So I missed that Lent started on Wednesday. Not really a big deal, I'm not particularly observant but I do generally try and stick to the whole "No Meat on Fridays" thing. Today was also pay-day which means a slightly longer lunch, which also translates into several friends and I going out to someplace we can actually sit down and have a nice meal. A lot of times that means a burger or something. Today it meant fish and chips. The one nice thing was that I was able to buy a smaller portion size.
In general Lent doesn't really affect my eating habits too much. After all, considering how much pasta I eat, it's simple enough to switch around a schedule or simply make something else on a day. Obviously someone on a different diet plan might have more problems. I'd imagine someone on Atkins' would have to think about their meals more carefully. What Lent does do well though is provide a little reminder on the need to cut back. Even if I wasn't dieting, I might choose to cut back on something unhealthy during Lent, and sometimes that becomes a trend you can maintain long after the period is over. As with anything though, it's a lot more about making the choice than anything else.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), fish and chips for lunch (900 calories), pancakes for dinner (700 calories), no snacks. Exercise was 40 minutes on the treadmill (580 calories).
Daily Point Total:
Daily Food Total: 1900
Exercise: 580
Points Earned: 1680
Total Points Earned: 12804
Points to go: 187196
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