Not a Cow Until Easter

What? I know people usually associate rabbits with Easter, if they choose to do so at all (most of my friends don’t). But this year, all I can think about are cows. Why? you ask. Well, I have been feeling mighty chubby lately (like a cow) and I realized one of my bad habits is very similar to our bovine friends…GRAZING. So, I have chosen to give up “grazing” for Lent.

The rules for my food are 1) it must be on a plate, 2) it must be one of my 3 meal times or my afternoon snack time, 3) I can only get one helping (and it must be of reasonable size). If the food follows those 3 rules I can have it…otherwise it is off limits. It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be.

I was at the grocery store and was offered a sample (it doesn’t follow any of the rules) and I had to refuse. That means I should probably avoid Costco for a while. I also realized I can not pick at the food as I prepare dinner or lunch. I must wait until we are sitting at the table to eat. I never realized how often I pick at food in the kitchen. It’s often little things, but they add up. I have stopped roaming into the kitchen at night when I’m not hungry, which is a positive side effect. I have found my journaling is getting much deeper than it has in the past because I can’t numb out on food.

So pray for my new habit. I am not going to behave like a cow until Easter, and with any luck, I’ll have given up the habit forever and will be transferred back into a human permanently.

Note*: On the more spiritual aspect of this journey, I have found myself talking to God a lot more and seeking the Holy Spirit for self-control (a fruit I have often struggled with).