A little prize and then a big one.

The day got off to an early start and looks like it will have a late end. Here are some highlights:

Food- I was feeling like eggs today and had a spinach and feta omelet with bacon and water at breakfast and then a gyro omelet with cantaloupe and 5 grain toast at lunch (thanks Joan Marie!). Mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks were made up of 1/2 protein bars and bananas. Supper was late but good. I had a sushi roll with crab and two each of tuna and salmon nigiri. I poured down lots of water today but still seemed thirsty. All of my indigestion problems seem to have been resolved by good diet.

Workout- We hit a broad circuit leg workout tonight which really pushed me to my limits. Squats are hard enough with my extra upper body weight but adding a weighted bar was really tough. We also got in some core exercises and I was spent after workout. The trainers continue to push me beyond where I think I can go.

Cardio- I took a deep breath after workout and grabbed the iPod before jumping on the elliptical. I was feeling pretty good so I hit 30 minutes with 3 minute interval sprints. My normal speed averaged 4 mph and my sprints averaged about 9 mph. My heartrate averaged over 140 and I covered about 2.4 miles while burning over 400 calories. I felt really tired and very accomplished at the end of the evenign.

Finally, here are the two prizes:
1. I made it to the last notch on my belt today. That means it's time to go get a new one that I can continue to ratchet down over time. That's a big accomplishment seeing as I was near the outer notches prior to coming to FT.
2. I met a new FT client tonight that said he'd read the blog and decided to commit to an intense health plan. That was the single most gratifying experience of this entire process. Much more than 37 pounds lost, if I can encourage others that this can be done, I have truly done something. This made me think. Perhaps we should all take more time to encourage those we know and even those we don't. We're all sojourners in this human condition and the choice is ours to cave to the lure of cynicism or raise to the call of being hopeful and helpful. As always, to those that continue to cheer me on in many ways, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!