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Lent


Ok. I have thought a lot about what I should be giving up for lent and if I should give anything up at all.

To be fair, I keep thinking why should I give anything up at all? It is my life and I am not Christian and there is no need to show good will, because I have shown good will over the last few weeks since I started posting about it.

For the last 15 days, I have not eaten any chocolate. That means, I will continue to do so until 11th of April.

Coffee is a different thing and I will refuse to give it up. However, for the last 15 days I have restricted myself to only about 2 mugs a day. I will continue to control my coffee intake.

What about alcohol? This would be the easiest to give up IF we didn’t live in a society where you feel obliged to have a drink most times you go to a pub. Whilst this is sad, I vow that for the next 40 days I will not drink Mondays-Thursdays unless there are functions or social events where I can almost not avoid drinking.

So what does it come down to? A compromise really. Based on my new less stressful life – long it may continue – I will continue going to the gym and aim to lose some weight over the next few months.

Would that work? Or am I chicken out?

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  1. #1 by The Wife on 25/02/2009 - 10:23

    I have to say that it is really sad to live in a society that finds it odd if you don’t drink when you go out. Being pregnant is one of the only times when you dont have to give an excuse not to drink. However in the beginning when you are trying to keep your news quiet it can be really difficult when folk ask why your not drinking. People are not happy to accept that you just don’t feel like it. Morning sickness does have its advantages in this case – one lunch out I pretended that I was really hungover when infact I was really sick that day from all those pesky pregnancy hormones! Worked really well and no one questioned me!
    However I find it really sad that you can’t go out and not drink without everyone asking why not.

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  2. #2 by unknown on 25/02/2009 - 13:26

    We hope you’ll keep at your resolutions!

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