I miss my wedding ring . . . .

  Remember that one time a few years ago when Jeremy gave me a pretty ring to wear on my finger?  Well I miss wearing it!  No, I haven't lost it, it just STILL won't fit on my finger!  I try it on every few days to see if by some chance that day is the day it will fit . . . but unfortunately that day hasn't come.  

(That fun night. . . . Don't we look so young?!  Or by young do I just mean skinny?!)

 Before I got pregnant my goal was to lose weight.  So last spring I signed up for Weight Watchers and successfully lost weight every week.  I got pregnant and they promptly kick you off the program stating that they don't have a weight loss program for pregnant women (yeah . . . I figured that).  

  From day one of being pregnant I was already worrying about how I would lose the baby weight.  I voiced my concern to a couple coworkers who responded with things like "oh don't worry, if you nurse the weight will just fall right off."  (ya. . . I wish . . . that has not been the case for me at all!)  I have also heard other things like "Well it takes 9 months to gain the weight it should take you at least 9 months to lose it."  I think that is what skinny moms tell chubby new moms to make them feel better. 
   I have been working the past couple months to try to lose weight and just haven't seen the results I would like to.  I am trying to track everything I eat on myfitnesspal.com.  It definitely helps!  Also, I don't eat sugar during the week.  When I feel like I need a snack, I grab fruit (man . . . I am going to miss our fruit trees!) or a yogurt or just drink more water and put a piece of gum in my mouth.  I have also been walk/running (is that called jogging?!)  I am up to going about 4 miles in an hour.  Avery loves our walk/runs in the morning and ends up falling asleep while we are out every day.  I track my route each morning on my phone through mapmyrun.com which is awesome!
   Not only do I want to be able to wear my ring again, my back hurts in the morning when I wake up (like it did when I was pregnant) and my knees are sore and "snap, crackle and pop" during the day.  I know that by losing weight that will help these problems!  
  I feel like I don't have any reasons why I shouldn't be able to get back to where I want to be.  I don't work, I am able to be at home all day, this is a perfect time of year to be outside with a baby (not for much longer though!) and I only have one child to take care of!  So there, I have said it in the blogging world . . . now maybe something will happen!
  I feel so blessed to have a wonderful husband who takes such good care of us, a nice house and a sweet, healthy and happy baby!  Life is pretty perfect right now, it would just be a little better if I could fit into some more of my clothes and be able to give Avery a bath without groaning like a old women as I am trying to get up from being on my knees.  So there you have it.  I don't just sit at home and watch soap operas and eat bon bons all day.  :)