Dee, thank you. I really appreciate your prayers. :) Even though there's only 27 more days until Easter, it's not too late to give it our best shot. It's fantastic that you've given up alcohol and cheese! Those are 2 big deals. Little by little, let's try giving up the things that are holding us back. We can do this together! :strong: :hug:

26 more days until Easter. :)

Staying strong. I feel better about my eating plan these days. Gotta look better in my clothes.

Dee, how are you doing? How is the weather in Alaska?

Day 25 until Easter. :) Less than a month away. Boy, does time fly. :(

Staying strong with my low carb plan. I think giving up bread and other high carb foods (which makes me gluten-free) was good. Thank you, Lord.

Tyla-

Sorry, I missed your question yesterday. The weather here has been beautiful by Alaska standards. It's been nothing but sunny lately, and although it's not spring yet we're in that late part of winter where we have 12+ hours of daylight and it feels warmer and so we're enjoying getting out snowmobiling. We went to a remote glacier last week, and it was just beautiful!

Congrats on staying on plan. I'm doing better, I think, on feeling less gluttonous. And I have actually seen a budge on the scale even, which is most welcome!

I decided to give up sugar sweetened beverages for Lent this year but my hope is that by Easter I will be able to continue giving them up more or less permanently and move on to the next unhealthy habit.

Gave up bread, potatoes, rice, pasta (minus Shirataki pasta) which I have but have not eaten.

I slipped up and ate two hot dog buns one week and two rolls weekend before last.

I have made the oopsie rolls to get me through.

17 days until Easter. I'm still working on staying strong. Hubby and I went out of town for a few days, which did not help me. Started eating a few carbs again, but felt so bad physically. Now I'm back to eating only fruits, veggies, protein and allowing oatmeal. I'm sorry to say that I've done a pathetic job at being perfect for Lent this year. But I keep trying. On a good note, friends and I went out for a walk yesterday. After the walk, they stopped for donuts. I didn't eat anything. Good for me!

Dee, thank you for telling us about your Alaskan adventures. It sounds very beautiful. Let's keep staying strong together. :hug:

Love2be150, congratulations on your weight loss and strength! Keep it up the great work. :hug:

Shannon, good going on giving up sugary drinks. Best of luck to you! :hug:

I haven't been so good on the cheese. I'm still at far less than I was eating, but I've failed rather epically at the "Giving up"

Still good on Facebook & foul language.

Still 100% on cheese, 100% on alcohol.

Gluttony- I dunno. I still struggle with the definition. Is eating until I'm full gluttony? Because if so, I'm failing big time. I am avoiding things that feel gluttonous like dessert and stuff because obviously my body doesn't need that. This is a good lesson for next year- I am clearly a black & white personality and I need to give myself very clear definitions. So maybe next year, instead of "gluttony" I will pledge to eat only nutritious food and no junk for all of lent. That would be much easier for me to assess.

Jane and Dee, let's not be so hard on ourselves. We keep trying to be perfect during this Lenten period. But I think Our Lord is happy we're trying to change our bad habits and better ourselves. Let's continue to try to improve. :) I'm so glad we're doing this together. :hug:

16 days until Easter!

Still working hard at it. No bread or high carbs, motivated to exercise again. Thank you, Lord.

15 days until Easter. :) Found my strength these last few days. Thank you, Lord.

Tyla, nice! Glad you found your strength!

I'm doing good on exercise, still no cheese or alcohol. Had a decadent dinner tonight as a date night with the DH which I feel a little guilty about. I'll try to keep my diet spartan tomorrow to make up for it.

Dee, you're doing a great job! And having a date night with hubby is important, too!

Saturday wasn't perfect for me, either. But I got right back on the horse Sunday and today. I exercised all three days, though.

Let's stay strong together. We can do this. :hug:

Only 12 days until Easter. :) Resisting temptation and have been sticking to my plan and exercising. Feeling so much better for it.

11 days until Easter! Can you believe it?!

I did well today. I had 1369 cals and exercised for 65 minutes. Thank you, Lord, for giving me motivation and strength.

Can't believe it's so close. Drastically cut back my cheese again. Still good on everything else.

Jane, I didn't realize how much weight you've lost. Amazing!! Awesome!! Keep up the great work!

10 days until Easter. Had to take my car in for servicing. So that means I'm home alone with temptations surrounding me. Please give me strength, Lord.

Today is 9 days until Easter. :) The days are flying by so quickly.

I ended up doing pretty well yesterday (1600 cals, more than I hoped - all natural foods, however) No bread, no dressing on salad. Exercised 40 minutes. Today I'm definitely having less cals! Today's calorie count was 1374. :yay:

Good luck to everyone! TGIF!!

2 more days until Easter! I hope everyone has a great Easter! Let's keep staying strong.

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Wow, one more day until Easter. Boy, time flies fast. Where are all the days going? I've been super good this last week. Didn't even look at the Easter candies around me. Haven't eaten bread for a while. Tonight we go out to dinner with friends :yikes:, but I plan to eat a salad only, perhaps no dressing.

Happy Easter, Everyone!! :easter2:

Happy Easter, everyone! Our Lenten journey is complete, and today we celebrate our Risen Lord.

Anyone have any success stories from Lent? I did lose a little weight, which was nice.

The fact that I ate pretty well most of the time, haven't had bread or alcohol in a while and am eating less sugar is a success for me. Wasn't perfect, but tried to be. When I went out to lunch or dinner, I always went for the least amount of calories. I just wasn't as perfect as I have been during Lent in the past. That part makes me sad. Thank you, Dee, for the quote from Rod Gilbert.