40.2 lbs gone....still going

I have a similar story....it was my daughter who inspired me and im a stay at home mom too....my only difference is I didnt really gain during pregnancy I was really healthy then but after I had her I was BF and had to eat toooons to keep my supply up enough to fully bf. Well I began to gain but I felt like it was ok weight bc I was sacrificing to bf....I finally weaning slowly around a year but I just didnt change my eating habits and this is when I gained tons...I was no longer bf so my body wasn't burning more than normal so the weight came on fast.... one day I realized WAIT my daughter is learning from me...she watches everything I put in my mouth and she wants to eat it too...so I knew I had to fix this so she would see it as normal to be healthy.

You have done amazing work so far!!!! keep it up!!! and I love that you have set a goal at 200lbs and then plan to reevaluate. I think sometimes people set goals that are so big up front that it starts to seem unrealistic to them. I set my first goal at 20lbs lost and am now setting mini goals at every 10lbs...it makes me feel more accomplished lol