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Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 12:05 PM
Have you gotten in your exercise today? If not, please hold yourself accountable (to yourself) and make sure you do what you planned to do today. If it helps, give yourself a 'gold star,' so-to-speak. Do you remember being in kindergarten and getting a star for learning your letters or your numbers? Well, even as an adult, sometimes it helps to give yourself a 'gold star.' For myself, if I do the exercise that I have planned for a given day, I simply get to place a checkmark in the box next to what I did (ex. biceps/triceps....check!), and then I highlight the box with a yellow highlighter, in my exercise/nutrition journal. What can I say, I'm easily entertained. For you, it may be that your 'gold star' is that you get to watch a certain TV program if you accomplish your exercise goal for the day, or you get to surf the internet. Whatever that reinforcement may be for you, I encourage you to use something of this nature to hold yourself accountable, so that each day you follow through with your plan to exercise, you also reinforce that action by giving yourself your own, personal 'gold star.' For myself, I simply want to see week after week of checked boxes, colored brightly with a yellow highligher when I look through my journal. I know my waistline will reflect how consistently that continous chain of yellow boxes occurs, and my overall fitness and health will reflect this, as well.
Have a great day, and take care of yourself.
Dr. Kelley
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( 3 / 347 )Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 03:54 PM
I can't believe that several months have already passed since my last blog. We have been very busy here at Physician's Way, seeing many new faces and trying to guide these new patients down the path toward a healthier, leaner, fitter life. The sunny weather is a welcome to many, in that there is more motivation to get outside and walk, jog or become more active in a city which boasts fitness as part of it's pride and passion. With each new patient that I see, we review past medical history, approach to nutrition and exercise, and as I talked about in my last writing, we discuss and encourage journaling, to keep track of one's dietary choices and their daily exercise.
As these patients leave our office, I inevitably tell them "good luck." However, more and more, I follow that phrase with, "but luck has nothing to do with it."
The truth is, as successful as many of our patients have been, luck has little to do with it. One by one, as our patients lose weight, gain more lean muscle, and begin to feel better, I realize that it is generally because they have taken 'Luck' out of the equation. They are eating more consciously, exercising more faithfully and documenting/journaling what they are doing, each step of the way.
In short, losing weight, becoming fit and learning to eat in a healthy manner is no accident. We applaud the efforts of all of our patients and wish you all continued health and wellbeing throughout the coming year. And, we will continue to wish you all good luck. But..................
All the best.
Dr. Kelley
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( 3 / 332 )Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 03:51 PM
A new Commander-in-Chief has been sworn into office today. It has been DOCUMENTED and preserved in digital, film, paint, drawing and a variety of other forms that I have left out or of which am simply unaware. The fact is, this is a historic moment that anyone at a future date can look back upon in a variety of forms and prove to themselves that it did indeed take place. I wish the very best for our new president and our country over the coming four years.
But there is another point to all of this, simply: If you are in the process of seriously trying to lose weight and become healthier, can you look back and say what you had for breakfast this morning. What about 3 days ago, or a month ago? It is a known fact that those who journal and document what they eat do better than those who don't, in the weight-loss arena. Better yet, do you document each day what you have eaten, as well as whether or not you exercised and what is was that you did?
As we go into this new year, I am going to encourage you all to commit to journaling your daily nutrition (each and every meal and anything that contains a calorie that passes your lips) as well as your daily exercise. In fact, I am going to challenge you to do this. I know that there are those of you out there who simply hate doing this. You think it's boring, tedious, a chore, etc.....but the fact remains that those who do it consistantly have a better chance at weight-loss success than those who don't. And, regardless of whether you are a current patient of mine or someone considering coming to our clinic, I want you to feel free to hold my feet to the fire and ask to see my journal. I am not perfect, but I try to do this on a daily basis, because.....it helps me eat better, cleaner, healthier and helps to remind me each day that, hey, you need to exercise!
So, in the spirit of a new, historic time of change, a positive change, let's make 2009 a year to remember. Document, Document,Document and record for history what you put in your mouth and what you did to break a sweat. Document that you are losing a pound or two each week, that you are becoming healthier, how you feel and how you did it. And by all means, expect the same from me!
All the best to all of you in 2009 and beyond.
Dr. Kelley
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( 3.1 / 388 )Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:14 AM
First of all, we want to wish all of our patients a very happy and safe holiday season and applaud your efforts to maintain your healthy eating habits and exercise during this most challenging time of the year.
We will be closed beginning December 24th and through New Years Day. The first Monday after the New Year begins is the 5th of January and this will be our first day back at the clinic. If you have not had a follow-up appointment in a while and need to be seen, please call now for an appointment and we'll try our best to squeeze you in.
Also, whereas we have tried to maintain one Saturday of each month for appointments over the past couple of years, we will no longer be open on Saturdays. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope you understand.
Again, we wish you the best for the holidays and for the coming New Year. Our thoughts and hopes are with you for a healthy, fit start in 2009'
Sincerely,
Richard and Sherrill Kelley
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