From KT – June 7, 2013

Dear DaVitans!

3, 703 partners in health!  I think we may already be ahead of last year.  More importantly many of us are on track for hitting our goals and living a healthier life. That is way cool.

I had quite a striking experience today.  The dinner with the CFO candidate and another exec and myself did not start until 8:30, I had other meetings until then.  It went 3 hours as we had a lot to discuss.  After that the other exec and I had a bunch of stuff to cover, and wanted to enjoy a beer, so I didn’t get to my room until 1, and it was 2 before I was in bed.  So I was tired today, and about noon I told myself I could have a diet coke.  I also like the flavor and was going to give myself that treat.  So I opened up a can, took a sip, and was stunned to discover I was not really enjoying the flavor.  I took a second one, and had the same reaction.  So I put it down and did not touch it again.  I wonder if my body just got used to having nothing but water (and beer) and just did not want to accept the chemical concoction.  We will see.

There was some other equally striking news, however.  When I got back to my room I got hit with my classic “I deserve a reward” attitude, and had a Kit Kat AND a Snickers Bar.  Terrible!  So I skipped lunch today to try to make up for some of that (dietitians, I realize this should not be a daily trade).  I can still feel the Kit Kat and Snickers in my stomach, taunting me …

My workout was the basic one.  24 minutes on the lifecycle, solid minutes, closing out with a few intervals to make sure my heart hung about above 140 for a bit.  Then 13 different rehab exercises, taking about 13 minutes. So 37 total.

On the work front, I had one call to go over an international acquisition.  I approved it.  I can’t tell you which country, we need it kept quiet still.  I had a call about an upcoming conference we are sponsoring with many potential business partners and folks who can help us on policy issues in DC.  We had a call to discuss the different CFO candidates, which included a couple of the Directors from our Board.  I had a meeting with the CEO of another company with whom we might do a joint venture.  I had a meeting to discuss a compliance issue, and another to discuss a market opportunity for both our Kidney Care and our HealthCare partner businesses.  I spent an hour with my assistants going over scheduling issues – right now, I am pretty much fully booked every minute of every day until the first week of August.  That is pretty normal, what is abnormal is the number of requests I am having to turn down.  A lot going on!

I hope each of you talks to one of your teammates about the idea of joining the MTM Tribe.  3,700 people committed to taking a step towards a healthier life, and helping others to do the same.  We are amazingly strong when we band together.

One for All & All for One.  Not just a slogan to some of us.

Carpe Diem!     KT