Maggie McNamara the author of the renowned The First 10LBS: A Roadmap to Better Fitness and Health, worked for almost 28 years in the television industry. A recipient of the prestigious Emmy award, she excelled as an executive producer in the advertising world, where she raised two children. Juggling the role of a single parent, Maggie worked to balance her responsibilities of work, housework, sports to and from, extra-curricular activities, parent-teacher conferences, supervising book fairs, being a lunch maker, being a homework assistant, and so much more.