September 30 – October 1, 2008

Yo DaVitans!

Yikes!  We are in day 77, only 13 more to go in the 9 in 90 campaign. Many of you are looking better than me — I now have five first thing weigh-ins over two weeks, all between 189 and 191. So I am down seven pounds, which is translating into a one belt loop move on most days. Over the last week I can actually feel the difference for the first time.

I left you sometime last Monday. Cheryl (my assistant and lifeline) went out and picked up healthy chicken and veggies for dinner. We ate in my office and kept working until 10:45 p.m. and then we called it a night. I did have two bowls of Cheerios for dessert later that night.

I started Tuesday with a solid workout on the lifecycle and a little bit of stretching and weightlifting, along with a banana and ham breakfast.Cheryl picked me up at 8:15 a.m. and as usual my day was wall to wall meetings with 15 minutes carved out for me to eat a chicken/healthy black beans/lettuce lunch from Chipotle.  While I eat I either listen to voicemail or Cheryl comes in and asks me scheduling questions. She likes this because I have to listen while I am chewing.

I worked at the casa until 7:15 p.m. and then went to a two hour dinner with some California political people, hopefully positioning DaVita to have more influence on California Medicaid reimbursement in the future. After dinner I did a mini-Town Hall with a couple of our high potential managers who were staying at the same hotel where my dinner was held, until 10:20 p.m. I had salmon and veggies for dinner, with a salad to start. Once again, a couple bowls of Cheerios as I read the paper later that night.

Wednesday started with a workout, the same as the day before and the same ham and banana breakfast. I also took a 15 minute walk to savor the fresh ocean air, and Cheryl once again picked me up at 8:15 a.m. On these days at the Casa DaVita, I have a bowl of almonds and a plate of fruit in my office. I eat the almonds in sets of 3 — 12 on Tuesday, 9 on Wednesday. Almonds are in the healthy nut category, and quite filling. I also had a couple more bananas and an orange over the course of my three days at the Casa last week.

Wednesday was just like Monday and Tuesday. Wall to wall meetings on various topics, with the 15 minutes for the same chicken Chipotle lunch as Tuesday. I left the office about 5 p.m. , so I could get home in time for a late dinner with my wife — remember I have to go to the airport and fly from LA to San Francisco to get home. I did a conference call during the ride home from the airport, we had a wonderful dinner at 8 p.m. or so. I agreed not to work after dinner, we had a wonderful chat and went to bed early.

More later — thanks for continuing to submit entries, let’s all try to finish strong!  I will check in and see how many partners we have now, all trying to help each other lead healthier lives, in any dimension!

One for All!

KT