February 2010 Blog Posts

In one's endeavors to lose weight, there is nothing like the support of friends and family to help you make that life change.   When you  know that you  have people that have your back, it helps you stay on track, especially when it comes to working out.   A friend of mine has expressed her interest in joining me for bellydancing and hula hoop classes that I attend through my meetup.com groups.  For me, having a buddy is a great way to inject variety into my workouts.  However, in talking with my brother, he expressed his extreme disdain for working out with...

After five years of good intentions, I am finally getting serious about my weight loss.  Sure, I talked a good game in the past- "I'm going to get up at 5am to workout for an hour before I go to work," or "Joining a gym near my job will force me to not make excuses to not go workout," and my favorite, "Tomorrow, I'm going on a diet (and this time I mean it)!" However, my good intentions and plans fell to the wayside by a busy job (that brings very little professional growth or development) and personal family drama (which I...

Hello all, my name is Tammy, and I am taking earnest steps in losing weight once and for all.  After a weigh-in with a weight loss specialist in Brooklyn, I came to the realization that the excuses had to stop if I wanted a better quality of life now and in the future.  Therefore, I am taking a three prong attack in losing weight: I'm working with a personal trainer (and actually using my rather expensive gym membership), working with a doctor that specializing in helping patients lose a lot of weight and I'm seeing a therapist. My goal is that...