5 weeks and 6 days post-op: A foray into weightbearing

I'm supposed to start weightbearing tomorrow, but I figure starting a day ahead of schedule wouldn't kill me (I figure that 3% early is safe - especially if I am as wolverine-esque as Aaron gives me credit for). I had plenty of opportunity to practice at the bike swap and bike expo that were going on concurrently at Magnuson Park today. I played with the scale in the morning and figured that I felt completely comfortable with 80 pounds of weight on my left foot (still in the boot). So when crutching around in the boot today, I put my left foot on the ground, too, sometimes. When doing that, though, I need to adjust the crutches to be about 1" taller; the boot is so thick that it makes me significantly taller. Walking sans-crutches with the boot will probably be pretty awkward because I won't be able to bend my ankle and because of the difference in elevation of my feet.