Lunch during Lent

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This is all a different color today. Usually there’s a lot of yellow, but today it’s all gray.
 
daeve said:
This is all a different color today. Usually there’s a lot of yellow, but today it’s all gray.
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I was noticing that too… I tried to change it (in Profile > Edit Options) but it seems to not have worked…

Maybe it’s a Lenten thing? 🤷
 
DrPiano said:
I was noticing that too… I tried to change it (in Profile > Edit Options) but it seems to not have worked…

Maybe it’s a Lenten thing? 🤷
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I’m glad it’s not just me. Sometimes I think I’m losing my marbles, and this could have been one more bit of evidence.
 
There’s a thread about the new look in Staff Chat. It appears that the “skin” will be available in colors later. Is that the background color? I didn’t understand half of what I read on that thread, but then why should that one be any different than the others? I frequently don’t know what people are saying.
 
Sailor–you and your kitty pics…too cute…always make me smile. 😃
 
kthx. iz glad 2 helps.

Since I’m terrible at fasting I find myself giving up little things day-to-day. Today’s giveage-uppage was coffee, and being warm during Divine Mercy, and sitting in a comfy chair at one point.
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
kthx. iz glad 2 helps.

Since I’m terrible at fasting I find myself giving up little things day-to-day. Today’s giveage-uppage was coffee, and being warm during Divine Mercy, and sitting in a comfy chair at one point.
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Giving up coffee:hmmm:…I’d rather fast.😛
 
Sailor, your posts make me think of cute kitty pictures I get by email. One in particular stands out in my mind, where a cat is up on the back feet and says, “I maked you a cookie, but I eated it.” Kitty pictures are my favorites. All critter pics are good, but especially kitties.
 
daeve said:
Sailor, your posts make me think of cute kitty pictures I get by email. One in particular stands out in my mind, where a cat is up on the back feet and says, “I maked you a cookie, but I eated it.” Kitty pictures are my favorites. All critter pics are good, but especially kitties.
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I HAVE THAT ONE! It’s in rotation as my screensaver! 😃 👍
 
Sailor_Kenshin said:
Or, he said, if that’s not possible, you could eat food you don’t like.
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That’s exactly what I am doing! I am on a restricted-calorie diet for weight loss, and one of the soups that I received with the diet foods is absolutely awful! I have 14 of them left, so I will be eating them every Friday as an act of penance until they are gone.
 
juno24 said:
That’s exactly what I am doing! I am on a restricted-calorie diet for weight loss, and one of the soups that I received with the diet foods is absolutely awful! I have 14 of them left, so I will be eating them every Friday as an act of penance until they are gone.
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That’s hysterical. I did Nutri System about 20 years ago, and ended up with lots of little packages of yucky stuff. I’m sure it’s very very very different now, but most of that stuff was like dog food. It wasn’t frozen then, but in little boxes and you mixed a dab of water in the dried stuff and stuck it in the microwave. Ugh. The boxes were the same size as the ones for the cake mix that came with the Easy Bake Oven.

I had one of those ready to drink type tomato soups…you know, like the guy in the commercial who has soup all over his face and eats through meetings and phone calls. In this economy, he should be more careful about his job!
 
daeve said:
That’s hysterical. I did Nutri System about 20 years ago, and ended up with lots of little packages of yucky stuff. I’m sure it’s very very very different now, but most of that stuff was like dog food. It wasn’t frozen then, but in little boxes and you mixed a dab of water in the dried stuff and stuck it in the microwave. Ugh. The boxes were the same size as the ones for the cake mix that came with the Easy Bake Oven.

I had one of those ready to drink type tomato soups…you know, like the guy in the commercial who has soup all over his face and eats through meetings and phone calls. In this economy, he should be more careful about his job!
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I am on Medifast, and most of the food is very good, but I just do not like this one particular soup. I can barely stomach it even with hot sauce and pepper to kill the original flavor. LOL!
My sister tried NutriSystem several years ago, and when I asked her how she liked the food, she said it was all just awful. I decided not to waste my money on that program. Fortunately for me, the Medifast program is working and the food tastes good.
But anyway, I am offering up the soup as a penance. I am also offering the weight loss in gratitude for being able to stick with this program and finally make my body into the temple of the Lord that it was supposed to be all these years. No more abuse of the gift God gave me.
 
