Having a 3 yr old means she's exhausted all the time, most likely, so things aimed at alleviating that stress could mean a change.
I had a weight issue and decided to do something about it. Once you decide, it's easy. You don't go on "a diet", you change your dietary habits. There are things that are part of the typical American diet that are just never going to be healthy on a day-in, day-out basis.... those things (fatty foods, processed grain products) need to be minimized, and become once-in-a-while things. Then you need to get some exercise. Not mindlessly crazy amounts - typically if you are heavy it's easy to get progress rolling in the right direction if you make some small changes that are consistent. Agree with Cim, incremental change is key and can really work.
Good luck, mate. One thing's for sure, there's no lack of opinions shared here.
