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Blake Lively makes early New Year's vow: 'I WILL fit into my jeans again'

The actress and new mom is taking an early, healthy route to hopefully return to her pre-baby weight.
/ Source: TODAY

Just three months after giving birth to her second baby with husband Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively is making some changes.

She announced via an Instagram photo Monday that she is definitely going to lose the baby weight and "WILL fit into my jeans again."

Not an easy task in the middle of holiday season, a time of year where treats seem to be falling from the sky.

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Lively, 29, gave birth to an as-yet-publicly-unnamed daughter with Reynolds in September; their first daughter, James, is 2.

Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds looking glam at "Deadpool" fan event in February of 2016.Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images

Lively recently told People magazine that women get a lot of extra criticism after having a baby for how they may look. "That’s a shame because there shouldn’t be that negative 'ugh' after someone has a baby. Your body is so beautiful," she said. "I do wish I had the bravery to go out there and represent women as they actually look."

All that said, even with healthy pre-made meals we sense this could be a challenge. Did you happen to notice that there's one somewhat not-healthy thing in Lively's photo — a sparkly, delicious red-frosted cupcake?

And we all know what Reynolds brings home to his wife when he has to apologize for something:

Plus, getting the motivation to exercise can be a challenge.

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Good luck, Blake! Like the rest of us, you will probably need it. (Though we seem to remember you looking fab just days after giving birth while attending a pal's wedding!)

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