MacBook keeps asking for the 'login' keychain password?

Well I updated my Macbook to Mavericks and after restarting it a couple days later, a window annoyingly keeps popping up asking for the keychain password which I've unfortunately forgotten. I researched a little and someone suggested trying the KeyChain First Aid and if that fails, to delete it but neither work. How can I stop this from constantly popping up on my screen?
Thankyou!!!

Hi RMGA,
If you are repeatedly prompted for your login keychain password, you may find the following article helpful:
Mac OS X: Keychain Access asks for keychain "login" after changing login password
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1631
Regards,
- Brenden

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