From Dennis – October 20, 2010
Hello DaVita,
Continued thanks for letting me share a little bit about how I think about exercise, fitness and diet. Many of you don’t know me well, so a few data points that may help you understand my commitment to exercise:
• I love to eat, but more important I love to eat all of the wrong foods
• My dietary habits need a lot of work, I travel a lot and eat out a lot
• I come from a family of wonderful people who have fought weight problems most of their lives
• If I’m not careful, my weight can easily jump up 10 pounds in a short period of time
• Having my clothes feel tight, well that drives me crazy. A personal idiosyncrasy
So if you are reading this and thinking, he sure spends a lot of time worrying about exercising, “now you know the rest of the story”…..
I arrived in Washington DC late Tuesday eve. Even though I had room service, I did eat well (healthy) a big salad, low fat dressing and crab cakes (I grew up in Baltimore, so I love crab). crab cakes were broiled not fried and for a side, a baked potato with just enough butter to make it taste good! No desert though!!!!
I have a full day ahead of me today. It started at 7:00 with a live meeting with Javier Rodriguez and Tom Usilton. I have a luncheon with one of our Deal Depot execs and later this evening I am driving to attend the Team Avanti group meeting and dinner.
I did carve out an hour this afternoon before leaving the hotel for Javier’s team meeting, to get in a work out. The gym was 2 blocks away from where I am staying, so I had no excuses today not to work out!!
I stay on a pretty tight schedule when I’m in the gym. I try and do cardio for at least 20 minutes, sometimes more, but enough to get my heart rate up. I adjust the speed and the angle on the treadmill, so it varies from session to session. I also try and work two major muscle groups per workout. For example, I alternate between chest/triceps, back/biceps or legs/shoulders. I usually end with a few minutes of abs. I save my least favorite for last!
This gives my muscles a chance to rest in between work outs. I used to try and work them all every time, but then realized I was doing more harm than good, by not giving them a rest in between workouts. I got in a reasonably good workout and then I will take tomorrow (Thursday ) off.
Stay well, do something good and hopefully healthy for yourself today please. Not sure how many teammates that read this who don’t exercise? But as a fellow teammate, I urge you to find some form of exercise that works for you. You are all too important and we want you to stay healthy!!
One for All
Dennis
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Pamela Brule said,
October 21, 2010 @ 6:16 am
Hi, Dennis and all you fellow Match-the-Mayor participants –
I forgot to report when I finished the Route 66 last week; I’ve started over and I’m up to 2448 or something like that now.
Road Signs Earned 24
Total Exercise Min. 1550
Average Exercise Min. 64.58
What you listed sounds very familiar:
• I love to eat, and it takes EFFORT to avoid the wrong foods, and limit them to “occasional”. Also eat out frequently.
• If I don’t record my nutrition (calories, fat, sodium, carbs, fiber, & protein), it’s very easy to go overboard in some areas and be deficient in others without even realizing it.
• I’ve struggled with weight management ever since we had our first child in 1988; I’ve been up and down on the scale like a yo-yo ever since. It’s different now because I am NEVER, EVER going “up” again – all because I have incorporated physical activity into my daily lifestyle.
• If I’m not careful, my weight can easily jump up 10 pounds in a short period of time – so very true for me as well!
I used to keep boxes of clothes in my closet and storage room, sizes 8 to 18 and I would pull the appropriate size from the boxes as I yo-yo’d over time. Those boxes are so GONE now! I’m at a size 12, all my clothes fit perfectly, NO MORE BOXES! Man I love that. I look and feel sooooo much better.
Final note: My physical trainer at Lifetime Fitness got me into recording nutrition daily starting September, 09; doing this ncreased my weight loss success and boosted my fitness goals that I’ve continued it, which has also then helped in maintenance and continued weight loss.
I loved this Route 66 interactive fitness recording application – very fun and what a great tool! Kudos to whoever found this for us to utilize for MTM
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Dennis said,
October 22, 2010 @ 9:45 am
Dear Pamela
I really enjoyed raiding your message. Congrats on your wonderful accomplishments. I am very happy for you. Keep up the great work and glad you were able to get rid of the boxes!
Dennis
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