One more week and I can really get it started!

PrivateVenue

Here's the deal. I started MFP last May and lost around 22 pounds (making my total weight lost 42 from the time I really started trying to lose weight, 53 from my heaviest), then because I lost the weight I got pregnant (YAY!). Now I'm five weeks postpartum (c-section) and I only have one more week until I can really start exercising. I've already started walking and doing Just Dance 3 (it is my guilty pleasure), but I can't wait to hop on my bike again and hike and get out there.

I'm having a difficult time trying to decide what my goals should be. I'm 5'7" with a large frame with a husband who likes junk in my trunk. I was originally planning on 157, but we'll just have to see. I want a goal that I can maintain.

I also forget to submit my daily diary entries half the time (I just had a baby, come on!). I don't think it makes much of a difference as long as I log everything. Which I do. I'm kind of a Nazi about it.

Any advice, support, etc, etc, etc would be greatly appreciated!

LiddyBit

Congratulations on your baby

Maybe instead of setting a weight as your goal you could choose, say, a pair of jeans or something to fit into, or a fitness goal. Since you seem pretty ambivalent about the number on the scale, the alternatives I mentioned will still give you tangible goals to envision and work toward.

As far as diary vs. logging, I have no idea what the difference is (I'm new, too) but I think you should stick to what works for you and if every feature the site offers isn't helpful, you don't need to worry about it.