Changed my Lent fast
After 16 days, I changed my Lent fast.
A diet minus “trashy carbs” is a painstaking adventure in ingredient watching. Instead of being an effective spiritual exercise, this fast put undue burdens on others, dramatically increased food spending, and often left me feeling malnourished.
It was too much an exercise in legalism.
I have reverted to prior years’ Lent fasts: no bona fide dessert foods.
I remember one time for Lent trying to give up suger. That was before I realized that there is sugar in practically everything. Needless to say, I had to modify that one as well and I think ended up doing what you have decided to do.