For Friday Lent I eat a piece of bread with some milk for breakfast, two fish sandwiches as my main meal at lunch, and a bowl of soup at dinner.
 
I’m a first time lent participator and from what I understand the fast consists of no bread, sugars, or meat. And this fast continues until good friday. So, do I fast everyday or just on fridays? Cause according to your posts, some of you only fast on fridays, good friday, and ash wednesday. This fast is confusing to me, could someone please provide clarification on the rules of lent? Ohhh, and more importantly, what are some examples of lent approved meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner? So, I wont starve to death before the month is over. Thank you in advance!!!
 
winxniw said:
I’m a first time lent participator and from what I understand the fast consists of no bread, sugars, or meat. And this fast continues until good friday. So, do I fast everyday or just on fridays? Cause according to your posts, some of you only fast on fridays, good friday, and ash wednesday. This fast is confusing to me, could someone please provide clarification on the rules of lent? Ohhh, and more importantly, what are some examples of lent approved meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner? So, I wont starve to death before the month is over. Thank you in advance!!!
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IF you are Roman Catholic:

You are to fast, one normal meal, two smaller meals, on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
You are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday.

For meals, you may have anything but meat. That includes, eggs, pasta, fish, shellfish, soup, veggie pizza or anything else without meat.

For example, this Friday, I plan on eating, eggs with tomatoes and cheese for breakfast, hummus with veggie dippers, deviled egg and pretzels for lunch and veggie pizza and a salad for dinner.

There is nothing in the Roman Catholic Church about bread or sugar.

I am sure someone from the other rites can tell you there guidelines for Lent.
 
PIZZAAAA!!!

And maybe a sushis. 😃

I’m not all that good at fasting but I’m trying to each Friday. Now that I know V-8 is okay between meals, there’s hope for me yet.
 
I have to tell you guys what happened to me today… it is sort of scary.

I was going to eat a peanut butter and honey sandwich and some fruit, for lunch. So I get to the pantry and take out a new jar of PB. Suddenly… I had a “feeling” that I shouldn’t eat it. Something inside of me, told me to see if this jar was part of the recent Peanut Butter recall. It had been in the pantry, awhile. So… I checked.

IT WAS :eek:

The brand we had, was listed on the Con-Agra Foods site… and fell under the approximate time span in question.

I nearly fell over backward. I really believe that my Guardian Angel stepped in… and warned me. Thank you, my Angel! :angel1: All all because I was trying to be a GOOD GIRL and not eat junk for Lent <my typical “lunch” might have been a handful of pepperoni, or a half bag of Doritos>. We’re on the 9th day of Lent… and so far, I haven’t slipped.

I think the enemy is good and MAD at me. :rotfl:
 
MarieVeronica said:
I have to tell you guys what happened to me today… it is sort of scary.

I was going to eat a peanut butter and honey sandwich and some fruit, for lunch. So I get to the pantry and take out a new jar of PB. Suddenly… I had a “feeling” that I shouldn’t eat it. Something inside of me, told me to see if this jar was part of the recent Peanut Butter recall. It had been in the pantry, awhile. So… I checked.

IT WAS :eek:

The brand we had, was listed on the Con-Agra Foods site… and fell under the approximate time span in question.

I nearly fell over backward. I really believe that my Guardian Angel stepped in… and warned me. Thank you, my Angel! :angel1: All all because I was trying to be a GOOD GIRL and not eat junk for Lent <my typical “lunch” might have been a handful of pepperoni, or a half bag of Doritos>. We’re on the 9th day of Lent… and so far, I haven’t slipped.

I think the enemy is good and MAD at me. :rotfl:
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Whew, close call! Sooo glad you decided not to eat that sandwich.

I plan to fast tomorrow, I’m trying to do so during the Fridays of Lent…

winx–when we fast, we have to eat two ‘small’ meals and one larger one for dinner. Two small meals could be a small bowl of veggie soup, with a few crackers for lunch, or two hb eggs for breakfast…a small bowl of oatmeal. The fast doesn’t have to exclude sugars and bread though…did you read that somewhere?
 
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