Losing the baby weight vs. getting back into shape. It sounds like the same thing, but as a first time mommy, you quickly realize how different they are.

I was fortunate. No, let me restate that, I was one of those freaks of nature who wore their pre-pregnancy pants home from the hospital. (Ok, please don’t light this on fire and curse me out, I’m going somewhere with this).

I gained very little weight when I was pregnant. I am a very healthy person and continued to eat healthy throughout my pregnancy. I craved asparagus for Pete’s sake. This continued until I failed my glucose test, three times. Yup, I, Miss Healthy, had Gestational Diabetes. After a series of mental and emotional breakdowns to anyone who would listen, I followed the GD diet, which I swear could be a form of torture. The 20 pounds I gained by my third trimester, quickly dropped to 12 pounds by the time I delivered my daughter, five weeks early and absolutely perfect.