"buddying up"

Yesterday we entered a number of people into our program who came in as couples...a mother/daughter and then friends. Having support along the way is very important, and clearly, having a relative or friend start their effort at the same time can be quite helpful. It is difficult to embark on a weight loss effort when everyone around you is not paying attention to calrie counts, not planning exercise time, etc. Having one or several people who are on the same mission as you will help your efforts.

Please do not be embarrassed to seek out people to work out with, discuss recipes , exchange ideas as to how to make it more fun to lose weight. With Americans having a 67% overweight rate, I know there are people at work, church, family members etc. who want to lose weight.

Your good doctor turns 53 today. Do you notice that the older we get, the less excited we are about our birthdays???