If you're a person that doesn't enjoy exercise anyway, there are things that can make it easy for you to cancel your appointment for exercise on any particular day. It's too hot, it's raining, my dog is sick, I have a headache, I need new shoes, I have errands to run, I'm having a bad hair day. The list goes on and on.

When it comes time for Halloween, I think of pumpkin patches, haunted houses, ghosts/goblins/ghouls. These things can be scary for some, but what really scares me the most about Halloween is the amount of candy everywhere.

When I say there's an app for everything, I 100% mean it.

A common occurrence in my weight loss clinics----A new participant comes into the program super motivated and starts a new exercise routine. In that person's mind, since they are burning more calories with their exercise, they feel they can then consume more calories. WRONG!

5 years ago, an online version of the nationally recognized, award-winning Physician's Choice Wellness was created. This program was designed to help people that could not make it to an in-person clinic due to family or work responsibilities, or health limitations. JTH has grown to help people coast-to-coast who, perhaps, do not have another option near where they live. We really experienced a lot of growth as our world was rocked by COVID. I'm happy to celebrate 5 years of helping people through Journey To Health.

A common occurrence in my weight loss clinics----A new participant comes into the program super motivated and starts the program with a lot of energy. Regular, weekly weight loss is noted for several weeks. Finally, at one weigh in, this participant shows no weight loss. The next week, same thing. The participant promises complete compliance. After some discussion, what we learn is that that person thought if he/she was losing regularly at a particular number of calories, they certainly would lose more if they consumed less. This. Is. Absolutely. Not. True. It's the opposite of what will actually happen.

There are a lot of pieces of technology we have access to that can make our lives easier. I want to discuss one that I feel is most beneficial to this journey we are on together: seeking a healthier life.

How do your summer months look for you? Are you the kind of person who stays on task and keeps things running smoothly during June, July and August? OOORRRRR, are you like me and any kind of routine goes out the window as you deal with: kids being home, camps, summer leagues, vacation, social gatherings, and all things "summer."