MINEOLA- Last year, we featured Alice Rogers from the Nassau County Comptroller’s office in the Express as she was lauded by both Nassau County and Newsday for losing 148 pounds as she went from 321 to 173 pounds. Now, Rogers was featured on the Dr. Oz show on February 10 on their 100th show, where they brought on 100 people who lost 100 pounds. None of this weight loss was through gastric bypass or other weight loss surgeries, but through hard work and dedication.
Alice says the key is to always remain positive, and to be happy with what you have accomplished, whether it be losing 5 or 10, or 50 pounds. “People are just so hard on themselves. It takes so many years to get to whatever size you are. It’s going to take more than just a couple weeks to take it all off.”
She says, “I was working out 7 days per week, sometimes 3 times per day. It was all about exchanging one obsession in eating, to another obsession with exercising.” She said it was a great feeling, really helped her self-esteem, and she credits her co-workers and other friends and family for supporting her.
Most of all, Rogers credited her weight loss to the Weight Watchers program that she participated in with her co-workers at the Comptroller’s Office. “It was great for camaraderie, and really helped me,” she says. In January 2010, this program was discontinued as she was unable to get enough people to join with her.
If you are interested in joining the program please e-mail Alice at alice.b.rogers@gmail.com.