I did just as you....i started running and doing crunches.  I have had great results and now i'm training for a half marathon!  I knew that controlling my eating was harder for me than working out.  I enjoy being active, but i also want to eat bad things every once in a while without seeing a 5 pound weight gain from it.  Now that i'm running and lifting weights, i can eat those bad things in moderation.  I enjoy life more than i ever have...and who would have thought i would love my body MORE after having a baby.

I'm so relieved you wrote this. I'm still struggling to lose my baby weight. After gaining almost 50lbs with my son (30 of those in the last 2 months alone!!!), I got down to 150 within 2 months (started pregnancy at 130 even and I'm 5'7"- so nice and average). Then over the course of 2 WEEKS I gained 11lbs with no explanation- I didn't increase my food intake, I didn't stop walking with the baby... nothing was different! And I couldn't lose it! Instead of losing, I was actually gaining weight! By the end of the 3rd week I was up to 174lbs and utterly heartbroken. I left the hospital at 170lbs. I was fatter 3 months in than when I came home. FINALLY, when my son was 8 months old, I went to the doctor and discovered that my thyroid levels were 14 (normal is 0- they start treating you at 1 or 2 for hypothyroidism). So my metabolism was not only slow, it was completely shut down. She has since got me on medication for hypothyroidism and I'm now down (ha!) to 164lbs. I have plenty more to lose, but it feels attainable. He's 10 months old. It's slow going. Nursing did not help me.

I need to do what you have said. I need to start working out. If that means that I stay up an extra 1/2 hour or get up 1/2 hour early, then so be it. I want to do what you have accomplished- kick the Baby Weight Monster in his jiggly, cellulite-riddled ass.

WAY TO GO!!

@marzish@xanga - Thanks :) I know it is hard... but I do hope this shows there is light at the end of the tunnel!

@ShamrockLover@xanga - Exactly my sentiments.. I want to enjoy my icecream and chocolate cake every once in a while and I do.. :)

@storyofmylife87@xanga - Wow.. thats amazing.. in 4 months!! Way to go!

@KelseyLDoll@xanga - Yeah thyroid is a bit of a problem.. my sister in law has it and had to deal with some weight issues initially too. But once you have it under control with the medication, you can rev up your metabolism and start the work outs! There is light at the end of the tunnel :) Good luck to you!

I didn't have a problem with my first pregnancy. I was sick the first 4-5 months, and did not gain any weight until I was halfway through the pregnancy. Then,  I only gained about 24 pounds and was back to pre-pregnancy weight a few weeks after my son was born. For some reason, the weight all went on him instead of me... I measured small and people expected me to have a 6 pound baby, but when he came out, he was 8 lb. 6 oz., and there wasn't much left on me!
 I'm pregnant again now, and I can tell this time will be different. My clothes are already getting tight at nearly 10 weeks. :(

@CheekyTales - Thank you! I'll be using my lunch break to work out from now on, and eating during the last 15 minutes of it. I think that change alone will prove successful. 

I only gained 16 lbs.  I had gestational diabetes and was on a strict diet and exercise regime in pregnancy.  I continued the diet after the baby was born and lost the weight within 10 days.  HOWEVER, she's fixing to turn 6 months old next week and I can't for the life of me seem to be able to lose any more weight.  I'm still overweight for my height and I am so frustrated.  I wanted to start running, but my hips spread during pregnancy and screwed up my knees, so I'm in physical therapy (aka torture) 3 times a week... and that's all the exercise I'm really allowed.  Otherwise I'm supposed to be resting my knees.  Oh what to do?  I'm so frustrated.