The Mommy Diet

I'll admit it - I'm one of the lucky ones. I lost my baby weight very quickly after both of my pregnancies. What's my secret? Well, I nursed, seemingly constantly, for as long as I could. I'm stil nursing Eva, my 8-month-old, and will continue to do so for as long as she wants to. But that's not my only secret... In order to really effectively shed post-baby pounds, every mom needs a Lola (my 2 year old) and an Eva (my 8 month old). Here, a day in the life:

6 a.m. Wake up. Nurse Eva.
8:23 a.m. I have been awake for 2 hours. Both of my girls are fed, dressed, sunscreened, hair done, etc. I toast a bagel.
8:25 a.m. "I want bread, mommy," Lola says, swiping half of my bagel. I sit her down at the table. She requests more butter. She gets it (or, rather, an all natural low cal butter spread instead).
8:35 a.m.: "Up, mommy, up" Lola says, extending her arms for me to pick her up. Eva starts trying to climb up my leg.
10:05 a.m. Discover bagel half, now dry and hard, still sitting on counter. Take one bite. Discard rest.
10:15 a.m. Nurse Eva.
1:05 p.m. Sneak one Hershey chocolate nugget with toffee while Lola is watching Muzzy.
1:35 p.m. Realize I'm starved. Stick healthy frozen wrap into microwave.
1:40 p.m.: Sit at kitchen table, feeding wrap to Lola. She decides she doesn't like it and starts spitting it out.
2:22 p.m. Nurse Eva.
2:45 p.m. Sneak one more Hershey nugget.
4:15 p.m. Nurse Eva.
5:37 p.m. Manage to eat two bites of dinner between dispensing spoonfuls of baby food
to Eva. Every time I stop and attempt to take a bite, she starts hitting the highchair tray and "shouting" at me. These days, I can't feed her fast enough. Too cute.
6:37 p.m. Nurse Eva.
7:23 p.m. Both babies are asleep. I head downstairs, where I find my dinner, cold and unappetizing, waiting for me. I fix a cup of tea, grab a cookie, and hit the couch. I am too tired to fix a snack.

There it is - a very glamorous day in the life, and a quick path to weight loss. : ))