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So there it is...220. Matches my summer 2014 weight (do I feel 6 years younger? mmmmm). And next..to boldy go where this man hasn't gone since...the 90s, maybe? Phil Collins, anyone? Sorry..can't do Madonna. While getting there seems to have taken forever, it's only been 6 months. I may fast now to Sunday morning before the treat meal...which I really wish was not happening at this critical point. I'm just going to have to reinforce my good behaviours. The only real cheat at this point is a planned glass of zinfandel...which I may not even bother with. The more I think about it, the less its worth it. Its currently loaded in my food plan for Sunday. I think I'm going to banish it and I will enjoy a treat/indulgence that is all good & no bad! (unless you don't eat beef or meat). A brisket! Such a rarity to find/have in most parts of Canada. I've never cooked one but I've eaten my share. If I ever go out for bbq, a brisket is a must. So I'll be bringing my latest culinary experiment to the table Sunday for 7...with lots leftover for moi! (It's an 8 lb slab of one of the muscly worst cuts of meat from a cow...yet it transforms into this melt in your mouth flavourful experience. After I ordered it yesterday, I do as I do...and spent at least 4 hours online finding out how to trim it, cut it, cook it & slice it...especially because I don't have a smoker..or a bbq for that matter. But..I do have an oven & a slow cooker & the confidence of my daughter, the host of this event behind me. I am scared & excited at the same time..more so as I'm cooking for others. But I think I've figured out the 2 key components..the slow cooking (judge by the temp of the meat not the hours) & the cutting (must slice across the grain!!!). Plus its a 63 dollar chunk of meat (eek..thats expensive to me, albeit cheap per lb compared to say the steaks my daughter had intended to cook to impress her future in laws. OMG..I could kill the wedding with one brisket! I guess we can give them more alcohol).
And thoughts of the brisket to be lead me to other thoughts. If not for Covid, my daughter would be heading to her honeymoon today, my folks would be here, I would have been taking today off work & planning on going to breakfast with my visiting parents instead of unemployed for almost 2 months. Today also was the annual start to the most signifigant annual event for our fair nearby mega city of Calgary..The Calgary Stampede..otherwise known as The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, featuring the parade with people bringing out their chairs to get the best viewing spots as early as 4am for a 9am start that paralyzes the downtown core. Then 250 to 275 THOUSAND people put on their cowboy hats & boots and get stupid for 1 week. I could tell you stories of debauchery that rival any "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas story..observed by myself only of course!) Honestly I went to a lot of Stampede parties when I worked in radio & did see a lot. But given I'm not a big drinker, missed a lot too, I'm sure. In a lot of ways its really thousands of people getting stupid for a week and not my thing. It was hard to manage a business that never takes a break (like a radio station) when the city gives itself license to effectively, take a holiday for one week. I always feel sorry for the police who must dread babysitting all the drunks in the street, especially when they aren't just 20 somethings who can't hold their liquor. Oil & gas execs...political officials, lawyers. Many people who put on a 3 piece suit can be found in the gutter, Stampede Week! Its a week long party with food, drink, rodeos, corporate parties, concerts & a pancake breakfast on every corner as Calgary shows its stuff to an influx of worldwide tourists that swells the city population by 25% every year. As an introvert, I don't miss the madness a bit. And thank God the city cancelled it back in May. Not an easy decision to make but thankfully, we Canadians are too polite to riot in the streets over it (I love my US friends, honestly). It would have been a disaster & I still fear that there will be a CV 19 uptick in our province with the long weekend & people who feel they have to mourn the cancellation of the big show through too much alcohol resulting in a shedding of common sense. Frankly, its part of the reason I went home when I did for my annual lake trip & family visit. I'm not sure when its coming but I do think the 2nd wave is coming. I haven't been wrong on my predictions yet with this damn virus.
Lastly..my guilty pleasure seems to be early morning walks. 2, 230am. I love it. So quiet..so dark. I get on my ninja outfit (not conciously a colour matched ensemble) but my fat self loves the dark colours, even 62 lb lighter. I have a good imagination so I picture law enforcemebt bored stiff patrolling in the early morning & seeing this dude in all black hoodie, sweats, toque & gloves (hey its chilly still overnight) carrying a plastic bag full of something (the cans & bottles I pick up to make the exercise more entertaining) & walking fast. I am reassured though that as soon as they see my shoes, all will be ok. (i call them my clown shoes that I bought on a trip to texas). I call them clown shoes cause they are bright neon blue with a thick sole. Can't hide 'em!!!! Yesterday on my early morning walk at 2am in the dark, I noticed something odd at a bus shelter & stopped to investigate. Someone had broken the glass & kicked in the frame on the back of the shelter. As I'm standing there, I realize if the PoPo happened to drive by, I'm the only guy there and I look like a wannabe cat burglar. Time to go...and on that note, I'm outta here.
Happy Friday!!!
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99.8 kg
Lost so far: 28.1 kg.
Still to go: 9.1 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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380 kcal
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Fat: 31.59g | Prot: 20.97g | Carbs: 3.19g.
Lunch: Winkler's Mini Farmer's Sausage, Coffee, Lucerne 33% M.F. Whipping Cream. more...
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Losing 2.5 kg a Week
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