Gary Grossman
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Hi, I am Gary S. Grossman Ph.D.
affectionately known as
Dr. I WannaWanna.
I am a Personal Development and Wellness Coach for successful people; i.e. people, like you, who can DO what you intend to DO when you know What to DO and How and have the support necessary to Succeed.
I began my professional career in 1971 working with addicts on the streets of New York City. I was quickly known as the 90 Day Wonder. It was a term of derision. They mocked me, knowing full well that I had no right to pretend that I knew the "Truths" of their lives or their circumstances. Thankfully I was smart enough to agree with them. They were right. I didn't know their truths or their circumstances and what I learned in college didn't teach me this either.
I, however, knew that they KNEW and if I could show them the honor and respect that they were worthy of, once they trusted me, I might be able to help them.
I respected, they trusted, they got help and I made a career decision to respect the fundamental differences in people, and with their permission to help them with our fundamental similarities.
I have been doing this work ever since. You see I learned "It" is about Helping YOU and them with Your "It", Your Fat, Your Life with permission and respect.
I have over 50,000 hours of "in chair" experience helping people like YOU SUCCEED!
I have lived a life that includes highlights and failure, burnout and recovery. I have been there and done that. My task is to help if I can and to refer elsewhere as appropriate.
My goal is to help you Lose Fat and to build A Fat Fight Plan, a Life Plan that you can self monitor effectively and proudly for the rest of your life.
Recent Activity
The holidays can be fun and healthful and successful if you make them that way. Your task is to guarantee that you do.
In a recent article in the LA Times, "Shaping How Americans Eat" Melissa Healy professionally summarizes findings of a 677 pages long and two years in the making report from the US government: the Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. Now that's a title.
Life can change direction quickly, creating long term unintended consequences. Stuck steals focus; depression/addiction cripples. Opportunity awaits us all. I know the difference.
I have learned that we have few guarantees in life. The most important guarantee is that we have Choice. Choice about how we participate in our life. We can react well or poorly, with a smile and optimism or with anger and pessimism. We all are guaranteed 24 hours per day. No one gets more; no one gets less. We cannot stop the clock. Aging well is within our grasp, aging isn't!
And so I read another well written, well researched article in the LA Times, this one, by Devon Schuyler, March, 22, 2010: "Obesity's role in cancer. It may not cause the disease, but studies show a link between fat and certain types." I hope you read it too.
Doctor's excuses are some of the most legitimate excuses in our world: "I am following doctor's orders!"
Oprah's battle with food has been public, obvious and has lasted for years. I truly hope she has ended her war with food and will continue to succeed for the rest of her life! Time will tell.
Obesity is a national crisis. Our seniors are Fat, our middle aged are Fat, our teenagers are Fat and so are our children AND they are getting Fatter! You have heard the statistics.
