Sounds like you're getting back to fighting form MLCMM - great to hear! I commend you for giving up bread and cutting back on alcohol. If that works for you then go for it. I think I'll just run an extra km. or two rather than give up my glass of wine every day. And I laugh when you mention cold...tomorrow will be my first run in months where the temp. is above zero (hopefully). It's all relative.
Good to have you back running and blogging.