Problem Areas?

I have several problem areas. I gain weight in my upper arms and upper thighs first before everywhere else. After my 2 pregnancies, I started having problems with that ugly stuff called cellulite. Know what that is? Yuck. It's ugly and I've never had it before! So...after 3 years of having ugly thighs, I researched how to get rid of cellulite. There are creams and massages and what not's for it. But I didn't want to buy anything. So, I kind of lost hope and just forgot about it. Until today. I looked in the mirror while wearing short shorts (one's that only me, myself and I see) and I noticed most of the cellulite was gone. I got excited! I then came and asked my husband if he saw a difference and he too said that my legs where looking nicer! I loved hearing that! I love seeing results and having someone else see the results too!

Anyway, I'm upping my running tomorrow. I have a friend who is training for another half marathon and I wanted to start training with her...hopefully I won't slow her down! We are starting with 4 miles tomorrow! I'm sort of excited! The most I've ran to date is 3.1 miles...two times!  I love running and I love how it makes me feel!

Candy Free Weekend!

Well, I achieved my goal! Even though today is Halloween, we had our church's trunk or treat on Friday night. So we had candy since then and I have not had one piece! Add in a few Halloween parties with even more goodies and a mother who was taunting me with a cookie...yumm....but I didn't have one! haha Kind of silly but it was a sincere goal I wanted to reach and I did it! Now to continue to NOT eat the candy that will remain in my house for who knows how long! Maybe I'll re-gift it or something! :)

Anyway, my awesome husband bought me some awesome shoes!

Aren't these so ugly?? haha I was thinking to dress up as a Ninja Turtle for Halloween and wear these! That's what I feel like when I wear them! I really love them though. They do feel so natural and barefoot it's unreal. I'm slowly transitioning into them. If you go straight to wearing only these, you can hurt muscles and what not...I don't want that especially since it's just my beginning of all this workout running stuff. Anyway, these shoes were $100 and I totally think they are worth it. I'll update more about these and the benefits as I see them!

I am also signing up for my first 10k either in December or January! I can't decide yet! The one in December is a 12k which is a mile-ish longer than a 10k. Decisions, decisions!

Happy Halloween!

HALLOWEEN!

The title of my blog is "Craving Chocolate" my biggest weakness is candy! Any kind really. With Halloween coming, I am extremely nervous. Kendal will be tick or treating and all her candy will just be sitting in the house for who knows how long. I have another 5k in one week and I am determined to get a better time so maybe that will keep me away from the candy. But...I could just sneak a piece here and there. NO ONE will know. 


I am on pinterest and I love it. Especially the fitness section because there are so many sayings that help motivate me. This one specifically...

"What you eat in private, you wear in public."

Doesn't that just hit you in the gut? I repeat that several times a day to myself. What you eat in private, you wear in public. It doesn't matter if someone sees you eating that candy bar....but you sure will have a harder time losing that weight! 

I love how motivated I am recently to lose weight work out. My mind set has changed from getting that number on the scale down to 125lbs to feeling great and looking great. Although, that number does matter, just doesn't seem to be as big as how I feel. I feel amazing right now....but the looking great...not so much. I definitely won't be going out in my sweet spandex like I used to do in my high school years. But I'll get there. 

I posted this so I can hold myself accountable for doing what I say. 

My goal for this Halloween weekend is to not eat any candy, cake, cookies or anything else of the sorts. I can do it. I've done it for a week now. What's one weekend...full of...nice....chocolate-y...yummy...candy.....yummm......

I CAN DO IT! I'm going to. 

5k

As I posted on my family blog, Tanner and I ran our first 5k on October 22nd. It was amazing. I have never been a long distance runner, but after the race I totally want to push to do a 10k. Running really helps me emotionally. Depression runs in my family, as I've learned. I suffered from it after my oldest was born. Two years of it really did some magic to me. I look in the mirror and I don't know who I am. It's a hard life. I've become very angry and even today suffer mildly from the depression. But I notice that when I do run, I feel so much better.

I'm amazed that I actually ran the whole 3 miles. I'm 20 pounds over weight and no strength. Honestly, I'm so motivated by the fact I ran the race. Mainly because if I could run those 3 miles in the shape I am in, what could I do when I am in better shape? With a little weight training and more running, who knows, maybe I could run an actual marathon. It's something to strive for. I feel good. Feel better than I have in a LONG time. (I just this summer heat would leave so I could run in the morning. Not at 6am or 6pm. Yes, it's still upper 90's here. Except today...75 baby and overcast! Oh I live for days like today!)

