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If I survive the third class on Thursday, I’ll treat myself to actually buying a gi<\/em>, rather than doing it in sweats-and-a-t-shirt.<\/p>\n On a parallel note, though I didn’t lose any weight whilst off on my business trip, I actually managed to hold steady at 199, so woot for me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Made it to my (woo-hoo!) second karate class tonight, having cunningly arranged to be out of town on business last week. 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