A little bit more background

I thought it would be beneficial to share a little bit more about my philosophy on diet and also some background on my current physical condition. As far as what I put into my body, I try to keep animal byproducts to an absolute minimum. I will eat chicken or seafood if there is no vegetable options at say a restaurant, but if I have a choice it is whole grains (brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat flour, etc.)and no dairy, eggs or meat. I use honey instead of sugar (vegans prefer agave nectar or maple syrup) and I make my own rice milk to go along with my Kashi (or other all natural cereal). I haven't been keeping track of my caloric intake since I started eating this way b/c I started losing the last few pounds of baby weight on it and so I thought why bother :) I am also a little paranoid about all of the preservatives and chemicals that are in processed foods.
So, how did I get to where I am? Well, before I had my daughter I was working at 24 hour fitness at the front desk and that gave me a free membership. I lost 15 lbs and was in great shape. I then got pregnant and quit working out cold turkey :/ Not recommended. However, I was fortunate that I had been in great shape before I got pregnant and the 36 lbs I gained seamed to fall off overnight. I slowly started working out again and was able to get some muscle tone back. Almost exactly 3 months before I got pregnant with my son, me and a girlfriend started a fitness program called P90X and it was very intense. I got into great shape just in time to go to Hawaii and get pregnant again ;) And yes, that means I quit working out cold turkey AGAIN! It was much more difficult for me to get the 36lbs off the second time around, but I was fortunate that by the time 7 months rolled around it was pretty much off. (I credit much of it to the fact that I was able to breastfeed both of my kids.) So, what I am left with is the realization that finding time to workout with two small children is MUCH more difficult than with just 1. However, it can be done if you want it bad enough. I REALLY want it.