ONE MORE DAY TO REGISTAR- What are you waiting for?

Over 100 of your friends and neighbors have registered and taken their pre-participation physical and fitness tests so far in the WAAY To Get Fit BootCamp. This Wednesday is the last day to register. ONE MORE DAY TO REGISTER FOR BOOTCAMP. Don't be scared, come join us. We have three levels, Basic, Intermediate and Advanced.

I have heard from so many of you. Your scared to join, thinking it will be too much. Listen, the personal trainers know and tell us. If your tired, just sit down. Do what you can. What you can at BootCamp, is better than what your doing now. Others tell me, that they are so big they don't want to be seen in public. That's nonsense. If I can do it in public, as BIG as I am, so can YOU. Join us, it's $31 dollars for 31 days of workouts with personal trainer "Superman" Phil Johnson and his team. You can't work out with a personal trainer for $31. Some single sessions with personal trainers can cost hundreds. We're not doing this to make money were doing this to help people like you and me. All profit goes to Christmas Charities.

So, Here is your opportunity to get off the couch and start moving again. Listen if I can do it weighing what I do so can you. Join Tracy and I in the Basic group. Now, for you better fit people we have the Intermediate and even the Advanced for you Go Gitters. We all win if you loose.
Dr Greg

PS: See you Wed 6am at Fern Bell Park off Whitesburg in South Huntsville or Wed at 6pm at the Police Academy off Sparkman in Huntsville.

Awsome First Day of Registration -

Today we had an awesome turnout to register for the WAAY to get Fit, Rocket Fitness BootCamp. Over 200 picked up information packs and physical exam forms at the two locations to take to their doctor for pre-participation. Over 50 went through the pre-participation work out with personal trainer "Superman" Phil Johnson to be placed in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced groups. We are so happy that so many of you have chosen to work out with us and have a great time. As most of you know, when Tracy, "My Buddy Diet" Buddy, and I started personal trainer Phil said we were starting below level 1. We had simply been on the couch too long and had turned into "couch taters". He started us out with stretching and exercises. Not to brag but out last workout both Tracy and I did 45 jumping jacks, 3 min boxing drill, 45 bicep curls, 45 triceps curls, 45 sit ups, 45 leg lifts, 45 lunges. OMG were we tired. But we did it.

Were still in Basic. But were off the couch and so can you. I have been somewhat discouraged that the weight didn't come off faster. Who wouldn't. But on the other hand my entire life, I have NEVER lost weight and kept it off Not even 6 months and now I've lost 31+lbs and Tracy has lost 13. I know some of you have a harder time than me in loosing weight. I have heard from you. I also know that some of you loose weight very easily. To you I say God Bless and may it always be so. Each of us is different and has to live in the body provided by God. So we continue. We persevere.

Join us for BootCamp with two location: 1) 6am Sept 9th at Fern Bell Park south Huntsville off Whitesburg Dr and 2) 6pm at the Police Academy off Sparkman Drive. The cost is $31 for Monday, Wednesday, Friday workouts from Sept 9th till Oct 9th. All Profit will go to the Christmas Charity

Boot Camp Registration is Aug 31st

Today Tracy and I met with the producers at WAAY TV and the upcoming BootCamp is set. If you would like to try to loose 10 pounds in 30 days then we have the plan for you. BootCamp will be every Monday , Wednesday and Friday at either 6am or 6pm from September 7th till October 7th. Get looking good for the holidays for only $31.00 dollars. The entire cost of the BootCamp will be only $31 due at Registration at Fern Bell Park on Monday August 31st at 6am and 6pm and again on Wednesday September 2nd at 6am and 6pm. All profits go to charity. BootCamp Places are limited to a first come first serve basis. So Register Early and come work out with Tracy and me.
Dr Greg

Announcing a Boot Camp

Hello all Dr Greg & Tracy Here
What a tough month July was on our health and our diet. As most of you know from watching me on TV, I had a real bout with bronchitis. In fact its not totally gone. I am still coughing at night. Tracy says I am keeping her up. Now for the good, the bad and the ugly. The good is that this week we both started working out again with Phil our personal terrorist. I was so sore on Wed that I could hardly move. The bad is that Tracy and I fell off our diet for some of July. For me it was because I ran a 102 for a week and and a half and missed two weeks of work. I was eating chicken soup and crackers most days and recovering. Then came the bronchitis and the steroids. For goodness sakes, I was on 4 different steroids for a month. I am still on the steroid nasal spray. I felt so rotten that I just wanted to eat little or nothing. Tracy was eating what she made me so we kind of both were off the diet for several weeks. The ugly is that I have gained 4 lbs from the steroids and Tracy has gained 2 lbs at the same time.

