From KT – July 16, 2014
Good Morning DaVita Village!
It is kind of fun to say good morning to 3000 DVA HCP teammates in one fell swoop, and picture everyone setting out to reach their Healthy Eating goals, or exercise goals if that is what they chose. As most of you know, I am doing both.
Tuesday was a tough day for me. Since I only had one night at home it was a late night. My Monday business dinner ended at about 8:30, but then I had calls with our Asia teammates until 9:45 or so. Then I drove the 30 minute drive home, and started unpacking and packing, called my wife who is in California, did some email from over the weekend, etc. So it was well after midnight when I went to bed.
I got up, unhappily, at 5:15 so I could get my workout in. It was only 20 minutes on the lifecycle and 3 min of stretching, but it felt so much better than going without. I had a 7 am appt with a chiropractor because my back was producing a lot of pain over the weekend. It is much better now. After the doctor appt I started my business calls at 7:40 as I drove into the office. Per the norm I had back to back meetings all day long, covering HCP, Board of Directors prep, International strategy, etc.
At 6:30 pm Dennis Kogod and I started the drive up to the mountains for the annual Board strategy retreat. We covered a huge number of issues during the 2 hour drive and 75 minute dinner stop, as well as doing a conference call in the middle. At 9:30 I called my wife, and at 10 pm I sat and had a drink and discussed business stuff with 2 members of the Board until a bit after 11 pm. Then I headed to my cabin for email and sleep. I read some wonderful emails about some new clinical accomplishments that we can all be proud of! Also I read some emails from teammates who were expressing deep gratitude for some of their DaVita University participation.
On the scoring side for Colorful Choices, I want one point for my high fibre cereal. I had 2 servings of vegetable at lunch, some great zucchini combined with some spinach and something else. I must admit to the group that prior to MTM I probably did 1.5 servings of vegetables each day in the casa, but I am asking for more during the MTM campaign! I had one serving of strawberries at the end of lunch, which is my standard routine when in La Casa del Mundo (our headquarters in Denver). I also had one banana in the late afternoon, when I was craving a cookie, searching for one, and my assistant forced me to eat a banana instead. A perfect example of how teamwork helps in MTM!
At dinner I had half a vegetable serving with the entrée, but also ordered a side dish of Kale, so I racked up 1.5 servings.
I hope each of you had a great day, in general and in your Colorful Choices!
One for All! KT
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Kristina Cogill said,
July 16, 2014 @ 8:37 am
Isn’t great how this Colorful Choices campaign is truly motivating so many of us to be more conscious of the food choices we make. As you found today that you were adding more produce to your meals and having a banana instead of a cookie, my boys and I are doing the same thing. Last night both my boys chose to have another serving of vegetables rather than a second helping of pasta so they could meet their goal… loved it!
Thanks for sharing your day with us!
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Tiffany T said,
July 16, 2014 @ 9:02 am
Great job KT fitting this all in to your over abundant schedule. May I be so bold as to say that for all the great work you are doing your body by exercising and eating super healthy – you are doing just as much harm by getting less than 7-8 hours of sleep. I challenge you to try to increase that time, gradually if needed – maybe even a power nap 🙂 I can’t even begin to imagine how you fit all this into a day thank you for leading us and pushing us to be a better whole!!
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Heather said,
July 16, 2014 @ 9:15 am
I just wanted to say thank you for these entries! It is so entertaining to hear about your day/activities and it feels like I am getting to know you personally!
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Bonnie Scholl said,
July 16, 2014 @ 10:03 am
Have discovered chia seeds which are great in a smoothie with veggies and fruit. Extremely healthy too!
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Gale Schulke said,
July 16, 2014 @ 10:28 am
As a result of doing this challenge, my husband, who is very overweight, is now making healthier choices. Last night instead of chips and salsa he had Jacima sticks and carrot sticks with his salsa. BIG step for him.
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Adam Moore said,
July 16, 2014 @ 10:37 am
How are JR and Craig doing with this? Do they have a Colorful Choices blog that we can follow as well?
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Village Vitality said,
July 16, 2014 @ 12:47 pm
Adam – JR will make comments on KT’s Journal so keep your eyes out for his remarks!
~Village Vitality
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From KT, July 24, 2014 said,
July 24, 2014 @ 9:57 am
Kristina Cogill said,
Isn’t great how this Colorful Choices campaign is truly motivating so many of us to be more conscious of the food choices we make. As you found today that you were adding more produce to your meals and having a banana instead of a cookie, my boys and I are doing the same thing. Last night both my boys chose to have another serving of vegetables rather than a second helping of pasta so they could meet their goal… loved it!
Thanks for sharing your day with us! It continues to motivate me to do better, which is glorious! kt
Tiffany T said,
Great job KT fitting this all in to your over abundant schedule. May I be so bold as to say that for all the great work you are doing your body by exercising and eating super healthy – you are doing just as much harm by getting less than 7-8 hours of sleep. I challenge you to try to increase that time, gradually if needed – maybe even a power nap I can’t even begin to imagine how you fit all this into a day thank you for leading us and pushing us to be a better whole!!
Denise my wife says the same thing. I am really trying to increase the sleep, and I think 2014 is probably averaging 30 minutes more than 2013.
You are right. kt
Heather said,
I just wanted to say thank you for these entries! It is so entertaining to hear about your day/activities and it feels like I am getting to know you personally!
Perhaps as you get to know me you will like me less !! yikes. kt
Bonnie Scholl said,
Have discovered chia seeds which are great in a smoothie with veggies and fruit. Extremely healthy too!
I have not had those. Hmm….kt
Gale Schulke – PD RN Reno @ home, NV
As a result of doing this challenge, my husband, who is very overweight, is now making healthier choices. Last night instead of chips and salsa he had Jacima sticks and carrot sticks with his salsa. BIG step for him.
The longest journey begins with but a single step. Congrats to your husband from The Mayor, pls tell him he is doing great stuff !!! kt
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