Friday 02/17/2017
I’ve made it through day 4, and the weekend is upon us. The weekend I think will be the trickiest time of all. I have more free time on my hands, tend to be out more running errands etc. So it’s easy to grab a drink through the drive through, when I’m bored, and at the check out line. I have bought into the whole mind games, of how pop/soda is a wonderful refreshment. Dang nab it! It is, for me. Yes, I’m still cranky.
I warned you I would post daily about this crazy notion of giving up soda/pop. I’m doing it for health reasons not Lent.
Why don’t I give it up for Lent you might ask. Well I believe Lent is not about “giving up” things, it’s about deepening your faith with God. Lent is a time when you give up something as a reminder of the sacrifice Jesus made for us. I don’t see how not drinking pop/soda will help me understand that sacrifice. After all when you think about it, after 40 days, I would be granted “permission” to drink it again.
I think Lent should be a time of reflection and reading your bible. That is a post for another time.
Saturday, 2/18/2017
Saturday was the hardest day yet. Doug and I took a day to see the sites. Plus we had friends visiting us for the weekend. This meant we visited a restaurant too. I ordered an ice tea at lunch, and then when we visited a bar, I chose an adult beverage. Driving home is where is became difficult. we stopped for gas and Doug asked if I wanted anything, I said yes a POP really bad. Happily he didn’t do that, I just continued to drink the water that was in the car.
Sunday, 02/19/2017
Sunday was easier. We were so busy all day that I didn’t have time to think about drinking a pop. We took our visitors to Blue Bunny Ice Cream shop in Lamars IA, and met some seminary friends for ice cream. It was a fun day!
Will see if I get through Monday. This morning I woke up not feeling well, and have a cough I can’t shake. It’s at these times, I crave my comfort foods in general and POP is a big one for that.
Thank you for tolerating my first week’s rant and complaints. It is getting a little easier, but I don’t feel any different. I haven’t lost weight, I’m still thinking the same fuzzy way I always did. But I will take it one day at a time.