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welcome back! im not in your age range, but feel free to add me!

Hello!! This is my second or third attempt at fitnesspal as well. I just turned 30 on August 24th and just like you, I feel that I got absolutely nowhere my first couple of times on this site, so I am hoping that by reaching out I may make more progress as well. I myself have lost 70+ pounds twice in my life with basic diet and exercising. Both of those times I only had one child. In 2011 I had a second child and that changed my life even more. There was no time for the gym and since I moved from my hometown I really don't have any resources up here to assist with childcare, like I did, when I lost the weight the first time. The second time I lost the weight I actually had a treadmill in the house and worked out 3 times a week and it worked. I just have not been able to really get started this time and I am also older than I am when I lost it the other times (I was 21 and 24).

I am hoping this go round, once I get the weight off, I can keep it off. I am interested in suggestions as well. Today, I just took a 5+ mile walk with my youngest daughter. I put her in the stroller and went. I have a 2.84 mile loop around my neighborhood. I will do it twice two times a week with both my kids and then 1 or 2 times a week we will do the loop just one time. My 10 year old is starting to put on weight and I want to stop that in its tracks.

I live in Buffalo so I intend to do this routine until it gets cold, by December we should have a treadmill so we can keep a routine going in the winter.