We sat down with Superman Phil our personal trainer and Dr Wallis our chiropractor and came up with a plan to get us back in shape and back on the diet. We started back gangbusters this past Monday. On Tuesday Phil worked us out with aerobics. Then on Thursday he did legs and Friday he did upper body. Tracy and I are so sore again.

A couple of months ago, Superman Phil and his workout team held a test boot camp. It was well received. Phil and I have decided to team up and hold a Waay to Get Fit and Rocket N2 fitness boot camp at Fern Bell Park on Sandars Rd off Whitesburg in South Huntsville. Registration for the boot camp will start Monday August 31st, 6am and 6pm and again on Wednesday Sept 2nd same times. The actual Boot Camp will start Wednesday September 9th and run every Monday Wednesday and Friday 6am and 6pm for 1 hour until October 7th. The cost will only be $31 dollars for the entire program with all profit going to charity. Boot camps normally cost over $200 so this is an opportunity for many of you to join Tracy and myself in working out. More details to follow.
Dr Greg

Still Fighting Bronchitis

Hello
Wow, Its been a month and I am still fighting bronchitis. I am much better but not well yet. I am still on nebulizer and other steroids. I can't wait to get off all the steroids. I have tried to work out several times. But each time I do, I have to stop due to the coughing. I also seem to be up every night coughing. I have gained 4 pounds now since being on steroids. I was up to 29 pounds lost but now I'm back to 25 lost. I don't like that but realize that I needed to have the meds to get well. A hundred years ago, a sickness like I had could of been the end. But today we have steroids and antibiotics. I will try again to workout and get back on the diet this next week. My Buddy says she is ready to join me all out again. Talk to you next week.
Dr Greg

Still Getting Better

Hello all. Dr Greg here.
What a bout with bronchitis I have had. I want to thank all of you for your get well cards and letters. As Tracy told you in her last post, I have been fighting a cold that turned into bronchitis. I was out of work for nearly two weeks. Now I am on four steroid breathing treatments a day, taking steroids by mouth, using a steroid spray in my nose and on antibiotics. I feel like a walking steroid. Obviously with all of this I have been off the diet and workout regiment. Its funny I have not worked out in two weeks and I can already feel the difference. I have gained 3 pounds so far. I don't like at all. I tried to work out on Friday but coughed so much that I had to stop. I will try again towards the end of next week. Tracy said in her blog that Life is Life and she is right. Real life has challenges, up and downs. I look at it as a war of many battles. We are loosing the current battle but we will win the war. Thanks again for all your well wishes.
Dr Greg

Back to work

Hello everyone! As many of you know, Greg has been quite sick. Since his bought with Cancer a few years ago, he gets sick very easily and takes a long time to get over what ever he gits. He has missed almost two weeks of work. He started off with a cold and gotten worse. He ran a fever of 102+ for the first week. He is now on his second round of antibiotics and steroids. Obviously while he was sick he was off the diet and off exercise. I have been making him chicken soup and nursing him back to health. I too have not been doing so well on the diet while Greg is sick. I have been eating the chicken soup and other things I make for both of us. I am still working out with Phil in the mornings but I have gained a few pounds. I am not happy with that at all. Life is Life, but I need to get back on the wagon while trying to get Greg well. He was just diagnosed with bronchitis today. He is coughing terribly deep. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello get you up to date. I will blog again soon! Be well! Tracy

Happy 4th of July

As the song says Let Freedom Ring - Its' Independence Day. I am proud to be an American and I love this Country. Freedom can mean lots of things to lots of people. For me, I am proud to live in a wonderful country, so free, that today and every day I can do what I want and speak my mind without fear. I can choose to live my life any way I want. But you know, Freedom isn't Free. And today, I thank all those that serve in the United States Military, in my place, keeping Me Free. I thank you for your service. And yes, I want you on that wall, protecting me and my family. Thank You

Tracy here. You know I'm proud to be an American too. I too thank all those around the world for their service. But today, I want to talk about another kind of freedom. You know Greg and I were prisoners of our own bodies. Just 6 months ago we were trapped inside and could not hardly move. I feel we're free now. As we continue to change our lifestyle, we become more free to get up and live again. We were literally eating our self to death. We are now free of that monster, hopefully for a lifetime.

Happy Independence Day & God Bless America
Dr Greg and Tracy
PS... Don't eat too much today.

