Anyway, the upshot was that by the time I ate my porridge it had gone cold. It was a little bit like eating porridge flavoured jelly. And, surprisingly, it was more edible that way - either that or I'm no longer bothered by the lack of banana.
At dinnertime (or lunch, if you're that way inclined) I got a real boost. One of the reasons I like buying 6 eggs is that it's a bit like a mini advent calendar. It is counting down my progress to the last day. So, when I took out my egg to poach, I was left with just three eggs, and I know one is spare. That means I'm more than half way through the challenge, which after the problems the second day presented me with, I am very pleased about.
After dinner, I then got a motivational email from Stephen at Live Below the Line, cheering me on and underlining the fact that the challenge is more than half way through. Also, this week has raised more than £500,000 which is absolutely incredible. And my sponsors have helped get that money.
I don't do sentimentality, but I'm pretty impressed!
I have snacked constantly throughout the day on flatbread and lemon curd, and I'm beginning to worry if I'll have enough lemon curd to last me to Friday. But then, I've still got that egg...I cracked open the olives today, which were 'rellenados' (I love that word, it's Spanish for stuffed) and I have made a tapenade. Today's poached egg flatbread had a generous topping of tapenade. I don't like olives as a general rule, but when you're hungry and craving a taste, they are immense.
Tomorrow, I need to ration the lemon curd a bit, but I'm feeling much more positive today. The hunger pains have subsided, although I'm vaguely absent minded, and typing is more complicated all of a sudden.
My inspiration for today...
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