February 22, 2012 7:52 AM MST

Day 39

It seems like we are reaching another milestone here.....39 days done.....it is in some ways quite amazing to think about it and in others ways,  we still have a lot of work to do before getting to the 90 day goal.  I am enjoying the exercises.  My physio told me a couple of years ago that my knees were not really going to last and I had pounded the pavement long enough so I laid off the running and the leg exercises for a while.  I am encouraged though now going through the exercises that the strength is coming back to my legs and I am thrilled seeing myself do things I thought I would never be doing such as the pistol squats, creeps and floor jumps.  One of the colleagues saw me today in the office corridor and had to say he had heard I was half the man I used to be!  And continued mumbling about, how he really had to find out more about this thing.  I took the opportunity to tell him how great it was.  Not easy but great!  I had a presentation that worked right into my meal schedule today so I was pushing lunch time up a few mins and was really hungry when I finished and was excited to dig into my afternoon snack of fruit and yogurt.  My fellow PCP'er sitting close to me, lost all composure watching me as I dug for every little last bit of yogurt like it was going to be my last meal for a few days.  It was such a treat.   I am finding my fresh fruit and vegetables so delicious.  I will never ever take them for granted ever again.   So generally from here, challenged still to find the best time to balance my day job with my PCP schedule but still getting it done.  Exercises are good and I love the intensity and variety as well.   I would love more to eat but maintaining the plan accordingly and on target with the quantities and the meal and snack arrangements and am seeing the benefits from my perseverance.  I wish the rest of the PCP gang smooth sailing through the rest of this week.  Bring on day 40......!