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.