Long Time No... Blog...?!?!

It's Time.

Time to start again.

If you were following "Living Well With Hashimoto's" before, I'm sure you noticed that I stopped posting about a year and a half ago.

I stopped right around the time that this happened...

Having been strict AIP for over 7 months, I was very happy to add this to my long list of positive results that I had already experienced.

Along with the joy, however, came nausea. And vomiting. And more nausea. And more vomiting. A sense of smell that told my brain how every single thing with an odor was my worst nightmare.

I'm not calling it "morning sickness". That term is a lie straight out of Satan's mouth. It should be called "anytime you're awake and breathing sickness".

Truth.

I tried my hardest to stick to AIP. But the smell of ANYTHING cooking made me oh so sick. My husband actually brought home breathing masks from his work so I could get through the kitchen and into our garage without vomiting. I ate cold salads for awhile. But I was into my second trimester, still vomiting every day, and losing weight. I was terrified to veer off of my eating plan that had served me so well.

My husband, the voice of reason, had to look me in the eyes and tell me that it would be OK if I needed to eat off plan. He was right. In my situation (remember that everyone is different!), I needed to eat other things in order to keep from losing weight. So I did. And in June of 2016, this perfectly healthy not-so-little guy was born:

Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago...

He was a huge fan of Christmas!
(In case you couldn't tell...)

So this Momma's heart has been incredibly full of joy since Calvin came along. He's tons of fun and makes me smile every single day.

But I feel TERRIBLE.

Being a full-time working mom, I just haven't been able to find the time to start eating right again. A lot of my Hashimoto's symptoms are back with a vengeance and I'm feeling it. I desperately need to get back on track. Because I know what I did before WORKED. And I'm so excited to feel that way again.

My goal is to get back to AIP with some additional foods that I had previously reintroduced successfully. Since I'm still breastfeeding and I can't rest whenever I need to, I'm going to take it slow. Blogging really helped keep me on track before and I'm counting on being successful again.

So, raise your glasses (of bone broth) with me to fresh starts and Living Well in 2017!