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[f4f3]

So, back from my retreat, as rparvaaz  (accurately) called it. Much to my surprise it wasn't in Aberfeldy (70 miles away), but in Boat of Garten (150 miles away) instead. I think the venue changed worked to our advantage, since I had to drive up through the Cairngorms, and there's nothing like snow-covered mountains to drag your thoughts to, ahem, higher things.

I'll probably post more about it once I've finished processing, but one thing I'll share now. A couple of people there handn't seen my beard yet, and asked why I'd grown it. I told them that I'd never had one before, and had decided to give it a month. Then and there I decided that I'd do something for each month of this year that I'd never tried before. I have nine on a list: reading Proust all the way through is on there, as is seeing a country I've never visited before. Any other suggestions?

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[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Sugar thing going very well, thanks, perhaps because I'm being rigid-but-not-rigid: have had the odd yoghurt with sugar/fructose in it, and sweetened soy milk, but nothing sweet sweet, if you know what I mean. Managing not to miss it, which is surprising. It has unleashed an unholy craving for crunchy, savoury pastry, though (WTF?). My other secret weapon is an iPhone app called LiveStrong (I think it's a Lance Armstrong project) which I've been using to calorie-count — it manages to be an entertaining barely-game. I've been going to the gym quite a lot to 'buy' myself more calories. This sounds hopelessly sad but is perversely fun (guess that's the definition of a barely-game ;) Something's clearly working, because according to the scales this morning I've lost half a stone in the last month. Certainly all the Christmas weight is gone.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

So you're avoiding the obvious, rather than hunting down and killing hidden sugars? I could do that. I should do that. I will do that.