I will participating in Lent!

I have decided to participate in Lent.

I may not be of the Catholic religion but I think it’s a great tradition! Sacrifice something pleasant for 40 days. Take this time to look in the mirror, acknowledge my faults, appreciate the small things in my life that I normally would take for granted and, choose a happier, healthier lifestyle.

 I have chosen 3 things to give up, all of which have a great benefit to my health.

 Sacrifice #1 Hot Cheetos.

 If you know me well enough, you will know that I eat AT LEAST 3 bags of these bad boys a week. (Sometimes a bag a day!) When I was in high school I developed a disease called GERD. This makes it so my esophagus doesn’t shut like it should and anything acidy will trigger horrible pain. The doctor warned me that spicy food and anything with carbonation will always cause me pain and will most likely make it worse. I have been good about avoiding soda but Hot Cheetos, I couldn’t give those up. This decision will not only help the pain, it will also go hand in hand with my next sacrifice.

Sacrifice #2 Free Time for Gym Time!

Every day after work I go home and just sit. I pretty much do nothing since I’m not in school this semester and the weather is shitty. I pay for a membership and I’m letting it go to waste. I will give up 6-8 hours of free time each week to go to the gym. It may not seem like much but, with the busy schedule that Tesslynn and I have, this will be totally doable.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Sacrifice # 3 SMOKING!

 This isn’t just for the 40 days, this will be for good. I want to have a long healthy life style! This may not be considered a enormous sacrifice but it is a change for the better! It’ll make me appreciate the air I breathe, the air others breathe and most importantly the bad air that I am contributing to by smoking that my daughter has to breath. I will be able to keep up with Tesslynn is all her recreational activities in the future and I will feel like a million bucks.

 

Let the Lent begin!