My Triride bracket now welded, it feels a lot safer on the downhills when braking… before it felt like the bloody thing was about to break off all the time.

Thanks to Wolf for sorting that for me. I have emailed Triride about this fairly obvious design fault, but I don’t think they really want to admit it.  It can’t just have been my bad luck that BOTH my brackets have needed welding, but hey. Wish backs were that easy to fix.

Tonight is another violent Swedish film – the third of the ‘Girl with a dragon tattoo’ trilogy – my carer looks a lot like the unlikely heroine in the film, down to even the same physique. I don’t think Krisztina would be able to kill so many people though, or hack into the police network, but then again you never really know.

Lovely to speak to Caroline B today, and catch up with Pia too. Reception is a bit dodgy out here, but we managed ok.

I’m looking forward to seeing Ashley tomorrow night, just a little bit 😉

So my Triride has gone for welding, and I’m without transport temporarily, which is ok. They are apparently very good at fixing stuff out here, so I have confidence in them.

When the bit that attaches the motor to the chair is failing, it’s not that inspiring in terms of its safety factor – but hopefully it’ll come back soon.

Sunny now as well – who’d have thunk it? Factor 50 applied, but you still go brown! I wish I’d known that basic fact about 30 years ago…

Good to hear from my Uni mate, Hartley, who has, for the first time in his life apparently, just clicked on a blog link – Good Lord, if he can do it, anything is possible ? He’ll be leaving comments next ?!

Still all sorts of black stuff coming out of me, but perhaps it’s influenced by my charcoal intake – that WOULD add up…

Ashley comes back for a little bit tomorrow night, which is exciting for sure.

I haven’t watched any comedies on telly, but watched some Swedish movies with subtitles  – no, not what you’re thinking, but tbh those Scandi girls are very cute, aren’t they ?! Pia is one, so I can vouch for her being the same.

Other than that, blondes are so last year, having found a gorgeous brunette – well you have to roll with it, right ?!

Russ

…. is that I have definitely fallen in love  with Ashley.

She is everything I could wish for, and more.

❤️

26 hours in and I feel hungry- not a familiar feeling to me, anymore!

I just found a sugar free mint in my bag and ate that. Then 2 almonds that must have been there for ages, as well.. I’m not anywhere near a food supply, but if I was I’d almost certainly eat something!

Well I’m 22 hours of no food and I haven’t felt hungry- I am looking at the dark chocolate on the table occasionally, but it’s minimal interest. I don’t have any less energy and i do actually feel sharper I’d say, and definitely not in any way tetchy.

My bloating has gone down over the last few days with my diet change, and I’m eating charcoal tablets  too. You do have to buy them, you can’t just burn some wood and then eat that….

Also I’ve chewed a clove of garlic every day for 4 days….

Benefits –

Without eating you seem to have a lot more time!

My tongue is black and my breath stinks, so far less harassment from females.

Not a single bite off a vampire.

Flatter stomach I’d say, already.

Saved money on food.

Ive not taken sleeping tablets for 4 days either – I sleep for 6/7 hours, but  more alert on waking. Because I sleep less, I’m more tired at bedtime so more inclined to go to bed before 12.. no downsides 🙂

So after a bit of lateral thinking I’ve got a welder to come to where I am on Monday to weld my damaged/ failed Triride – massive thanks to Wolf ( no, not the one off Gladiators, or X Men, but a different one )

Must be all that future starvation that is sharpening my mind…

• Tomorrow I’ll try a day of fasting then.  As I don’t get hungry or think about food very much, it didn’t ought to be too hard! I reckon it might be productive in terms of my bloating tendencies. If I eat nothing for a whole day, it’s gotta be good for the cleansing process, right? I’ll drink loads of water, obviously so I really won’t suffer at all, I’m sure. Krisztina has declined to join me… as she is about a size 2 already I think she might become invisible altogether if she eats nothing at all….

Im also gonna subscribe to the SCD diet ( which isn’t far off what I do already, anyway, but the health benefits ( for those that suffer intestinal problems ) are significant, according to their testimonies anyway. We’ll see what happens – in my case it just means dropping potatoes ( which I don’t eat many of, and not having any porridge or milk chocolate- tho you can have dark chocolate if you want, and drink dry wine if you like – so it’s hardly punitive ).

Initially the fasting is supposed to be a bit difficult, but the theory is that it sharpens your brain, because our caveman predecessors had to think pretty sharpish about finding food, when there was none to eat, a problem we don’t have in the West.

A day a month is ok to begin with, but more is fine, and a whole week or 2 separate weeks per year is fine also.

So let’s see – im up for it, for sure. I’d say that anyone that vehemently disagrees with the concept is in the main part a bit food obsessed, which dictates their thinking – but that’s me being provocative, perhaps!

Russ

If my brain would become sharper, I’d be able to deal with stuff more easily I reckon?

We’ve tried adjusting the angle of the Mountain Trike so that I might be able to propel it better, but whilst the angle was better, the pain in my rib cage was too much for me to take, so we got me back out of it.  I got help into my regular chair and then did ten sets of modified pull ups instead, followed by other arm and chest stuff involving elastic resistance bands and a Power Spin device. The thing is that I do need the physical release to make my mind relax – I’ve always been that way and it’s not going to alter after all this time. Thank God I can use my arms, still. It’s beyond contemplation to think of a life with no limb use, for me, so I must feel a bit grateful.

Thank you all for sending so many messages to me, out here, via my blog, by text and by calls. Some are from people I havent even met, which is incredibly touching. They do of course make a difference to me in a big way.

Yes, Margaret, you can be maid of honour, as long as Pia can be a bridesmaid 😊…. How many bridesmaids can you have, and is there an age limit? Can you have an adult pageboy? So much I don’t know! Can someone find out for me?!

Obviously I’m not actually about to get married – but who knows what my future might be?! I know it’ll be brighter than my past of 5 yrs

So I’ve ordered new batteries for my iBot from USA – so hopefully they’ll get to Britain soon ish and my tech genius buddy, Lester ( and Toby ) will  install them – no easy task I’m sure, but they’re clever guys! Then I hope the iBot will get at least a temporary lease of new revitalised life

Thunderstorms in Portugal while London bakes… its stopped raining for a bit so I’ll go out soon on my Triride – tho the bracket is breaking again ( as it did when I went to Paris with Stella )  This is a different bracket so it’s evidently a design fault and needs welding   Perhaps I can get that done here.

My credit card has just been used fraudulently so it’s been stopped – a minor inconvenience overall, but getting the replacement to me may take a bit.

I may come back in May for a bit, if Ashley can cope with myself and my Carer!? I have some gigs that we can go to, and that would be a very positive thing for me!

Russ