With this being said I think it's time to share my weight and measurements. (Maybe photos. But I'm in spandex and a sports bra....a little embarrassing.) But when I look at those photos I can already see a difference. Feels so good.

Stats from September 30th

Weight: 148
Tummy: 37in
Hips: 41in
Inner Thigh: 25in  (That's where I hold most my weight)

October 26th

Weight: 140
Tummy: 34in.
Hips: 40in
Inner Thigh: 24in.

I find it amazing how much I lost in a month when I was really inconsistent with working out. Again, imagine how much more I can lose when I am working out daily like I want. AND eating healthy. This last month I was not eating well at all! Lots of chocolate and ice cream and eating out. It's been a week since I've had soda, fast food, candy, junk...so hopefully more weight will drop with me eating better. I'm not so concerned about the number on the scale but more how I feel and look. And so far I have gained a ton more confidence because to me, I look and feel better!

(Insert photos here)

I don't think I'm ready to post pics yet. Although I'm sure no one reads this...it is an open blog. Anyone can view it.


So maybe soon...but for now here is my workout I've been doing this week.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Running. I ran 1 mile on Monday, mainly cuz it was dark and I was alone. Tonight I plan on running with a friend and we plan on running 3 miles.

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: Weight training. I have Turbo Jam and I do the Turbo Sculpt. It's a 35 minute full body work out. I LOVE.

Sunday's are my day of rest :)

Huge Accomplishment First 2 miler!

Last week sometime, Tanner and I went running together. I normally run 2 minutes walk 1 minutes for 2 miles. Well, he and I have a 5k on Saturday so we thought we'd push ourselves a little. So we ran a full mile with no breaks. It was hard. I was dragging my feet the last quarter mile. Almost wanting to stop, but I saw Tanner in front of me so I couldn't stop. He'd tease me later. Anyway, we finished it together, than walked back home.

Well....last night I got a little confidence. On my run I decided to just TRY running the full two miles with out breaks. The first mile was surprisingly very easy. Helps that I had a wonderful ipod with great music to listen to. Really helped. As I turned to run back, I was feeling really good. Then I got to the half way point. Maddox, is the street name. Once I crossed the street all I could think of was reasons to STOP. Oh, no one's here to watch what I do. No one cares. No one....blah blah blah. NO ONE...who cares what they think. It's me and me only. I'm the fatty out of shape mommy of 2. Not everyone else. So...with a change of a song I picked up my pace as fast as I could and I fought hard to finish. As I hit the 2 mile marker I did a little celebration! It was dark out so no one could really see me. A few tears were shed and a few sweet dance moves busted out. I felt so good. So proud of myself. Never I have ran 2 miles. Always did the one mile runs in weight training. It felt even better knowing that. Yes....my time was a little long. I ran it in 25 minutes. But it's not too horrible for the first time.

I am going to push myself to run that every other day. On the days I don't run, I do weights. I did weights today and boy it felt great! Now, we'll see if I have anything left for my sand volleyball games tonight. YIKES!

I need to post about my before's still. I'm waiting cuz I'm kind of embarrassed. It's probably not a big deal because I just created this blog and I'm sure I don't have any followers. But still...give me a week and I'll post my before stats...probably not photos :)



I don't know how many times I repeated this quote on my run :)

Losing Weight

Well, I set off on an adventure a while ago to lose weight. As all things I do....that stopped. Sort of. I've been running at least 3 times a week. A total of 10 miles. Run/Walk. But I think if I tracked myself better, I'd try harder. I have already lost 10 pounds and have another 15 I want to lose. They say my ideal weight for by type is 135pounds. I'm 5 pounds (8lbs, depending on the day) away from hitting that. But I think I can lose more...let's reach for the stars :) Tanner and I wanted to do this thing called Tough Mudder....it was too expensive and after Christmas I don't think we'd be able to afford it. So instead we are doing some 5k's and other random things. I know there are a lot of weight loss blogs out there but this is mine. I'm hoping it'll help me stay on track.

I'll post some photos and measurements in a while when I get brave enough to do so. I want to be completely honest in this so that I can track perfectly what I'm doing. For now this is the introduction. A stay at home mom who gain unwanted weight due to depression and pregnancies. Tag along with me and share your journey as well.