If you are new to the party, you can read about the last years in previous posts:: #TheNewLent, Happy Fat Tuesday, and Fat Tuesday!
A basic recap if you don't feel like reading the previous posts and/or if you just want to quickly be brought up to speed.
- They say Lent is the 40 days from Ash Wednesday leading up to Easter. Spoilers - if you check the calendar it is more than 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Apparently .in Lent you are able to take Sundays off. Not so in #TheNewLent. We do our thing on Sundays too...
- In #TheNewLent, you start something up instead of refraining from something.
The first year made it well past Easter and was feeling pretty good, and then... Life. We moved so it made it difficult to continue.
The second year, I kicked it up a notch and started drinking more water. I know, insanity...
The third year, I basically combined the two...
This year, now that I am sort of settled and have a gym membership that I have used twice since it's start...
- I will plan on drinking at least the 64 oz of water as recommended before anything that actually tastes good.
- The intent is to work out daily although that may not be feasible with life happening as it tends to however every effort will be made to do so.
The big question now is what I do to take it further.
Kevin Smith has had good luck with cutting out processed sugars all together.
Some believe that vegetarian is the better way to go but that is just crazy talk. I accidentally didn't eat meat for a day once and it was surreal.
Bread is great but those carbs are supposed to be bad...
What do I do?
A combination of all three? Reducing, sugar, bread, meat? Cutting them out completely? (Sorry to say but I don't think that would happen...)
I know it is only a day away but please advise if you are so inclined.
Likewise, feel free to check up on me and keep me accountable. I will reciprocate if you decide to participate in your own New Lent.
Here's for the next 45 days... Happy Fat Tuesday!!!
I doubt if I will make it to my post college look in that time but maybe I'll get on a good start to it.
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| Post college. 'I wanna look good naked..." - Lester Burnham - American Beauty |
