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What do you bring most to a friendship?

The alcohol!

I don't have a whole lot to say about this week, but I still am off the plateau.  I've lost another 2 lbs.  I'm on my 6th week of doing my new strength training routine at the gym, and I've increased the weights on all but one machine.  I can also feel definite muscle improvement.

So now I have 2 months to lose another 15 lbs to reach my mini-goal before the May DC concert trip.  Seems quite do-able.  Now...

Why do you think it is some people don't get along with you?

Most likely because I originally hated them.

What quality in your best friend are you most envious of and why?

I could go the shallow route and say tea-making, but I'm not gonna.  Besides, I think I was poisoned the last time...

So my real answer is two-fold, but probably sorta related.  Other Jason is much more understanding than I am.  He also has the ability to analyze situations better than I do.  Probably two sides of the same coin.  While I often view anything that is said/done as probably the most negative thing it could have meant, he'll actually not jump to a conclusion and make the effort to know the actual intent behind things most times (or at least not assume it was the most horrible thing possible).  And I'm very much a person who will get ideas and jump into things without looking and I can get myself in trouble that way.  He has enough patience to research things to make the best decision.  I cause trouble with how I jump to conclusions about situations, and not just for myself, and could really use more patience.  I am envious.

For the past few weeks, I was on quite the plateau.  Not only did I not budge on my weight, it had gone up 3 lbs and stayed there.  This was really depressing because I didn't slack off on exercise or food.  From what I read, I was doing everything right and getting nothing.

But then earlier this week, the spike started sloooowly inching off.  This was a good sign.  I did end up having to take an extra day off my exercising because of being REALLY exhausted.  So last night, I did a change in my workout routine.  See, I'm now on my 5th week of a strength training/cardio routine.  I really didn't want to get behind with the weights because I'm starting to feel some tone (under gobs of flesh, but I can feel it!) and I've increased the weights on just over half the machines.  So instead of doing just lower body and 35 minutes of cardio (my usual Tuesday), I did full upper and lower body weights and 45 minutes of cardio.  I don't weight train on Wednesdays, so I was able to do full body and not throw off the rest of the week.  My thinking was this would be a shock to my system and re-start the downward trend...

And it worked!  The spike is gone plus an extra pound.  This brings my total to 23 lbs lost.  Lets hope the going down is back to stay so I can reach my weight goal for this May's DC concert trip.

Show us something soft.

PITA

When was the last time you laughed so hard you cried?
Submitted by Maraschino.

During a rousing game of Drunken Trivial Pursuit with Jason and Other Jason, I started pining about my shrinking breasts (due to losing weight).  Jason was consoling me by saying how much firmer they would become eventually.  At this point Other Jason started squawking about TMI.  The eventual boobular firmness wasn't really helping me feel much better, so I said something about dying/ending my misery.  Other Jason then says "Well... then you got the rigor mortis..."

I just lost it and laughed for about the next five minutes straight.  TMI indeed.

I'm not talking about it.  Its too depressing.

Love it or hate it, many of you lost an hour of sleep last night due to Daylight Saving Time? Worth It? Do you like it more/less now that Daylight Saving Time occurs earlier (and later) in the year?

I'd just like to point out that this wasn't last night.  It was Saturday night.  Most Saturday nights I can get whatever sleep my body happens to want.

And I like it because I want the daylight to be later and it be less bright early in the morning.