day 7 of week 4, the end of this week. well i weighted myself this morning and was less than impressed. but like i said in a few posts a while back, it’s just a number. i only lost 1 pound in the last 2 weeks. that in itself is what confused me because i had some great workout’s this week.


i think there are a number of reasons why i didn’t lose weight.

  1. my body is adjusting for all of the weight it lost before
  2. i had some serious workouts and therefore my body needed more energy to repair. this may have convinced my body to maintain instead of lose.
  3. i didn’t eat as well as i should have this week and my body was pissed at me. consuming to many calories meant my body wasn’t in calorie deficit.

those are just a few theories though. i’m sure my body will know what to do since i’m not in this for the short term this time. once it realizes what’s up it will happily oblige me with some additional weight loss, muscle gain, and other goods.


i ate like crap today on my free day.

  1. country fried steak, gravy, potatoes, 2 eggs, english muffin, coffee, and a cinnamon roll
  2. starbucks venti caramel machiato
  3. kentucky friend chicken spicy strips, biscuit, and mountain dew
  4. olive garden tour of italy with chicken parmisan, fettucini alfredo, lasagna, bread sticks and raspberry lemonade
  5. chocolate and vanilla ice cream with ginger snap cookies
  6. cinnamon swirl muffin with icing

pretty shitty ahe. well i have to do what i have to do … ehehhe.


amy and i went to the open house at the college she want’s to attend, midwestern university. it was pretty cool listening to the professors, staff, and students talk about why they were in it, what they liked, and what they were looking for as a part of their physician assistant program. the college is small, friendly, and seems like a good fit for her. not sure if anyone else knows this or not but this is also where she works in the research lab.


afterwards we headed downtown to the 2002 chicago bike show at navy pier. it was pretty similar to the one last year at rosemont. there were a ton of bicycling organizations, non profits, races, bike companies etc there with booths. it’s fun looking at all of the different new bike models and stuff. i don’t know if it’s me but it seems like each bike company is really trying more and more to separate themselves from the pack. some too much and some not enough. if i had to pick i would say that cannondale is to far out there with their designs, i’d never buy one, they’re nasty. i’d also say that trek isn’t differentiating itself enough. they have some nice designs but they aren’t doing anything really unique. anyhow, it was fun walking around and looking at the new and weird models for 2002.