can i brag on myself this time?

there is a horrible lie that new moms are told. its so horrible that i hate to even put it out there for anyone to read. just know that when you read this, its not something i agree with or i even believe. are you ready?

- breastfeeding helps you shed the baby weight

ha! yeah right. as most of you know i stopped nursing deacon a little over a year ago. when i stopped i came to the harsh reality that my pregnancy weight wasn't going to come off on its own, so lame. so in the past year i have cut out lots of my favorite foods, started exercising, dropped the excess sodas, stopped eating fast food breakfasts every morning, counted calories and started eating better on a day to day basis. and i have to admit - i am really proud of the results.

check out my september 2009 and september 2010 pictures - see a difference, besides the fact that deacon is growing up way too fast?



ready...
(wanna see?)



set...
ta da.....
(I have 7 lbs to go!!!)