Lent

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I may be making this up, but I seem to recall a Lent thread being a fairly frequent thing on TT1.0.

For what it’s worth I’ve been in need of a kick up the arse for a while now, and Lent seems like as good a time as any to have a focused stretch on not being such a mardy fat knacker.

With this in mind, my plans for Lent are…

  • No Alcohol (:sob:) - while I don’t feel like it’s getting out of hand of late, the negative impacts on sleep and what-not are obvious.
  • Meditate - I hear so many people (both ‘celebrities’ and friends) talk about the benefits of meditation, when I’ve tried it I don’t seem to get anything from it. So, a 40 day streak with the work provided Headspace subscription is a chance to see if I find any benefit.
  • Minimum of 30 minutes of ‘exercise’. This can be as little as going for a walk for 30 minutes, or spending 30 minutes stretching and on the roller, but something every day.
  • Bed by 2230.

And we’ll see if that works out. Anyone else doing anything?

Day|  Booze  |  Meditate  |  Exercise  |  Bed  |
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I’m still alcohol free in 2021, haven’t really come up with a suitable day to stop (or should that be start) but another 40 days seems like as good a plan as any (and then see how I feel about carrying on further)

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Triathlon :rofl:

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I did start day 1 of the 30 day “Breathe” yoga with Adrienne yesterday. See how long I keep that up. Its a good target I suppose

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I’ll give up share bags of sour sweets that I inhale in 5 minutes

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My wife and daughter have limited my Wine Gums intake to 5 per car journey (includes the return journey, too)
No consumption outside of those times :sob:

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I’m terrible in the car too.

Colin the caterpillars - Percy pigs - GONE

Wife and kids don’t even get a sniff

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That’s inhumane, everyone knows anything you eat in the car doesn’t count (along with anything you’re given for free)

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Being brought up Catholic and having this for many years, Lent can do one.

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I could give-up being a tw*t, but I like to make it something vaguely achievable.

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I love jelly type sweets, but a lot of that stuff had gelatine in historically so avoid it (although many are veggie now but I’m not standing in a shop reading ingredients lists to check)

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Give up giving up stuff.

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Gave up booze for dry January and kept going to Valentines weekend

Friday and Saturday last weekend shared a bottle of wine with Mrs T for Valentines but now back on the wagon (or at least limiting to AF Shipyard/Erdinger etc - 0.5% doesn’t count does it???)

can’t guarantee will last the whole of Lent (and in no way religious) but will see how it goes

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I’m giving up chocolate, been eating an in humane amount for months.

My waist, teeth and wallet will thank me.

Good luck all!

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Can I just give up?

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No unhealthy snacks during work. I never ate biscuits before last year when I got some in for the builders, next thing I know I’m taking 5 upstairs with my coffee for my team meeting.

No take aways. Too easy, too unhealthy. Enjoying cooking too just need to make time for it.

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I very much approve of this threat and need some motivation.

No alcohol
10 mins stretching every day

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Carter on Trainer Road, along with some stretching and picking up my kettle bell a few times. Bed by 10:30 but unable to get to sleep so ended up reading until about 11:15 (still better than watching Netflix). Meditation was fine, but I still feel like I’m missing something. And didn’t even particularly fancy a beer.

Valaspuku’s is an excellent addition, so I’m also abstaining from delivered food. I wonder if Deliveroo will call to make sure I’m OK? And what will my Credit Card bill be like? (I get an almost offensive amount of delivery!)

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I suspect the meditation takes practice & that even then some days you just won’t “get it”. I’ve been doing yoga since the beginning of the year & this seems to be my relationship with it.

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Ainslie-5 on TR. First time I’ve done hard efforts on the turbo in quite a while, had to drop to 90% intensity for the last interval… I fear I need to re-do my FTP test and it will be lower! Kettlebell swings have left me with a sore back; I got carried away and even though I was aware my form was slipping I pressed on regardless. Fool. It’s not awful, I’ve done similar many times before, just need to take it a bit easy.

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