Cocoa Stains on my Workout Shirt - 5 lbs down - 7 weeks

This morning, I was spraying for the second time the cocoa powder stains out of my new Athletic Club shirt. This is a shirt that I proudly received free last week for completing 15 workouts in a 90 day period. I actually did it in less than 60 days. I worked hard for this shirt. I wore it the next day. I had brownie cravings. I made homemade brownies. I spilled cocoa powder down my shirt. It is symbolic of my 7 week journey in weight loss.

I've struggled with my weight for over 10 years now. I've made half-hearted attempts along the way to lose weight. I am now very serious about it. I want to feel better, ward of serious disease, live longer, and look better. I want to show the rest of my family that it can be done as most of us are in the same predicament.

My husband and I joined an athletic club to help with this goal, despite our money troubles. My husband works 3 jobs and is finishing his PhD and I work from home selling on eBay and soon on my new website. It was a real commitment for us to join. We have a 22-month old son, too!

I am frustrated with my lack of results. Yes, I made brownies and ate most of them last week. However, I really have been eating better! My goal is to lose a total of 55 lbs. So far, I've lost 7 but then went up 2 last week. Probably because of the darn brownies.

I workout 3-4 times a week with weight circuit training after a 10 minute cardio warmup. I try to walk on the off days, depending upon the weather.

I've started this blog to track my progress, give me incentive, and perhaps give a reader incentive, too.

My new goal this week: no chocolate. So far, no problems. No brownies, either. Now back to that stain...