmas

As I’ve often said since starting this diet for The Shape We’re In project, willpower isn’t my strong suit.

If faced with making a choice between an approved Jenny Craig snack or a Little Debbie, I might do the right thing at the time, but it’s a safe bet the Little Debbie will be gone by the end of the day as well.

So imagine how relieved I was to hear Jamie McDermott explain that’s more human nature than a serious character flaw.

Ms. McDermott, a registered dietitian with Memorial’s Diabetes and Nutrition Center, will be featured at She: An Expo for Women at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in the Chattanooga Convention Center.

Her topic is basically a must-hear for any dieter: “Hungry? Choose This Instead of That.”