Hello and welcome. I'm a Ohioan too. I'm NW ohio.
I know how it is to want to get rid of the baby fat. I got pregnant in Feb. 2002 and just reached my pre-preg. weight. So many people think losing weight is easy...but they got it wrong..gaining is easy.
I always tell my husband if I could lose weight like I lose my car keys I would be invisible.
You should put a weight lose tracker on your signature so you can keep track of your weight lose.
I hope to keep in touch. Post regularly on your ups and downs. Good luck.