A Week "in" Boston

I did a training all week, a certification really... from Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.  My entire team as well as internal stakeholders and several key external partners.  Boston CCC is considered one of the leading experts in assisting companies in developing their corporate citizenship programs.  I took one of their classes about 18 months ago in New Orleans and thought it would great to do a fast track certification program for my staff.  Eighteen months later, here we are.... all getting certified.

A week in training can mean a real lack of physical activity.  Lots of sitting.  It can also mean a lot of eating.  Breaks with food throughout the day.  So, more opportunity to cheat and less activity to help keep the calories burned.  One good thing about bringing Boston to me was my ability to control the food served.  My team are all aware of my diet by now, and knew I wanted a lot of fruits and veggies included at breaks.  And, that's what we had.  No afternoon brownies or cookies for anyone.  We had vegetable trays each day.  And, we had fruit kabobs.  There were fruit baskets and trays in the morning. We also had hot water for tea (which is no calories).

We received such great feedback from all the attendees on the healthy food options, as well as from the instructors - who claimed we were one of the best groups they've ever had.  (Course, they probably say that to everyone).  Anyway,  it's so much easier to stay on track when you can control your food choices.  It's just a shame that we can't do that for everything.