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Thank y'all so much for all the encouraging words about my post-baby weight post . I am hopeful that this is the beginning of a real change for me, one where I not only look better, but most importantly, feel better about myself. I want to make real, lasting changes and I know that is going to mean taking small steps and sticking with them. These are my small goals for now: 1 - track ALL my food. I'm using MyFitnessPal and I want to really use it. Not cheat, not skip out or forget to enter anything. Actually track what I'm eating and begin to get a sense of where the changes need to come. 2 - exercise. For now, 3-4 days a week and it can be anything. 3 - check in. Admit when I am doing really well, and admit when it is hard. I have a feeling this will be more of an emotional ride than a physical one.  My first weight-loss goal is 13 lbs. That will get me to an even number that is just below my pre-pregnancy weight and one that I know I will feel good about. I don&#

Let's be honest, this is going to be about pre-baby weight too. See, even back in my high school rowing glory days, when I was working out 5 hours/day, I was still over weight. And it's not like I was sitting around eating a pint of ice cream each night after practice. Or a bag of potato chips, or anything extremely excessive. I still don't eat that way, yet it never seems to come off. When I found out I was pregnant, I was at my heaviest. In fact, I was having conversations with my mom about financially helping me go to a weight loss clinic in Denver. With Canon I gained probably about 40lbs. And the first two weeks post partum were awesome! I was nursing, my mom was there to make sure I had healthy snacks, and soon I only had about 10-15 more lbs to go. But, they never went. Slowly, I started putting them back on and eventually once I stopped nursing in Jan 2013, it was a lost cause. From October 2012 to February 2013, I gained 15 pounds. I stayed at that weight, about