Leveraging the Lenten Season for Weight Loss
So obviously, my attempts to post my daily eating habits and workouts fell flat last week. With the half-marathon approaching (I ended up shaving five minutes off my previous half-marathon last month!!) and Valentine’s Day goodies galore, swearing off sweets was dumb.
But, after a relatively slim Fat Tuesday, I celebrated the day before Lent with a Hey Cupcake I bought on the way home and a great bootcamp workout.
And today? Well, I’m back to tracking all of my workouts and food intake via the LoseIt app on my phone (and you can do the same via their Website whether or not you have an iPhone) AND I’m committed to the following during Lent:
- No meat and *light* fasting on Ash Wednesday, and Fridays(Catholics normally fast on those days with one non-meat meal, but I’m still planning to workout hardcore those days. I don’t want to pass out afterwards)
- No desserts or sweets (I do this one every year for lent, though last year I quit after a week — dang you Girl Scout cookies. Screw that. This year, I only get freebie days on my wedding anniversary and Ashley and Mere’s birthdays)
- No sodas (I need to cut myself lose from these anyways, so I will probably extend this out past Lent)
- 47-straight days of working out for a minimum of 30 minutes (that puts me through Easter, and hopefully puts me in a better position for that bikini come June. Because right now, that picture would be bad for me and your eyes)
So that’s the plan. Leverage years of Catholic guilt combined with honoring the Lenten Season for a good cause — my health (and Jesus’ resurrection).
