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kingcake Today is Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. It’s a time of indulgence as tomorrow begins Lent - a time of reflection and sacrifice. A lot of Catholics and non-Catholics give up something for Lent. A lot of times people give up something food/drink related. So today is the day to enjoy all those things you plan to do without for the next 40 days.

We will be eating out less and hopefully taking that money and giving it away - one of my Lenten promises(be more charitable). So today is all about celebrating. We are going out to eat tonight, so I don’t have to cook today. I get to pick where we will eat. It’s a tough decision because part of me just wants a greasy hamburger and part of me wants to go to a buffet just to eat.

I have been waffling on my diet for a few weeks, so Lent will be the perfect time to get back on track. That means I will be cooking more healthy meals and buying nutritious snacks. You can’t eat it if it is not in the house.

Thursday I will go grocery shopping as tomorrow is Ash Wednesday - a day of fasting(1 regular meal and two smaller meals). I know I will be hungry and if I go to the grocery store hungry I will spend way too much money. That will give me a few days to find some recipes.


Posted in General on February 24th, 2009

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