Downsizing

I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 135 in less than 4 months. Hurray! I can't congratulate myself because I still eat like I'm pregnant. I attribute it largely to the fact that I'm breastfeeding (which I'm told burns up to 400 calories a day), walking three days a week with my friends, and constantly climbing the stairs in our house while carrying my squirmy little medicine ball. A friend of mine pointed out that some of my weight is in my chest because I'm nursing, so I theoretically would weigh less than before, if I took that into account. What are friends for but to say all the right things? I try to remember that I'm still only 28 and my metabolism hasn't really slowed yet, and when I stop nursing I won't be able to get away with eating chocolate chip cookies every day. I've also gone down to size 12 jeans, which is a size larger than before. Since I assume my hips will never go back where they were, I'm satisfied with where I'm at. I'm beginning to lose alot from the top too - of hair, that is. Apparently I've reached the point where the final pregnancy hormones fade, and so does any improvements your hair made. It's coming out in clumps whenever I wash or brush it. Luckily I have pretty thick hair to begin with, so it doesn't make a noticeable difference. It does amaze me how much I'm losing, though.