My Eighth Chocolate Free Day

So, here I am: Day 8 without chocolate. That's right, Chocolate Free November is still in existence. I have to admit that it almost ended a couple of times. After dinner, I crave something sweet. Today, I had a few dried cranberries to curb the craving (better than choosing chocolate). I also automatically reach for chocolate whenever I am upset or stressed. I've had to remind myself that chocolate will not make me feel less stressed or stop me from being upset.

Now that I'm getting the chocolate consumption under control, I need to focus on exercising more and balancing my diet. Baby steps, right? Except that I need to start taking more steps.

Let me share my chocolate free voyage with you.

This was me on the first day without chocolate:



Here I was by day four without chocolate:



By day 8, I'm pretty laid back:


I know what you are thinking: how could she wear the same sweatshirt everyday? And, how does she get her hair to look so messy and crappy like that every single day?

8 days down...the rest of November to go!

Day 4, Chocolate Free!

I didn't get to post my progress yesterday because I have family in town, so I had a busy day. I was not tempted to eat chocolate at all yesterday! It was a fabulous feeling. Today, I instinctively reached for a mini 3 Musketeers while I waited for my bread to toast.
I stopped myself, wondering why I automatically did that. I do not need to snack while waiting for food to cook. If I hadn't made the conscious decision to have a chocolate free month, I would have eaten it without even thinking about it. Who knows? I might have eaten another one, then another one, and on and on.
Another thing I really need to work on is drinking enough water on the weekends. I used to be so good about it, but lately not so much. I still drink plenty of water during the week, so that is a good thing. Drinking water is so important, and staying hydrated makes my body feel more energetic. Water on weekends, water on weekends--that is my new mantra.
What have you done this weekend to be healthy?

Day 2, No Chocolate

Today is more difficult than I thought it would be to avoid the chocolate. The first part of the day was fine, but it got harder when I got home. Michal (the husband) was eating Halloween candy, and I could smell it! Then, we had an argument, and all I wanted was to eat some chocolate.
I am resisting. But, it is not easy.

Other than the chocolate issue, I had a semi-healthy day today. I definitely did not get enough exercise in though. I must devote a good amount of time to working out tomorrow.

I'm also going through a bit of depression. Part of it might be because I haven't been working out as much. I am tired a lot and feel very blah... It is a stressful time.

A Chocolate Free Month?

October was supposed to be pedometer month. I was going to wear my pedometer every week day in October...but, I dropped it and it broke. Bummer, right?

I've been off track lately. I made the choice to change my life a year ago. One entire year. I am so much healthier today than I was then. However, I haven't been as healthy as I want to be lately. I want to start making small changes to get back on the healthy track. We have had a ton of candy around for Halloween, and I've been eating too many of those little chocolate bars. They add up!

Starting today, I'm trying not to eat chocolate for the month. I might not make it, but that is okay. I'm starting with a bang: no chocolate! Not today. I made it through my first chocolate-free day. The point of this isn't so much to stay away from chocolate, but to remind myself that I need to make conscious decisions about food. I cannot eat mindlessly. No more mindless eating.

Anyone in on the challenge with me?