Haven’t checked in for a bit, so here’s a catcher-upper. Friday was St. Patricks day of course, I took the day off and met my siblings downtown. I walked to the bank (probably 1.5 miles), then kept walking down KK until it was time for the bus to come, I made it to Clement, just past the new Outpost, so based on how long it took, that should be just shy of 3 miles. Met Josh at BW3’s, was filled pretty much to capacity. Mooched off their pitcher of Bass, then we moved down the block to Brothers. I recognized the inside, can’t remember what it was called when I was there last. We had Guiness there, and my brothers friend kept ordering shots. I’m not big on doing shots, especially whiskey, but i ended up doing three shots of Jameson (Irish Whiskey). My sister joined up with us there, and I think I had three Guiness before we moved on. We ended up getting picked up by someone in a university van to take us to Champions, which is near Oakland and North Ave. Had another Guiness there and then we decided it was time to get some food, so we walked over to Pizza Man. Hadn’t been there in probably 15 years. Got another Guiness there while we waited for a table, and then noticed that Josh was petering out. He got to BW3’s at 11am, so he already had 4 hours of drinking before I even got there, and it was now showing. So, Cristin and I decided we better get him out of there, so Josh’s friends stayed, and the three of us caught a taxi back to Cristin’s place.
We needed some beer (at least Cristin and I) so while they went up to her apartment, I went across the street to the Metro Mart to get beer. I picked up some Beemish (got a free T-shirt for it!) and headed back over, and then even though I asked before I left, I couldn’t remember what apartment she was in! I was able to get into the building (people are to trusting when they let you follow them through security doors), and I knew the location of her apartment on the floor, I just didn’t know what floor. So, I tried 7, nope, 8, nope, then I thought, 10 sounds kind of familiar, bingo, found ‘em. Then of course we debated how a cell phone would have simplified things, but I just hate phones, and don’t want to pay $40-$50 a month for the three times it might come in useful. So, now that I’m back from the store, we decide not to order out, but instead, get some steak and potatoes, from the store I was just in. so, Josh decided he needed a walk and headed over. Dinner was delicious, and Val (sister-in-law) stopped over after work to pick up Josh, and give me a ride home (thanks again Val!).
Waking up Saturday morning, I had a headache. I only had 6 beers I think, must be the three shots that did it. So, I was moving pretty slow all day, missed my morning row for the first time in about a month. I did get out for a walk at 6pm, and by then was feeling pretty much normal again.
Got up this morning, ready to see what my weekly measurements are. My belly’s feeling flatter (I’ve always got my hand on it now like I’m pregnant or something, just appreciating the change) so hopefully the Chinese lunch and St. Patrick’s Day didn’t set me back to much. Here’s the results:
- Weight: 52lbs (down 3.5lbs)
- Body Fat: 16.5% (scale says 17%, caliper says 16%)
- Belly: 34″ (down a full inch!)
I think the scale may be losing it’s reliability, I heard that the lower your body fat, the less reliable those are. I have a hard time believing I could loose 3.5lbs, and a full inch of belly, yet no body fat, so I will probably have to rely a bit more on the caliper measurement.
At this rate, it’s possible I could reach my weight and body fat goals by next week, and the waist measurement a week or two after, so that would put me almost two months ahead of schedule, pretty amazing since I was thinking shortly after setting the goal that it might be to aggressive, and maybe I should cut it back. I’ll need to start thinking about what I’m going to do next. I’d still like to loose more body fat, but I think I should start focusing more on building more muscle. So, I think I’ll prepare a more aggressive workout schedule (while still allowing proper recooperation time), and recalculate my calorie needs to stop the weight lose, and promote muscle growth (more calories, yay!) To keep body fat from going back up, I will still continue with cardio work, and I’ll be careful about the type of calories I’m consuming, focusing on natural foods much more, and a higher percentage of protein than I have been.
