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

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

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

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.

Sunday Night April 5th

Hello again.. As Tracy told you earlier in the week in her blog, this was a stressful week with two doctors out ill and us having to pick up the pace. This week on Friday, we graduated into the gym. We have been working out three days a week at the house with Phil Johnson our personal terrorist. Phil has had us working with three sets of 15 reps of calisthenics, free weights, medicine balls, bosu balls, resistance training and cardio. On Friday we graduated into the gym with about a 10 machine workout. Tracy and I were worried that we would hurt after the workout but we were pleasantly surprised. We felt great. In fact just the opposite, we both really enjoyed the intensity of the workout. We felt good afterward. Phil has added a fourth day to our workout program. We now do Tues and Thurs at home then Friday at the gym and Sunday we started a Cardio walk. Phil told us to warm up with a 5 min walk then blast walk for 5 min at very fast pace while monitoring our pulse to make sure we were in our target heart range and then do a 5 min cool down walk. Each month he will add minutes each week to our Cardio walk keeping us in our respective target heart ranges for longer periods. As for the diet, we continue to follow the good eating plan. I must admit salmon is starting to get boring at lunch every day so I am mixing it up more with more chicken and other fishes.
Dr Greg

Out of Town for the Weekend

Hello again it's Sunday night. Tracy and I were out of town visiting family this weekend. You know what it's so much easier now that family is starting to ask me how much weight I have lost and they are now interested in helping me loose more. The same can be said for all of you that have seen me out in public or at restaurants. Thank you for asking how Tracy and I are doing on the diet. I think it's interesting that at a restaurant so many people come by my table to just look at what I'm eating. I think it's fun. You know if We Can Do It... So Can You. In fact that is one of reasons that my buddy Tracy and I went on the diet in the first place. I wanted to show big people that a big person can loose weight and again if I can do it so can you. Well tonight we have a short video blog as its after 11:45 and I have to be in Decatur at the Clinic at 8am.
God Bless and Keep Watching
Dr Greg

PS ... I wanted to tell everyone that Millar Chiropractic is having it's 6th annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April 11th at Big Spring Park in Huntsville Alabama and at Wilson Morgan Park in Decatur, Alabama. We have 12,000 eggs. Golden Prize eggs too. The hunt will start at 9am with three age groups. This is our gift to the community. No charge. Just Fun and bringing back an old time family good time.