We're Teaming up for Success

Tracy and I are helping each other, as Buddies, team up for success. Just yesterday, Tracy did not feel like getting up and working out with Phil our personal terrorist. It would have been so easy to just let her sleep. But you know, turn about is fair play. Just the other day, she made me get up and work out when I didn't want to. So what did I do. I turned on the light and tickled her knees. (her tickle spot) till she got out of bed. I won. No We Won. We both worked out and had fruit for breakfast and went to work. The Buddy way is the only way to change your life style. By the way, If you can't find a buddy here in Huntsville/Decatur, We have lots of them that have contacted us and are looking for a diet buddy. Just let me know by e-mailing me at drmillar@millarchiro.com. Thanks.
Dr Greg

What a Weekend

Hello All. Tracy and I went out of town this weekend to the Bar Mitzvah (our first) of one of our doctor's sons. What a party. Of course there are all the religious implications; but, the service was well done. It was the first time Tracy or I had ever been in a Jewish Temple. The party afterward was amazing. They had a sit down dinner for 250 guest. wow. I course we had no choice in what they served. What we had was control over what we ate. We did sample several new and exciting foods this weekend. Their family was most gracious. Good time had by all. Of course the trip also presented new challenges. We ate salads at McDonald's on the way over and at Wendy's on the way back. The salads were good an on the diet. We've got a very busy week this week up comming so its late and talk to you later. Dr Greg

I'm Doing Better on the Diet This Week

This week was a better week for Greg and me. He really stepped up as my Buddy and helped me to make good choices. We talked lots this week about how easy it was to just go back and not change our lifestyle. Go back to the way we were. It would have been so easy to just quit. I kept telling my self how good I had done so far and I deserved a break. What is funny is that for the most part, I have not really had food cravings or hunger cravings like Greg did. This week we both wrote down every morsel. We had stopped keeping our journals several months ago. We learned that this is necessary for accountability to each other. Greg and I are going out of town this weekend. Greg was much better this week off the Steroids for his neck. His neck still hurts but he is getting better day by day. Talk to you next week. Tracy

Tracy Fell off the Wagon

Hello All:

Tracy hit a real bump in the road this week. She said that with my being sick, in pain, and on steroids all week she was under a lot of stress and fell off the diet. She got stressed out and cheated once and the door was opened. She then cheated her next meal and off the diet she went. She gained about 3 lbs and got depressed. So we had quite a household, me hurting and sick and Tracy depressed. The good news is that as Buddies we talk to each other all the time. We decided that we can as Buddies help each other to go back on the life style changes.

I encouraged her to slow down and think about her eating. We have come too far to give up now. I reminded her that this is not a diet but a lifestyle modification. She encouraged me to not be so angry with everyone and get off the steroids as soon as possible. We will encourage each other and talk lots this next week. Keep us in your prayers.
Dr Greg and Tracy

I Blew a Disc

Hello all:
So this week was tough for me. As I told you last week I still have my night cough. However last Monday, I was moving a piece of spinal screening equipment out of a downpour and herniated a disc. Tuesday, I had an MRI and confirmed my herniated disc in my neck at C-7. I have had constant neck and radiating pain since the event. The good news this that we have the equipment and doctors to treat me. I started immediately on DTS decompression Traction and Chiropractic manipulations. Dr Mac adjusted me daily while Dr Dick gave me two steroid injections on Wednesday to lessen the inflammation. I have done several e-stims and ultra sounds a day since my pain is through the roof. I am some better today.

The steroid injections made me angry and made me want to eat like a horse. Wow, what a difference. This week I gained 3 lbs. I think it was mostly water weight from the steroids. So I am really trying to hold it together. The muscle relaxers they gave me make me woozy and hard to wake up in the morning as well and I don't like taking them. I will be glad when I am closer to back to normal.

Now some good news. Tracy and I are near the half way point. To date Tracy has lost 16.9 lbs of her 30 pound goal and even with the weight gain this week, I have lost 24.6 pounds of my 50 pound goal so far. We are happy with our results so far. We are on our buddy schedule to meet our goals of 80 pounds.

Dr Greg

Freedom Isn't Free

Tomorrow is Memorial Day and tonight I pray for all our service men and women keeping America Free. Freedom isn't free. It has a very high price. Just ask any parent that has lost a child in the service. Or just ask any family member of someone serving today. The family serves too, you know. We thank you for your service. I personally thank you for serving in my place.

