Post pregnancy weight loss journey, it's crazy!

So lately I have been like "oh my gosh how will I loose all this weight that I gained during my pregnancy?!" I gained about 26lbs. during this pregnancy, and before that with my first pregnancy I had also gained a bit of weight that I did not loose entirely before getting pregnant again. Any who let's just say a total weight gain of like 35lb. Now during my pregnancy I tried to be a fit pregnant mama but it was not always easy. I did work with kids so that helped and I would try and do some exercises with them all the time, but even I know that was not enough. The doctors and nurses say that I did good with the whole weight issue but to me i feel so not comfortable.  Before my six week appointment with the Doc. I actually started walking and having some light paced jogs, "I know, I know I should not have done that." Well needless to say the doctor told me I was fine at my check up. I'm sorry I just really wanted to start walking again and let me say it felt so good. Either way a few weeks ago, I tried on a pair of my favorite jeans and they would barely even go up! Uck it was like the worst feeling for me, because prior to all of this I had worked so hard to loose weight and I did loose it, but yea it took work. So now having this feeling of man my clothes don't fit, and I honestly don't want to use that as an excuse to buy new clothes.  So back to the part where I have been working out, I have started working out again. I try to walk at least 3/4 times a week and then I do some ab work and some weights. Yesterday July 31,2014 I tried those same pair of skinny jeans again, they went all the way up and buttoned. Now I still have a huge muffin top and would never wear these pants in public yet, no one needs their eyes tortured by that scene. However it made me so happy that they buttoned, where as before they would not even go passed my thighs! "Yippee" I literally came out of my room to the living room and started dancing and jumping up in down in front of my husband, he just looked at me like (go back to the room and stop acting so dumb (sarcastic voice)). I don't know about other ladies out there but this was a huge deal to me, it made me very proud of myself. I don't think men understand this concept. Now I am not trying to loose weight so I can be skinny, I am doing this to get back to my healthy weight and be fit and in shape. I want to feel comfortable in my own skin again. I am slowly getting there and it feels wonderful. Once I can I will post some before and after pictures. I already started taking them. If anyone who reads this wants to give me your opinion or some secrets on weight loss or good exercises please feel free to share with me.

Yours truly,
DREAL keeping it real