I’m at the end of my third week of the 6-week fitness deal I got through work,and it’s quite evident that it’s starting to pay off. I’ve lost a few pounds, but more importantly, I’ve gained muscle mass, or at least muscle tone.

Last week’s tally: I was somewhat slack at the beginning of the week, especially when I missed my original personal trainer session. But I picked up and got in Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday morning, had a trainer session that day, and yesterday morning.

Plus, today David and I got in to Bally’s, and I did a little on the elliptical machine, and then got into the pool and paddled around because my legs and arms were still a little sore. And when I looked at myself in the mirror in my workout clothes, I could see a difference, and I can definitely feel it.

On the food front, we’ve been eating much more sensibly, and eating a lot less fat. I’ve pretty much cut out sweet drinks and a lot of sugar (reserving a couple of kinds of sweet granola-like cereals and oat bars).

All the extra fiber is making my colon feel like it’s pumping iron, too. It certainly adds an extra spice of danger! excitement! Thrills! to bathroom breaks.