Giving it up

So, Lent officially began on (Ash) Wednesday which I completely missed. I know. Bad Catholic. Not the first time, either. But, now I need to decide what to give up for it and I'm having a difficult time deciding.

See, I have this nagging voice inside my head telling me to choose either ice cream, chocolate, or peppermint patties. All of which I love and can't live without it seems. My issue is that in just the last 3 days of Lent, I've already tried to give each of these up and have failed miserably. To recap, I've had ice cream twice and been into my (not so) secret stash of p. patties in the freezer.  If I can't withdraw from them at the onset, I can't imagine I'll make it through the next month.

This year, I really want to succeed. I think it's important. For one thing, it shows self control and can actually forge new, better habits. I still recall back in college when I had been drinking a lot of diet soda and so I gave up all soda for lent. And, low and behold, at the end of the 40 days, I was broken of this unhealthy habit. In fact, I ended up not even liking the taste of soda any longer and still don't to this day. Not bad, huh?

The other reason I think it's important is because I don't want to be a hypocrite any longer when it comes to my religion. I think it's important to believe in what you say you believe. So, if I'm truly Catholic, Lent is probably one of the most important historical events to partake in. We also recently had K baptized so we need to set an example and walk the talk. I don't want her to learn it's OK to say one thing and do another. I also can't imagine my word will go very far with her if she has a knee-jerk reaction to roll her eyes whenever I try to share my point of view.

I can try to give up Facebook but I did that months ago. BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE. But, that's another post for another day.  Besides, I have a terrible addiction to sweets and think it's time to try to squash some of it. It's good to challenge yourself once in a while and prove you are not dependent on anything. It builds character and motivation. And, lately, I've become addicted to sugar so it's time to kick this ugly habit.

OK. Here it goes. No ice cream, chocolate or peppermint patties starting tomorrow. Yes, all three. Bc if I'm going to do this, I might as well throw myself in 100%. Wish me luck!