Way back at the beginning of September last year, when I knew in abstract what lay ahead of me, but had yet to receive any advice/guidance on what that meant in terms of day-to-day living, I bought a jar of lime marmalade, along with a few other (long forgotten) luxuries that were intended to make the process a little kinder.  As marmlade was a banned product, said jar lay unopenned until this morning... Six months on it did not disappoint - tangy and tasty on my morning toast.  Yum!

Slowly I am re-introducing foods from the former banned list.  It has to be said that I've got accustomed to living without them, so there doesn't feel any hurry about this... but it's a great excuse to indulge in a few luxuries now and then.  Will I regain my taste for smelly or soft cheeses?  Is yogurt all it's cracked up to be?  Do I actually like pate or smoked fish?  Only time will tell!