From KT – July 21, 2011
Yo DaVitans!
So yesterday (Wednesday) I left vacation at 11 am to fly to DC. I got great voicemail done on the way to the airport, great work done on the plane, and had a strong couple of conference calls in the car from the airport to downtown DC. The fact that I had a solid 70 minute bike ride before starting the trip was a big help.
We had a very productive meeting with Senator Conrad at 4. This was followed by a series of 4 phone calls between 5 and 7. Then I headed to dinner with 3 Senators – Burr, Coburn, and Chambliss. We had some serious conversations about the federal deficit negotiations, and spent some time on kidney care of course, but not too much on that.
I had one serving of vegetables at dinner. Overall the day was not good from an eating point of view, because as I flew back between 11 pm and 1 am I ate a couple chocolate chip cookies. I rationalized this by saying I needed a boost to stay awake so I could keep doing email, which I was in fact able to do.
Did not get to bed until 2 am, and had to get up for an 8 am conference call on a time sensitive DaVita issue. Then I went out for a 37 minute run, and missed my personal best time by only 6 seconds! It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful run in the woods, and the combination of all this provoked me to do 50 push-ups, 5 more than I had been able to do for some time. I wonder if I was somehow not doing them the normal way or something. Then I did some crunches and headed back.
So the Thursday tally is 1 serving high fiber, ZERO veggies/produce at lunch (we had lunch in a neighborhood tavern because we were out and about), and only one at dinner.
So a rock solid day for exercise, a bad day for vegetables/fruit, and a bad 2 days with lots of work interruptions of the vacation. Life’s rich pageant …
I hope many of you had GREAT days, and look forward to catching up on some messages.
KT
(It is easy to be mindful. It is hard to remember to be mindful. Especially when it is most important.)
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Craig Reuscher said,
July 22, 2011 @ 1:30 pm
After more than a decade of performing daily (and mandatory) physical fitness in my previous Army profession, I have been pleased with DaVita’s focus on healthful living. I admit to “relaxing” from the Army routine after I put on my “civilian hat” and joined DaVita, but when Match the Mayor II started, I was on board. Participating in MTM II, III and now IV has kept me focused on my individual responsibility to live as healthy a lifestyle as possible.
I’m back on track training for my next marathon and plan to test the waters of a triathlon…..just gotta’ find some water to swim in at 5:00 AM.
Go get ’em DaVita!!!
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From KT said,
July 25, 2011 @ 7:22 am
Good morning Craig! Many former military folks say that DaVita is the first non-military place they have worked which has a similar intensity around loyalty to the Mission and to each other. Thank you for your service to our nation. KT
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