Two Months In

I’m ninety-three point three percent of the man I used to be. Though, since I purposefully gained five pounds in the weeks immediately prior to leaving Canada (obviously, I’d anticipated some drastic travelling weight-loss), maybe I’m really ninety-six percent of the man I used to be.

(For those that like algebra puzzles, I’ve given you enough information to work out what my weight was when I started my trip, what my weight is now, and how much weight I’ve lost in the last two months. I’m looking at you, Rob.)

I’ve been doing this vagabond thing for a hair under nine weeks now. To be fair to myself – and to head off any alarmed messages from concerned relatives – I haven’t been wasting again to nothing this whole time. I dropped all of that weight within the first five weeks. After that, I think I reached equilibrium – this new weight seems to be the one supported by the amount I’m eating these days. I’ve lost about an inch-and-a-half off my waist. My pants are hanging on through the grace of my hip-bones, or through judicious use of belts. I’m seeing ribs I don’t think I’ve ever seen before.

Here are some two-month stats for those geeks that like numbers (well, me):

Countries Visited: 2
Days in Brazil: 47
Days in Argentina (so far): 19
Time Spent in Cross-Border No-Man's Land: 1 hour

Hostels Stayed In: 10
Hotels Stayed In: 2
Days Living in a Brazilian Favela: 12

Highest Temperature Experienced: 33°C
Lowest Temperature Experienced: -2°C

Time Spent on Long-Distance Buses: 148 hours
Longest Bus Trip: 35 hours
Time Spent on Planes: 14 hours
Longest Flight: 10.5 hours
Time Spent on Boat Travel: 132 hours
Longest Boat Trip: 132 hours
Percentage of Time Spent on Modes of Transport: 18.6%

Longest Night’s Sleep: 12 hours
Longest Time Without Sleep: 47 hours
Longest Time Without a Shower: 4 days
Shortest Time Between Showers: 2 hours
Time since I’ve Shaved the Goatee on my Chin: 8 weeks

Exposures Taken: 2,227
Total Photos Processed: 129
Portfolio Photos Processed: 46

(Okay, fine. For the mentally lazy, or the mathematically-uninclined, I was a hundred-and-eighty-pounds when I left, and I am at hundred-and-sixty-eight now. I lost twelve pounds over the last nine weeks.)

Related Entries:
1. One Month In
2. Three Weeks In