I was going to make mine “No obvious sugar, unless there’s a special occasion and it’s a special dessert”, but I think this will have a more powerful effect if for the 40 days I completely stop obvious sugar, and then at the end I can decide if I want to eliminate it entirely or keep that “social eating” aspect.
I think part of what makes lent useful is that it’s easier to commit to more drastic measures if it’s only 40 days, and once you’ve done 40 days, the drastic thing might no longer feel drastic and you can just do it.
I like the term “obvious sugar”, and hereby commit to the same.
EDIT: On second thought, I’d like to allow for one slice of birthday cake per birthday, for social reasons.
I have a similar rule named “No sugar unless offered” that seems to work well for social events.
I was going to make mine “No obvious sugar, unless there’s a special occasion and it’s a special dessert”, but I think this will have a more powerful effect if for the 40 days I completely stop obvious sugar, and then at the end I can decide if I want to eliminate it entirely or keep that “social eating” aspect.
I think part of what makes lent useful is that it’s easier to commit to more drastic measures if it’s only 40 days, and once you’ve done 40 days, the drastic thing might no longer feel drastic and you can just do it.