dow, an addiction specialist agreed to work with khalia face to face. >> khalia. nice to meet you. >> reporter: the diet rehab begins. dow goes through her fridge identifying all the foods high in fat, sugar and processed carbs. >> we have white rice. low fat cheese. white flour. >> reporter: khalia hopes to lose ten pounds in 28 days, replacing her addictive foods with booster foods. produce the same feel good chemicals in the brain. >> love, love, greek yogurt. >> reporter: what do you replace the ding-dong and potato chip with. >> booster foods keep you very satisfied in the stomach and they actually give you sort of small, steady amounts of these brain chemicals. >> reporter: week one, eat as you always have, but add one booster meal and one booster activity per day. khalia swaps regular pasta for whole grain pasta and veggies. >> it feels good to be preparing something healthy like this. >> reporter: week two, eat as you were, add two booster foods and two booster activities. khalia adds more fresh fruits and salad to her diet. >> my breakfast is like grits a