Yay!!!! I'm very excited to have found this thread!!! I have been dieting and exercising for a year now after having had my son (Sept. 2009). I had gained so much weight and was about 30lbs over weight prepreggo. Ouch It has been hard work, but I seriously believe that if I can do it... anyone can. I was so lazy and had the worst sweet tooth prior to getting pregnant. I had to take it day by day and slowly make life changes. Doing things all at once never helped me... I always got overwhelmed or sick of it and would quit. I started doing Tony Horton's 10 Minute Trainer, I started out doing one 10 minute session a day and then gradually added more so I was doing 3 sessions a day, 5 times a week. I started keeping a diary of what I was eating... everything... right down to the hand full of m&ms. I found keeping the diary made me think twice about eating something unhealthy, just in case my FI or family members saw it I do believe starting out slowly and gradually increasing my workouts has made all the difference for me. To date I have lost 51 lbs. My goals now are to tone up and KEEP IT OFF... so scared to gain it back in the next year before the wedding I really want to look good in a bikini! Hoping to keep each other motivated!!! Keep it up 2012 brides...