Kerry, is that you?

I thought I'd share some of the changes I've made over the past three months.

Here's a typical work day for me three months ago:

1. Get up at 7:00 (after pushing snooze 4-5 times)
2. Go to QT for breakfast (chocolate-covered donut and diet soda)
3. Work until lunch time (maybe drink another diet soda before lunch)
4. Go to lunch (one of any number of fast food restaurants-McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc.)
5. Work until 5:00
6. Go home or to Andrew's (if at Andrew's I'd play video games on my XBox or play on my laptop)
7. Eat dinner (if at Andrew's it would be take-out from a restaurant, pizza or fast food)
8. Watch TV, lay in bed and watch a movie.

Here's a typical weekend day for me three months ago:

1. Wake up at 11:00-11:30 (or later)
2. Eat breakfast/lunch (if at Andrew's probably fast food or maybe just cereal and then lunch later)
3. Play video games, play on my laptop, watch TV or something equally sedentary
4. Eat dinner (maybe healthier if my mom cooks, but if at Andrew's...you get the picture)
5. Watch a movie
6. Go to bed.

So, no physical exercise, very little water, no fruits, no vegetables (worth counting anyway), no social interaction.

Three months later:

Here's a typical work day for me:

1. Get up at 7:00 (after pushing snooze only twice)
2. Eat breakfast at work (yogurt and a piece of fruit and water)
3. Work until I get hungry and then eat a snack (carrots, more fruit, low fat string cheese, etc)
4. Work until lunch (drinking water the whole day)
5. Eat lunch (diet frozen dinner with at least one serving of vegetables, leftovers from dinner, soup, sandwich on 100 calorie deli flat, etc)
6. Work until I get hungry and then eat a snack (same choices as before)
7. Work until 5:00
8. Go home and exercise (walk outside, treadmill, Turbo Jam, other workout DVD, Wii Sports, dumbbells)
9. Eat dinner (grilled chicken, vegetables, extra lean ground beef, beans, etc)
10. Play on the laptop maybe, walk the dog, clean something, wash the car, generally more active things
11. Eat a snack (chocolate cake, ice cream--seriously not kidding-if I can still stay within my calorie/carb/fat/protein range)
12. Watch TV/movie
13. Go to bed.

Here's a typical weekend day for me:

1. Wake up at 10:00-10:30 (sometimes earlier, sometimes later)
2. Exercise (treadmill, etc)
3. Eat breakfast (cereal with skim milk, toast, yogurt, fruit, etc)
4. Go shopping, play on the laptop, hang out with the 'rents, etc
5. Okay, okay, you get the picture.

So, a minimum of 20 minutes of cardio every day (more than 30 on most days), strength training 2-3 times a week, 1200-1500 calories per day, at least 4-5 servings of fruits and vegetables, 8-12 cups of water, more energy, less depression, two sizes smaller, at least 16 pounds lighter and a partridge in a pear tree.