I was a little shocked, to tell you the truth. Here I was proud of my 5-pound weight gain because I have been swimming a lot, hence losing excess fat while the baby was developing normally, and she decides to lecture me on my pre-pregnancy weight?

Both my husband and I were put off, especially when she pulled out the BMI chart. I've read a lot about the body mass index and how it unfairly categorizes athletic individuals as overweight because muscle weighs more than fat, thus throwing off the height-to-weight ratio. In fact, that very morning, we'd heard this discussion on "The Today Show." I meekly explained that I had a muscular build, and thus I didn't see my pre-pregnancy weight as being unhealthy. If I hadn't been so stunned, I would have asked how that was even relevant at this point!

The reason this post is only part one is because I actually learned a lot from the dietician appointment. In fact, maybe one of the most important lessons of my pregnancy began at this meeting. However, the delivery left much to be desired, and I had to swallow my pride a lot to sit through the session. Obviously, mine was just one experience and most dieticians or nutritionists will not come across this strict and unyielding.

Stay tuned later this week when I'll explain the valuable information I was able to mine from this session with the dietician. You know it had to be good for me to find it among all the criticism!