I was talking with someone today who told me that when she thinks of losing weight all she can think of is lots of celery and lots of sweat. I laughed so hard that I knew I needed to use it for our first blog. Many patients have this misconception about starting a weight loss program. They think that they need to buy special workout clothes, exercise balls, free weights, join a gym and purchase foods that they have never before put in their cart. They associate it with dread and exasperation.