Valerie Bertinelli writing a memoir - VIDEO

Valerie Bertinelli, who many remember as Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, is publishing her first book, a memoir titled Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time. The book will focus on Bertinelli's life as a young TV star, and her battles with weight gain and depression.

Bertinelli also appeared on Touched by an Angel and is currently a spokesperson for Jenny Craig.

Honestly, I think she looks a lot better with a little extra weight. Not that my five year old self didn't pine for the younger, skinnier Bertinelli when she was on One Day at a Time, but I don't likes m' ladies to be all skin and bones, you know? Of course you do.

Bertinelli also married rocker Eddie Van Halen in 1981. They divorced in 2005 and Bertinelli was replaced by Sammy Hagar.

So anyway, look for the book now, but don't look too hard because it doesn't actually come out until April 2008. Until then, enjoy the opening credits for One Day at a Time, featuring an adorable young Bertinelli. Good luck getting the theme song unstuck from your brain.