OK. I announced it so I better do it!

Today marks the 3rd week of my efforts to get fit, while simultaneously marking the 3rd week of the Ibuki Wellness Fitness Team.

So far so good. Today (Happy President’s Day!) I bumped up the intensity during my usual 20-minute run. Instead of my usual slow and steady pace, I included some sprints. I felt like I accomplished something today.

I made the change to my routine as a result of a book I found, "Body for Life" written by Bill Phillips. I picked it up at the library last Friday while I was to researching some new recipes. Incredible! The inside flap features a number of "before" and "after" shots of real people who got in shape using the program. The photos impressed me so I decided to give Phillips' advice a try.

The program still has me running 3x/week (M-W-F) but also includes 3x/week weight workouts (T-TH-SA). Plus I get to eat 6x per day. Yum! Obviously I better make sure I do go to the gym otherwise I'll look like South Park's Cartman after his attempts to get buff for Kathie Lee Gifford.

Only 83 more days to go to hit the first major milestone! And like I said, I announced it so I better do it!

Philip