Man, I'm Awesome!

And I'm not ashamed to make that the title of my post, either. I lost another 2+ pounds this week, bringing my total to just under 35 pounds lost! Honestly I can't remember the last time the middle number of my weight is what it is. I know that's vague, but whatever. So I'm just thrilled to death now, because this thing is really working! Even my cute skinny jeans (not the skinny jeans cut, skinny jeans because I'm skinny) that I bought over Easter weekend are a big baggy for me right now. That's probably one of the most exciting (and frustrating - how much money am I throwing away on clothes, here?) things EVER!!!!! And here's the funniest part - Friday after 5pm I used all my extra points for the week on the following: 12 vanilla sandwich cookies (you know the cheap kind you used to get with a plastic cup of kool-aid in Vacation Bible School), a Quarter Pounder with Cheese value meal (yeah, I like McDonalds. What are you going to do about it? Don't judge me), and four high-calorie drinks (do you have any idea how many calories are in a Dr. Pepper? It's insane!). I ended up consuming 60 points on Friday, and let me put this in perspective for you non-WW people: Last week I was allotted 22 points per day. On top of that I get 35 bonus points throughout the week plus whatever extra I can earn by exercising. And I used 60. In one day. That's insane. BUT I STILL LOST!!! WOHOO!!!

In other news, I watched a few movies this weekend. Precious was really hard to watch but pretty good. I liked it. Roman Holiday was cute and predictable, but I love Audrey Hepburn. She's so beautiful! What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a great movie that I hadn't seen in quite awhile. I was glad to watch it again. Those 3 movies were very very different, but I liked them all. I would say that they were indicative of my taste in movies, but there was nothing with gratuitous violence, so it's not completely representative.

What else? I don't know. Last week was rough. Getting back into the swing of things when I really didn't want to was hard. I didn't want to work last week, but I did. This week has started a bit better. My attitude is a little more positive and is helping me be more productive. I had a great time hanging out with my friend James on Friday night and my friends Joy and Eric on Saturday night. Good friends always makes for great nights!

I went to 2 church services Sunday morning, still trying to find a home. I think I'm getting closer and closer to breaking into one of the church circles, but man, it's hard! Christians are not the friendliest people to strangers! It's like we all want to go to church to see our friends, but in doing that we don't see the people there who need a friend. I always vow that I'll change that once I feel comfortable, but I'm not sure that I ever do. Breaking into a church is hard. Hey, all of you who are members of churches where you feel comfortable... don't forget the lonely people. I feel lonelier in a church than I do sitting alone in my room. Not a pity party, just letting you know. There's nothing quite like being an outsider in a group of people you're supposed to call "family."

That's all for today. Maybe I'll write again tomorrow. I've been thinking through some spiritual things that I'd love to hear people's perspectives on. But I'm supposed to be working right now (for like another 15 minutes), so I should probably do that.