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It was great last night to go out for Lillian L’s birthday and to see her, Stacey F, Becca Y, Miyama I, Chris T, Tina K, Michael B, Linda C, Andrew M, and Thu H. Plus their friends. Peggy S, I’m sorry you couldn’t make it and hope that you and your car are OK.

During the bar golf game, the chit-chat somehow hit the topic of Miss APhiO, and the fact that Chris T was a contestant. Apparently Tina K did not know this about him. We somehow got into desribing his wardrobe, and someone asked him, “So how did you like the heels?”

“They were great. They made my thighs…”
- Chris T, making some up-and-down hand gestures.
“Elongated?”
- Someone, trying to be helpful.
“Yeah, they made my thighs elongated, like celery.”
- Chris T.

I’m pretty sure I did not mishear that, because I turned to Becca Y, the other sober person, to confirm. Can any girls, or other Miss APhiO contestants, or people who know Chris T explain that comparison to me, please?

A white guy, a black guy, and an Asian guy go on a camping trip. After hiking around for a while, the three of them decide to set up camp for the night near a big boulder for shelter. The white guy turns to the other two and says, “OK, I’m going to gather wood and start a fire.” He turns to the black and says, “You go to the river and catch us some fish for dinner.” Then he turns to the Asian guy and says, “You set up the supplies.”

Hours later, the white guy and the black guy are sitting around the fire with fish grilling over it. The white guy turns to the black guy and says, “Where’d the Asian guy go?”

The Asian guy jumps out from behind the boulder and shouts, “SUPPLIES!”

Last night, Thu H and I were talking about how our weekends are filling up because it’s the start of birthday season. We talked about my birthday plans, too. Normally, I don’t like to celebrate my birthday, and instead often rely on friends to throw surprise parties. It’s just another day of a long line of the same to me. But this year, because of the considerable life changes I’ve been through, I do want to do something.

I’ve got a problem, though… I’d rather chill at a house than do the whole bar/club thing, but I don’t have a place of my own to do that any more. Any suggestions? I’d like to have it in the Bay because that’s where I spend my weekends now. Also, I’m thinking of a dinner as well. If I stay on track and hit my target weight by my brithday, I will celebrate by eating meat. You can help pick what type and be there to witness!

Oh, and also, I’m tired of suiting up. It’s fun once in a while, but I feel like that’s all we do now. Any ideas for an alternate theme? Perhaps Zimbabwe theme? Anything but East Bay theme.

Time for another Hacker’s Diet update.

Keep going! 22.5 lbs to go!

Weekly loss: 2.5 lbs. – Daily deficit: 1246 calories.
You will reach your goal of 155 lbs on 2009-05-01. (245 days early!)

So far, I’ve lost 21.1 lbs of measured weight (2.3 lbs in the last week) and 17.6 lbs of “real weight” (2.9 lbs in the last week). When I was doing the family challenge, I had lost 14 lbs at this point.

I’m settling into a routine between Sac and the Bay, so I think progress is going to be smoother now. The only upcoming problems I see for myself are dinners with old friends and birthday season. The second shouldn’t be too bad since I’ve decided not to drink for Lent, but I’ll have to watch portion control for the first. On the exercise front, I could always use more, but I’m at a good place right now in terms of results for the time I put in. The 100 Push-Ups and 200 Sit-Ups Programs should help, too.

I managed to hit my goal of getting under 175 by the end of February, and I’m currently going at a pace of about 10 pounds a month. When looking at it that way, I suppose the prediction of hitting my goal by early May is accurate. I’m just holding my breath and waiting for the plateau, though. Oh well, gotta keep my eyes on the positive. This is the best progress I’ve had with any diet in the past, so even if I slow down my progress, it will still be great!

Also, thanks to Thu H and Peggy S for your compliments at Bubble Lounge!