Friday 02\/17\/2017<\/p>\n
I’ve made it through day 4, and the weekend is upon us. \u00a0The weekend I think will be the trickiest time of all. \u00a0I have more free time on my hands, tend to be out more running errands etc. \u00a0So it’s easy to grab a drink through the drive through, when I’m bored, and at the check out line. \u00a0I have bought into the whole mind games, of how pop\/soda is a wonderful refreshment. \u00a0Dang nab it! \u00a0It is, for me. \u00a0Yes, I’m still cranky.<\/p>\n
I warned you I would post daily about this crazy notion of giving up soda\/pop. \u00a0I’m doing it for health reasons not Lent.<\/p>\n
Why don’t I give it up for Lent you might ask. \u00a0Well I believe Lent is not about “giving up” things, it’s about deepening your faith with God. \u00a0Lent is a time when you give up something as a reminder of the sacrifice Jesus made for us. \u00a0I don’t see how not drinking pop\/soda will help me understand that sacrifice. \u00a0After all when you think about it, after 40 days, \u00a0I would be granted “permission” to drink it again.<\/p>\n
I think Lent should be a time of reflection and reading your bible. That is a post for another time.<\/p>\n
Saturday, 2\/18\/2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday was the hardest day yet. \u00a0Doug and I took a day to see the sites. \u00a0Plus we had friends visiting us for the weekend. \u00a0This meant we visited a restaurant too. \u00a0 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. \u00a0we stopped for gas and Doug asked if I wanted anything, I said yes a POP really bad. \u00a0Happily he didn’t do that, I just continued to drink the water that was in the car.<\/p>\n Sunday, 02\/19\/2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday was easier. \u00a0We were so busy all day that I didn’t have time to think about drinking a pop. \u00a0We 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!<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Thank you for tolerating my first week’s rant and complaints. \u00a0It is getting a little easier, but I don’t feel any different. \u00a0I 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday 02\/17\/2017 I’ve made it through day 4, and the weekend is upon us. \u00a0The weekend I think will be the trickiest time of all. \u00a0I have more free time on my hands, tend to be out more running errands … Continue reading