From KT – July 9, 2014
Greetings to the good people of DaVita HealthCare Partners!
Welcome to the 1875 teammates who signed up for MTM on the first day! Please take a moment and picture all of us in an arena, cheering each other on as we slam some produce! Now that is quite an image ….
It is 11:45 pm (Tues. PM) and I am about to land in Denver. It has been a long day as I only got 5.5 hours of sleep last night, so I am wearing down a bit. I started the day with 28 minutes on the lifecycle in the hotel gym, and 15 minutes of stretching and rehab. That gave me a good energy boost.
No time for breakfast as I had to zoom for a meeting with a company we are thinking of doing business with. That meeting went all the way thru a working lunch, at which point I traveled over to our own Washington DC office and had a couple meetings and a conference call. Then we zoomed over to the capitol for 3 meetings with members of Congress – first Senator Bennet of Colorado, then Representative Cummings from Maryland, then Senator Warner of Virginia. I have to tell you it is so cool to be able to talk about your clinical accomplishments! All 3 of these members of Congress are reasonably familiar with us, and have been supportive on some of our policy issues in the past.
Then I headed to the airport, doing a couple calls and voicemail the whole way. Once on the plane I started working on the presentations for next week’s Board of Director’s meeting, with one of our VP’s. We toiled away for 3 hours and 15 minutes, at which point I said I have to do my MTM entry before we land!
As to my day, I was worried when they did not have any real good vegetables or fruit at the company hosting our morning meeting. Horrors, I did not want to start Match the Mayor in the hole. I was able to take a bunch of tomatoes from the salad and sandwiches, eking out a .5 serving. Fortunately our team on the G-Force (our policy advocacy team) saved me, because when I got to the Casa Blanca (which is what we call our DC office) they had fruit and veggies they saved from their lunch. I wolfed down a big banana, a bunch of strawberries, and some corn, for a sweet 3 servings and the happiness of re-establishing MTM momentum.
On the plane I had a double order of vegetables, and then a bowl of fruit that I had brought. So this means I rallied and ended up with 6.5 servings and 11.5 Colorful Choices points.
Fellow citizens of our Village, remember “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude. A quiet joy.” Well I am grateful I get to work on living a healthier life with the 1875 of you !!!
One for All …. kt
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Debbie said,
July 9, 2014 @ 3:00 pm
I’m inspired by the progress that KT is making.
It certainly must be all those fruits and veggies that’s helping
him run at the pace he’s keeping.
Last night I made a chocolate cake for my teammate’s birthday.
Instead of oil, I used applesauce…but it was only 3/4 of a cup.
I wonder how much fruit I can claim for that slice of cake I ate in
celebration of my friend’s birthday.
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Gracie Leos said,
July 9, 2014 @ 4:08 pm
Well Mr.Mayor I see you do not seem to get breakfast in everyday. They say it’s the most important meal of the day and shouldn’t be missed. I too used to skip out on the morning meal but I’ve learned that it does help me reach my maximum performance in the morning so I’ve learned to keep some protein bars for those days I can’t get breakfast in. Off to continue my busy day now. Take care Mayor –
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NR said,
July 9, 2014 @ 7:27 pm
I like reading today’s message from our mayor. It makes me realize that I have to work harder both in making the good food choices as well as staying on my exercise regimen. I also realize how difficult it is for many of us to find the right dietary choices with our hectic lifestyles.
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Kristina Cogill said,
July 10, 2014 @ 6:16 am
My two boys, 6 and 10, are participating with me. I’m helping keep them motivated by having a stretch goal and then a back-up goal… if they meet either of those, there is a monetary reward at the end 🙂
It is great to see them thinking about how much they’ve eaten each day and trying to get the last serving or two in before bed 🙂 Even better is what is going into their lunches now and what they’re choosing for bedtime snacks. I’m really hoping to develop some long lasting habits with this challenge.
Thanks DaVita for once again putting together a great program and allowing our entire Village, including family and friends, to participate!!
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Brenda Gatewood said,
July 11, 2014 @ 8:50 am
As an on call Acute dialysis nurse eating my fruit and veggies are a great challenge. My plan so far has been eating all my fruit and veggies for BREAKFAST , yes I said, “breakfast”. Works for me, never mind the comments from my family.
Thanks Davita and KT.
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Village Vitality said,
July 17, 2014 @ 2:30 pm
You might find the following website useful – http://www.eatingwell.com/ it’s a great resource to find all kinds of healthy eating information such as: quick and easy recipes, recipes for kids, nutrition news, techniques & basics of healthy cooking and more!
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