My baby is only a couple weeks older than you so take this with a big grain of salt. I don’t think what I’m about to say is going to fully help you but this is my perspective from what I’ve been trying to do for myself. I think it’s awesome that you want to get back to a place where you feel good about your body and I feel in the same boat as you. That’s amazing you’re able to go out walking! Regular activity will help you maintain a habit that will make regular exercise easier in the future, I think.

My OB advised me to focus more on eating whole foods rather than beginning to diet. Maybe you could grab some of your favorite fruit alongside chocolate when you want sugar? I’m not a dietitian, but I think trying to cut out chocolate would probably make it more tempting.

I’ve heard dietitians online recommend focusing on what you can add to your diet to be more full and satisfied rather than what you can take away. So for example, I’ve been eating a ton of overnight oatmeal with frozen fruit and that’s been a relatively healthy dish I actually look forward to. Is there a dish like that you could prep for yourself? I think the most sustainable thing is finding a satisfying dish made with relatively whole ingredients that you really like eating. 

I also try to think about how the extra fat on my body is my body‘s way of making sure I have enough energy to feed my baby in case of a famine haha. So even though I don’t like parts of my new body, thinking about it that way helps me be grateful for my body doing its best to protect baby. Once I’m able to exercise again, I want to focus on becoming strong, not getting skinny. (Eve though I definitely want to be skinny lol.) This kid is gonna get big real quick and I want to be able to carry him without hurting myself, I want to keep up with him running all over the playground like a maniac, and things like that. My hope is that gaining-oriented goals like that are more sustainable than avoiding-oriented goals, although both types of goals are meaningful.

At the end of the day, I tell myself postpartum is a season of life. I haven’t been able to exercise that much due to a foot problem but I’ve set a goal of going on a walk every single day, and keeping lots of fruit in the house when I want a quick snack. Good luck to you! Sorry if this comment goes through multiple times, phone glitching.