I have read that it takes between 3-6 months to lose your baby weight. I gained a lot of weight while prego (more than 40lbs). Most of it is already gone, but I still have a little under 7lbs to go. I really want to lose these last few pounds before the 3-month mark, which is November 8th. So that is my goal for the next few weeks. The first 30+lbs have been easy, but I have the feeling that these last few will be a bit of a challenge. This past week I got the okay to start exercising again, and now that the weather has cooled down, I think it's time to take the jogging stroller out for a spin. Maybe that will make the weight loss easier. Plus, I really need to tone up and get into better shape.

I made a few promises to my husband for our anniversary this year, one of them being that I would do my best to lose all of my baby weight after Kisa came. I think it's very important for married men and women, especially parents, to take care of their body and their appearance. In my mind, this is one thing that I do to show Matt that I care about him and want to look my best for him. Not that I expect (or he expects) for me to be a perfect-looking supermodel, but I think it's important to be healthy physically, and to make an effort to look put together. I think it would be very sad to send the message to him that now that I am married, I don't need to make an effort. That says that he isn't worth it, when in reality, he is the only person whose attention I really care about.

Anyway... that was kind of a long shpeel, but the point is that I have been working hard to do this, for myself and for my husband. I am really close to my goal and that is exciting, since I spent nine months dreading my postpartum body.