Now on to more fun things. I am still coughing at night (all night) but I feel just fine during the day. I am back at work and doing well. The flu is gone. Thank God. I started working out well lets say I started stretching again. I am so sore again from not working out. My muscles got tight so fast it was amazing. I feel like I lost quite a bit of ground on muscle strength and tone but i did not change much on weight. Here I was thinking OK you have the flu and so off comes the weight. Not the case. Through it all, I only lost 1 pound. Well the good news is that makes 24 for the year. I am right on target to hit my 50 pound goal. It is kind of frustrating in a way. I get sick and don't eat and still don't lose weight. Well here we go again into another wonderful week and were off... Dr Greg

Among the living

Hello all. Thank you for all your kind e-mails and get well cards. The flu was tough. I ran a 102+ fever for five straight days. I am on the mend but not there yet. I ate my first solid meal today- a grilled cheese sandwich and applesauce. Not a steak, but a start. I am still pretty achy from the flu. I don't wish that stuff on anyone. Well, now its in my chest and so I've started coughing at night. I think I've got a secondary bronchitis infection. There will be plenty of weeks for dieting; but, this next week, we are going to just recoup and get well. I decided that I will try to start working out aging next week. I am still debating if i will go to work tomorrow; but, I am feeling better day by day. Dr Greg

Taking Care of a sick Buddy

As I told you last post, Dr Greg has the Flu. He has been running a fever of 102 or higher for 5 days now. All he eats is chicken soup occasionally and lots of gator aid and ginger ale. I just ask him to take the rest of the week off and I don't think he will object. I don't think this is a good week to think about dieting. He is sick and I am playing nurse. In caring for him, I don't want to eat either. He told me a few minutes ago that he hurt everywhere even the tip of his nose. We've all had the flu and know how miserable it makes you feel. He will be better soon. Y'all have a good week and I will keep you posted. Tracy

Dr Greg Got the Flu

Well it happened. On Thursday night he started feeling puny and sure enough by Friday he was running a fever. He had a quick strep/flu test and it was just the plain old influenza "A". Not the Swine Flu going around Huntsville. Thank Goodness. So off to the drug store I went and got his prescription filled. The Tamiflu takes about 3 days they say so here we go. Well I guess this is good for the diet as I don't want to eat anything and his fever is 101.3 and all he wants to do is go to bed. TaTa for now. More later.
Tracy

Lots of Excitement in Madison Alabama

Hello All

What an exciting week we had in Madison Alabama this week. As most of you know, this past week Madison Alabama recorded it's first case of Swine Flu. This was the first case in Alabama. Then quickly in suit came the second case, then the third and now 10 others are being tested for final Swine Flu confirmation. As you may not know, with a confirmed case, we go into CDC level 6 security and recommendations. That means that all the schools are closed for one week and that the school with the confirmed cases two weeks. So last week they closed all schools in Madison and Huntsville for the week. Then they closed all day care, then they closed all parks, and after school sporting events. All the residents were asked to take special washing precautions and be ever ready to help others. As a physician that made my life very tough. Many people are scared and rumors are rampant. Folks this is no time for panic. This is a strain very similar to influenza "A" and something health care providers are used to working with. This is not an overly difficult strain of the flu. Yes, precautions should be taken. And yes, we have to be careful; but, were already winning the fight. That is why were trying to get the word out to all that have computers to check the CDC website at www.cdc.gov for swine flu and follow the instructions. As for the diet, we again lost about a pound this week and we continue to do well. Thanks again for all the well wishes and Keep up the good hand washing.

Dr Greg

Panoply - Thanks for all the well wishes

Hello
I want to say Thank you to all of you that stopped at our Millar Chiropractic booth at Panoply. I really enjoyed meeting and talking to so many of you. Thank you for all of your encouragement and well wishes. You know, we're all in this together. Me and my buddy, you and your buddy, and the many of you that are doing the "My Buddy Diet" and program alone or with me as your TV buddy and inspiration. It's humbling. So many of you came by and said "if You can do it, so can I". I must have talked to hundreds that told me stories of their weight loss struggles and recent accomplishments. After this weekend and after meeting so many of you in person, I wouldn't give up for the world. I am so inspired by you. You know we can do this together. WE can loose weight forever. Again THANK YOU.
Dr Greg Millar

I Feel Like My Self Again

Hello All

I am very happy to be past my plateau. I lost a pound and a half last week. I have been loosing between 1 and 2 lbs since January. Suddenly, a couple of weeks ago I stopped. In fact I actually gained 1/2 pound. I told myself it might be water weight but I knew I needed to double up my efforts and call on my Buddy to help me through the tough part. Tracy, my wife and Buddy, was great. She encouraged me and motivated me all through the weeks of nothing. I know that if she had not been with me on the diet that I would have failed this one like I have so many others. But the good news is success. I an loosing again. I am nearly half way to my 50 lb goal for the year. And surprising the year is nearly half over. Tracy is also about half way to her goal of 30 lbs for the year. I really feel good that we can make it. I know that the diet has changed our life. We now go more with more energy; and, we don't sit on the couch near as much. The way we feel has also made a difference in the rest of my life as well. I want to say thank you to all of you for all of you continued support the card and e-mails of encouragement were wonderful. Thanks again to all of you. Together we can do this thing.

Dr Greg

PS. were getting a new webcam installed this week so we'll be back next Sunday night with a new video.