I mentioned this to my table on our metting on Saturday, but I thought I'd share it with all of you fellow slices! So a few of my friends from back home (Sacramento area...) decided to give up something food related every month for this year. I'm been having a difficult time defining it for people, but it's a mix between a lent type thing, a diet, and a simple discipline exercise. The other requirement for this is that each month needs a catchy name for its theme--so either a rhyme or alliteration.
For example: Thus far we've had No Dairy January and No Fried Food February. And as someone who is terrible at living up to diets/food related discipline it's actually been going really well! I've been forced to branch out in my food knowledge and I am also more conscious of what I'm actually eating because I have to stop before I prepare a meal (or order a meal...sometimes....a lot of times...I'm a bit lazy with cooking) and ensure that it doesn't have whatever it is that we have given up that month. For the No Dairy month I had to get creative with different types of soy milk and non dairy substitues. I found that because of my lack of dairy, I had a lot more energy throughout the day! Which was really nice. No Fried Food has been a lot easier that I thought it was going to be. I'm not sure if it's just an easier topic, or if the success of January has inspired me. I think that swtiching it up every month and setting up a time short time frame is what is making this so obtainable for us. I've been trying to fuse more discipline into my life lately and this has certainly been an inventive challenge. I'm just trying to glorify God in the little things--even if it's not eating french fries or tostada chips.
Next month isn't quite decided yet--we're throwing around the idea of either No Starch March or No Meat March. If we use meat now I'm not sure what we'll do for May though. So if you have any suggestions or if you want to join us, feel free! I would love more people to keep me accountable for this! And more people means more brainstorming for pithy themes and names. Thanks everybody!
Giving up something for lent is awesome, whether it's food or something else- hunger for food, or hunger for visual stimulation. Discipline, discipline..
ReplyDeleteMaybe a "No media (movie) March"?
I like this. I also like that it's a group of you doing it together. I have to think About what else March could be though... Starch works though.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool idea! I like "No Starch March." :)
ReplyDeleteLast night when I was driving home back to long beach from RockHarbor I was trying to think of something. I kept trying to find some ridiculous rhyme. You should have heard me lol. So far unsuccessful, but I will keep trying cuz it was a fun game lol.
ReplyDeletehaha, this is really clever. and fun and interesting too, so that's great. i think this is cool because it's important to practice discipline in the same way that it's important to practice discernment. we don't choose to do either of those things often. proud of you guys.
ReplyDeleteNo Molasses March . Done.
ReplyDeleteno starch march! do it. bravo to you. discipline activities are so great.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was so funny when you mentioned it on saturday! such a wonderful way to add discipline to your life. you're great.
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I wish that I could do this but I don't think I could. I definitely need more discipline in my life. Kudos to you doing it this way.
ReplyDeletehope day 2 of no starch march is all you hoped for. you're awesome.
ReplyDelete:) awesome. I want to join.... no starch.... in March.... let me look into this :) I can't wait to see you again. I hope that you are having a fantastic week!
ReplyDeleteLove you Bri!!! And I think that I might just join you in this endeavor. Discipline in the food area has never been a strength of mine so this might be a good way to start implementing some things. Can't wait to see you saturday! =)
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