Confessions of a Chocoholic...and a big announcement!

So I have a few confessions...

• Who am I kidding? I am NOT giving up chocolate until Christmas. I've found that depriving myself of one of my true loves--chocolate--does nasty things to my mood. But I am going to try THIS chocolate that I read about on THIS blog.
  

GREEN AND BLACK 85% CACAO DARK CHOCOLATE. It's LOW in sugar, LOW on the glycemic index, chock full of antioxidants, and rumor has it that it also tastes great! Haven't tried it yet, but after reading Bonnie's raving reviews, I'm sold. So for those of you joining me in the no chocolate challenge, you win! I lose!

• I never told you about the funnest race of the year...the Vegas Ragnar.
  

We had a blast. Getting NO SLEEP when it's my choice, and not a result of screaming children is actually really fun! I ran with my husband, my sister-in-law, my brother, my cousin, and two of my favorite old roommates. It was a 180-mile party! Somehow having them there made me run my fastest time ever...go figure! I'll be running more of these crazy Ragnars in the future...let me know if you want to join in on the madness!

• There's a real reason for my lack of posting. I'M PREGNANT WITH BABY #3! A little nausea + MAJOR EXHAUSTION + still trying to work out in the morning + needy children and husband = blog deprivation. I'm only 8 weeks along, so I have a loooooooong way to go. But I'm thrilled that I get to bring another human being into this world.

I may focus a bit more on having a fit pregnancy, but other than that, fitmepink is still fitmepink! I'll try to drag my lazy self off the couch with more updates and less confessions.

See you soon!

Halloween Madness and TWO MONTHS WITH NO CHOCOLATE!

WHOA! Has it REALLY been a month since I posted? I tell you, I'm having a love-hate relationship with my new early morning workout schedule. I LOVE having my workouts done by 7 am, but my middle-of-the-day-during-naptime-and-late-at-night-blogging is sure suffering! I have about a million updates floating around in my head, however, so I'll be back to regularly scheduled posts soon...I promise!

Hopefully you all survived the craziness of Halloween. I LOVE the holiday, but CAN'T STAND the way my kids act when they have that much candy in their possession. The downward descent of unhealthy eating has officially begun. And it doesn't end until Easter!

Here's my goal. I don't know that I can commit to giving up sugar (actually I do know...I can't. I've tried it, remember?) BUT I AM going to try to give up chocolate. That's the majority of my sugar eating, anyway. HERE'S THE DEAL: NO CHOCOLATE UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY! There, I said it. Anyone want to join? That's NO CHOCOLATE for less than TWO MONTHS (yikes! Is Christmas really that soon?)

Think it over. Let me know if you want to join me. And check this out in the meantime...my Halloween was ALL ABOUT CHOCOLATE (and blueberries...)