Here I am! Actually, Let me Rephrase…

Here WE are!

Let me explain.

Wondering where I’ve been?  On September 17, 2009 I wrote a post saying I’d be back next week…well, as everyone clearly knows, it’s about 6 weeks later and I’m just returning.  I never intended to disappear mysteriously, but I also never expected to feel the way I felt.  Since the last time I posted, I’ve been experiencing exhaustion in a whole new way.  I’ve also been completely against food, with little-to-no appetite most days.  In fact, I quit reading food blogs the past few weeks because the sight of food just revolted me.  The good news about my situation?  All these horrible feelings have passed, so I am finally back.  The best news?  All these bizarre feelings and sensations came about for a wonderful, beautiful reason:

Meet baby L!  That’s right my friends…I’m pregnant with my first baby, and my husband and I couldn’t be happier.  Let me tell you though, the first part of pregnancy is NO walk in the park!  It’s hard to imagine feeling sick (really sick) constantly, but that’s how I felt.  I assumed I’d get pregnant and be starving all the time…and initially, I was.  But right around my last post, everything changed and I just started hating food…the site of it, the smell of it…I hated it all!

So, 16 weeks along, and here I am!!!  And I know I said it in my first paragraph, but I want you all to know, I am genuinely back to stay.  I love blogging and the friends I’ve made thus far from doing it, and it is nothing I ever intend to give up.  And can I just tell you I’ve seriously never felt more loved or appreciated than I have since I stopped blogging?  I have gotten countless emails and comments begging me to come back and start writing again…truthfully, I didn’t expect anyone to notice – or really care – if I left for a few weeks.  The fact that you guys have though is such an amazing feeling.  I am so excited to get back into deliciouslyfit.com! 

So what can you expect from here on out?  Well, for starters, you can expect to see A LOT more food; although having no appetite completely sucked, having the appetite of a teenage boy isn’t exactly great, either.  I have never felt hungrier than I do now in my whole entire life!  But, I’m embracing it.  You’ll probably also see a lot more foods that most health food bloggers wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.  I’m not saying I’m giving in to every desire and craving I have, but I’m also not denying myself something I feel like I just HAVE to have, you know?  I only intend on being pregnant a few times in my life, and I want to make it as enjoyable as possible.  So, if I’m dying for some doritos one day, guess what?  I’m gonna have them.  This is a brand new attitude for me, and something I’ve slowly been adjusting to.  I’m usually insanely strict with myself and what I eat, and it’s so nice to break some of my rules for once.  My husband also loves it, as we have all sorts of food in the house right now that we don’t normally have!

This is long…so, I need to stop.  I have so much more to say!  I have so many stories to tell you, a few product reviews to do (I am the biggest jerk ever.  I have companies who have sent me stuff that I haven’t reviewed yet.  To those companies: the reviews are coming!  I promise!), and, perhaps most importantly, I want to tell you what I’ve been eating!  I’ll resume my normal schedule of blogging (1-2 times per day) starting tomorrow, so please check back.

So, for those of you still reading deliciouslyfit.com, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I know I have some very loyal readers, and it truly means the world to me.  Please help me spread the word that deliciouslyfit.com is back!  And this time, it’s for good.

See you tomorrow!