Stuck in an airport with no electrical outlets

As I type, the battery on my laptop is slowly draining and dying. I am stuck at the Pittsburgh airport until approximately 1130 this evening (EST) because my poor uncle's flight got delayed and it seemed stupid for both of us to rent cars to drive 2 hours to my grandmother's. Plus we leave from the same airport at the same time on Sunday so it would have been a waste of money to get another one. So instead I am sitting in the food court killing time. I walked the airport looking for an electrical outlet 1. not in a bathroom and 2. not next to the trash can outside the bathroom, and I have concluded that this airport is the most unfriendly electrical outlet airport I have ever been in. Strangely enough, they have a great free wireless service that I am taking advantage of. I think maybe they added that as an afterthought and then realized they had no budget for things like plugs. I have 4 and 1/2 hours left here and I guess I am going to have to go sit outside the bathroom with my laptop plugged in. Sad....... I also have been doing my best not to drink beer. Normally I would have just sat at the bar and had a grand old time while waiting, but since Lent is not over for another week, I can't do that. Instead I went to TGI Fridays and while my dinner was the light menu dragonfire chicken (10g Fat < 500 calories) I cheated and ate about half of the spinich and artichoke appitizer. God knows how many calories were in that. But honestly it was either that or get a delicious dessert or have a drink (or seven). I went to Mayorga coffee afterwards for coffee and ordered a small regular coffee. Wow - let's just say there is a reason Pittsburgh is not famous for coffee. It was actually not even as good as McDonalds coffee, which is what I will be getting for myself in the near future.

As far as my diet goes, I am positive I have lost at least a few inches, but the frustrating thing the last week was no weight loss. No weight gain, which is positive, but no loss either. I know you hit plateaus, but I did not expect to hit one so soon since I really have been controlling what I put into my body. Perhaps I am not eating enough small snacks to get my metabolism going. Does anyone have suggestions besides fruit and nuts because I have been eating the crap out of those.

OMG! I have become a hippy.

Hi I'm Nikki and I have become a hippy. I don't even know when it happened. It just must have snuck up on me one day between the fresh watermelon lime juice from the farmer's market and the organic white honey from Teavana. As I am writing this blog, I am drinking my nightly cup of White Earl Grey tea with organic sugar and honey. Yes, I drink one of these every night now. Then when I wake up in the morning I use my hot water purifier thing to french press (yes, I said french press) my freshly ground (in lisa's grinder) coffee that was purchased and probably roasted locally. Yes, I ground my own beans. Then once a week I go to Whole Foods and buy my meat from the butcher guys. Then I get some fresh veggies, local if possible, and buy my milk from a local dairy without HGH. I use butter and not margarine. I get organic yogurt with honey sometimes and then I buy my Perrier with lime. Dammit! Can you vote republican and drink perrier? Can you rail against the EIC and sip tea at the same time? Pretty soon I will be driving a Prius and dreadlocking my hair. I think I am going to have to buy that Dodge Challenger I keep eyeing just so I can retain some semblance of my former self.

On the diet front, I think along with my newfound hippiness, I am actually learning to eat right. We are cooking at home most nights, with very limited fast food. I have eaten a little bread, but it is limited and definitely enjoyed in moderation. I am not eating anything late at night and I am snacking on small healthier items like nuts and cheese throughout the day. I eat breakfast every day now. I am drinking lots of water, and not so many sodas. I used to drink 4 or 5 diet cokes a day - now 2 would be a heavy day. I only lost one pound last week, but I do feel like I have dropped a pants size. My pants are super loose, and the next size down is still a little snug, but I am very close to being able to wear that size comfortably. So I have lost 11 lbs in 6 weeks. That puts me 1 lb behind schedule, but I will be able to exercise more with the longer days and warmer weather and should be able to make it up at some point.

Belated Blog

I have felt like something that had been run over the last 2 weeks, but today I feel human again. I still can't hear out of my left ear and my hearing in my right ear is still about 50% of normal, but I am not in pain. I can breathe out of my nose, although I still am a mucus factory. I could actually make the Guinness book of world records for all the snot that I have blown out the last 2 weeks. Usually by this time daily I feel as if I am drowning. Today I just feel congested. I have discovered that a combo of Red Bull, sinus medicine, and antibiotics has a strange speed effect - I keep licking my teeth like some strange meth head. So if you see me twitching, I swear it should be over with soon.

The diet has been going pretty well. Still been avoiding sweets and almost all bread. I haven't had a beer since Fat Tuesday although that Abita Strawberry is looking very delicious. I am down total about 10 lbs since I started which still is on pace with my 2 lbs per week goal. My pants are definitely a little looser. This is a good thing.

I'm ready for Spring. I am thinking of growing my hair out and I guess I need to decide whether I am or not because my hair is in that awkward Jonas brothers stage again where it is not cute. Thoughts? Cut it off again or grow out?