's motd Monday January 3, 2011

[Guest guest]

"HOW'S

WEDNESDAY AT 3:00?"

Monday, 03 January 2011

So are you enjoying January so

far? I hope so! Did you get your workout in

yesterday, like I begged you to? And did you stay on

your food program? (I begged you to do that, too.)

Well, if you did, I hope you do the same today.

Now, I need to ask you another question. And that

is...when's the last time you had a complete

physical? You should be getting a

physical annually, that is every year! See,

as you get older, your body changes and you need to

know just what's happening inside that body of yours

as you age.

When I was a kid, I just loved going in for my annual

physical. My pediatrician was named Dr. Veith and

he was such a kind man. "Here's a lollipop for

you , Dicky." (And you know I must have loved

that! LOL.) Dr. Veith had a very soft, mellow voice

and talked to me the whole time during my

examination. He always made me feel so at ease. And

when he wasn't talking, Dr. Veith would sometimes whistle

during my visit. And by the way, he had a really

good whistle, too. He could hit a lot of different

notes.

After I turned 16 years-old, Dr. Veith gave me some

bad news...I would have to get myself a new

doctor! I was now 16 and a little "old" to be

one of his patients. Hey, I was a teenager getting

ready to enter young adulthood. So I guess you could

say, Dr. Veith kinda "whistled" me away. LOL.

When I moved to Los Angeles in the 70's, I found

myself a wonderful doctor, Dr. Geller. A

few years ago, he retired from practicing medicine and

now, his son is my GP. (Talk about keeping it all in

the family.) And I just love the new Dr. Geller.

Only thing is, he doesn't whistle. LOL.

Today, on this Monday January 3rd, I'll be calling

in Dr. Geller's office to set up an appointment

for my annual physical. And when I call, she'll say

something like, "How's Wednesday at 3:00,

?" And I'll say back to her, "Sounds

good to me, . I'll be there so y'all get

ready!"

And when Wednesday arrives, I'll dance right into Dr.

Geller's office and sing to everyone as I walk in!

(And you know I'm not kidding. LOL.) And hey,

maybe...just maybe, I'll do a little whistling for

Dr. Geller when I see him.

Yep, I'm scheduling my physical and, may I tell you

something? If you haven't done so, especially in a

long time, you need to set yours up, too. I know that

many of you don't particularly like seeing the

doctor. Lots of people in our country haven't seen a

doctor in five or ten years. Oh, I can't

imagine! That's simply not a good thing to do

and certainly not a smart one, either.

I want you to be brave and sensible this year. Make

an appointment to see your doctor and get the physical

you truly should have once a year. Your

doctor needs to check that body of yours out from your

head to your toes.

And oh yeah, when you see the doc,

maybe you'll whistle a little tune for her or him.

And I know you know how. Just press your lips

together and....

Love,