Looking for a buddy - a reply
Hello Jenna,
Welcome and congratulations on your baby! I also am new to the forum and find you can get a lot of help and information from joining a support group like this.
It's not the same as having someone call you up and physically exercise with you, but comes close.
Keep exercising, you can even do some with baby when you out in the park - be creative! Also watch the type of foods you eat without necessarily skimping on the quantity or quality. And take it a day at a time; it took nine months to gain the weight. So, expect to lose it in a year or thereabouts.
In answer to your question, eating to gain weight takes no effort at all, now eating to lose weight is another story - it entails making conscious decisions about what and how you eat and includes being active!
All the best!