Steven returns...

Firstly, big up cagan, our first follower, you are mad.

I have just returned to the land of the living from the reclusive joy of a weekend with my girlfriend, and I can confirm that I did not sway from the ship of sugar free sailing, IF we clear up some definitional issues first.

On the room in my wall, a poster states my lent commitments. The food related ones read:

No...

Sweets

Chocolate

Pastry

Cakes

Alcohol

On all fronts, I have not succumbed.

However, the philosophical question remains: Does a waffle count as a pastry? And does a sweet smoothie non-alcoholic cocktail count as a sugar infested infidelity against the spirit of the game?

Definitional issue 1: At the cocktail bar Mojito's, I had the dilemma: sugar or alcohol. I opted for sugar in the form of a delicious Mango Kiss. Which isn't even on my list of non-eats.

Steven's honesty and virtue rating: Remains at 10.

Definitional issue 2: At brunch today (my virginal Germany brunch experience) I ate a waffle. By its very nature, savoury (flour, butter, maybe milk). With quark and fruit on top, it remains healthy, non-refined sugar free. But is it nonetheless a "pastry"?

Steven's honesty and virtue rating: Slips to 9, confusion rife.

My Sunday eats:

Massive brunch (with more meat than I've eaten since Christmas- a substitution technique?)

Cornflakes & milk, an egg, scrambled egg, 6 small sausages, aubergine, tomato, mushroom, bread roll, salmon, cheese, parma ham, waffle, fruit & quark, mountains of quark and fruit.

Then later...

More quark and fruit, followed by yoghurt and fruit (The quark ran out. OK, I have a problem), slice of bread and houmous.

Onwards and upwards. Swimming at 7am tomorrow.

I've said that before. It's never happened.

(Picture: I googled German brunch, and this appeared: A german farmer. Enjoy).