It really does help. I've always been one to exercise and even when I gained 22lbs after weaning my son and was in tears while seeing my GP he told me not to worry about my weight because I was one of his healthiest patients.

I ran two 5ks this last fall and was so proud of myself because it was something I've been wanting to do for many years but I'm so self conscience I was afraid people would laugh at me for being huge. I'm about 25lbs overweight right now. I typically look my best at the high end of my healthy weight, any smaller and I look sick. And this is me judging myself on past pictures of myself when I was really thin. I'm trying my hardest to break this cycle of with my daughter. I encourage her to run with me, she is too little for 5ks but she does the kids fun runs and loves anything physical.