My workout partner

So, I've decided to give working out one more try. For those of you that have known me my whole life, you know how skinny I once was. For those of you who have only known me as a mom (or rather Grace's mom), here is a pic of me from the "old days". I never worked out when I was young. I just had good genes. After Hunter and a good stomach bug, I got back down to a size 2. Well, I never lost all the weight I gained from Grace's pregnancy, then when I quit smoking in March I gained 25 pounds. ughhhhh..So, I realize I will never be a size 2 again. It's just not realistic with these hips. However, I would like to lose about 30 pounds. So, I popped in a DVD my friend gave me the other day and recruited Grace to be my workout partner. Well, she saw what the girl in the video was wearing and said she needed a bra too. So, she ran to her dress up trunk and pulled out 1/2 of her Little Mermaid costume. Perfect! She kept wanting to just watch the video and take water breaks, so I'm not sure how motivating of a partner she will be.