The Week That Was: 01/16/2012 - 01/22/2012

Another week is in the books. Aside from the Niners loss (and the drunkedness during it), I'd have to say that it was a pretty good week.

Weight Management
I hit my first target weight on Saturday and then immediately jumped up a couple pounds on Sunday due to water retention (on Saturday, I ran 7.35 miles). The summery stats for the week compared to last look as such:

	Min	Max	Avg
01/09/2012 - 01/15/2012	172.0	176.0	173.9
01/16/2012 - 01/22/2012	171.4	175.0	172.8

I ended the week 180 calories over budget which isn't good but not really bad as I should still be on track to continue to lose some weight this upcoming week. Touching down below 171.5 was exciting and right on schedule (two weeks prior to the Super Bowl 10K). LoseIt resets you back on weight loss mode when you hit ~2 lbs over goal weight, and I'm hopefully that I won't hit above that after my next run, but it'll probably be close.

Food Trucks
This past Tuesday I made my first trip to chase down El Matador Mobile Mex in their first trip to Rancho Cordova.

This was the first "taco" truck that I've chased down with the thought that this would be more along the lines of a gourmet taco. I ended up trying their carnitas, steak, and one of their daily specials: the Asian steak taco.

The carnitas taco (top in the picture) was ok: I much prefer the carnitas at La Fiesta Taqueria (not a food truck). The steak (right) was better. The Asian steak (left) was the highlight of the bunch mainly for it's uniqueness. Both the steak tacos had a bit of a kick that was enjoyable. All in all, I enjoyed my lunch, but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to find El Matador.

Running
I did another 80 minute run this week but at a quicker pace than last week and actually my fastest run in a number of weeks. I did more climbing also and managed to complete 7.35 miles in the 80 minutes. I completed the first 10K of the run in 66 minutes and 50 seconds which was a minute and a half better than my previous best.

Miscellaneous
The second event scored using my UFC fantasy league rules is in the books. I finished a close second this week and still maintain a healthy league. My buddy Josh had an impressive run at corretly wagering on the outcome of the matches and was able to make up the deficit of picking one fewer fight correctly. I'm still likely the format so far, but I do think I made it overly complex.

The Niners loss to the Giants was heartbreaking. I watched the game at Folsom Lake Bowl (my UFC PPV destination) and made the mistake of drinking double Captain and diet cokes rather than beer. I put away four (!) during the fourth quarter of the Patriots/Ravens game through half time of the 49ers/Giants. Needless to say, I was a little out of it. I started to get back into things during the third quarter and enjoyed the excitement (and disappointment) of the end of the game. I went into the day wanting to see a Ravens/Niners rematch, but I guess I can live with a repeat of the Giants/Patriots Super Bowl from a couple years ago.