The Ms.Fits tallied up an impressive  total of 48 hours and 15 minutes of activity this week. The team members who hope to lose weight shed an additional five pounds. In all, the Ms.Fits have lost 30 pounds since the Live Health Iowa competition began. That’s the sort of healthy and steady pace that experts say can lead to sustainable weight loss. All ten members of the Ms.Fits–PDQhealth’s home team–say morale is high. Roughly one-third of the way through the 100-day challenge, they’ve hit their stride. Good going!

Going in for a regular check-up after switching doctors, I had no complaints beside the odd aches and pains that a man my age shouldn’t complain about. Otherwise, my cholesterol levels were perfect. Triglycerides: right where they should be. Blood pressure: smack dab the middle of normal. Weight: normal. Blood sugar levels? “Wow,” my new doctor said. “Your fasting blood sugar levels are high. Did you know that?”