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[quote=Anonymous]Agree about the nursing.  I was one of those ppl whose body held on to weight until about 9 months post-weening.

As for me...I'm 5'5".  I don't weigh myself b/c it discourages me, but in the last 3 months I went from a tight size 10 (almost 12) to a kinda tight size 6 (loose size 8). If I had to guess, I'd say I have lost between 15-20 lbs.

I won't lie -- I had to make some SERIOUS changes in both diet and exercise.  First, I have pretty much given up all white carbs and sugar.  I have cheated maybe 5-6 times in the last 3 months, and don't feel bad about it, but otherwise, very low carbs and no sugar.

Second, I started exercising 6 days/week.  Started out on our treadmill at home running/walking 2-3 miles.  Eventually joined a gym that the whole family goes to (has a fantastic kids club) and also run outside.  I'm probably running 25+ miles/week.  Plus doing spin classes, swimming, weights, etc. at the gym.

As you can imagine, the exercise component has been a huge time commitment.  I also work full time (as does my DH) and so we agreed that every other night, we get to come home late and go to the gym.  Every other morning, we leave go to the gym in the morning instead (so we alternate).

Are kids are a little older (4, 6, 8) and this change has been a long time coming for us.  I think when we both hit our "goal" sizes (which I'm almost there), then we may relax a bit.  And as the weather gets nicer, we do more stuff as a family outside. But dropping the weight has take a REAL commitment for both diet and exercise.

FWIW -- I'd previously been struggling to lose weigh since my oldest was born!![/quote]

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