Vegan Lent ideas?

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Fauken said:
Don’t kill me for asking this, but isn’t bread vegan,
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Sometimes milk is used to make the bread fluffier. 😶 So read the label before buying it.
Usually white bread is more likely to contain milk.
 
I don’t understand all the talk about weight gain and weight loss. Lent is not about starting a diet or trying out new recipes. It’s about penance and I want to do something in the spirit of Lent. Otherwise I would just say that abstinence days are exactly the same as every other day and not give it another thought.

My concern for today - Ash Wednesday - is the fast. Ordinarily it would be easy for me because I don’t eat a lot. It would be different from other days insofar as I’m a grazer, not a three-squares-a-day person. In other words, I eat little amounts frequently. So a fast of one meal plus two snacks will be less food than I normally consume. Unfortunately for me, I have to fast completely (no food or water) starting midnight because I am having anesthesia tomorrow. I have no idea when I will be able to have food or water tomorrow. If today eren’t Ash Wednesday, I would be making sure to eat especially well today in preparation for my food and water fast. But I guess this is what penance is all about, so I will try to remember this tomorrow when I am on day two of my fast.

PS: If anyone includes me in their prayers tomorrow I will be especially grateful. I am terrified of anesthesia.
 
A play on the similar sound of words, that’s all.

In reparation for my offense, I will say a few extra prayers for you in regard to your procedure tomorrow, that you may find comfort and peace, and enjoy good health.
 
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Lent-ils. How did I not see this?

Thank you so much for including me in your prayers.
 
I am vegetarian, so I always do vegan Fridays. My husband does as well. If you are vegan, maybe try a different dietary restriction, like no sugar, no gluten, no spices- only very bland food, etc. If you’re a snacker, maybe no snacks-that would be very difficult for me! Something that would be inconvenient and serve as a reminder throughout the day.
 
I thought of cutting out my usual evening snack, but I don’t want to commit myself to something I might break. I’ve decided to do one thing each day even if it’s not the same thing each day. This way, if I don’t do something earlier in the day, the evening snack is going to be it.

Since my work schedule is irregular, I sometimes eat at unusual times.

Lately I have been thinking of reducing my gluten anyway. I am curerntly researching it to see if there are health benefits to eliminating or at least reducing gluten. I have a relative with celiac disease which is making me more aware of gluten.
 
Look at the spirit of the law, not the letter. The point of fasting is self-sacrifice and self-denial. Obviously, you won’t be denying yourself much if you “give up” something that you were never doing in the first place! Instead, look at a luxury that would be harder to give up, and use that self-denial in your Lenten prayers and practices.

As a vegan myself, I can easily say that giving up gourmet vegan ice cream would be a lot harder than giving up the tofu and bean sprouts!
 
Processed sugar.

But beyond that “giving up”, what stands in the way? What keeps us from being more loving and attentive to God in our lives? Is it television? The internet? Netflix? What are the distractions and what can we do about them. I am actually considering more quiet time, quiet prayer, to refocus…since I also am vegan.
 
SugarMagnolia said:
I don’t understand all the talk about weight gain and weight loss. Lent is not about starting a diet or trying out new recipes
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It’s because it’s an inevitable consequence of serious fasting. We cannot ignore our health just because “fasting!”

\Not so much in the west under current rules, but in the east, attesting to meet the goals takes work. We still have to eat, and we have to try to meet the fasting ideals. Meeting that ideal with only the non-meat things Americans and Europeans tend to eat normally just isn’t practical, and is a necessary effort.
 
My sister when she was an evangelical vegan was very defensive when I teased her. To the vegan, I think this poster was just cracking a joke. At least that’s what I used to do to my sister.
 
Had I posted my question on a vegan forum, I probably would have been “teased” for being a Catholic. People would have made jokes about priests and little boys.

At what point is a person teased too much?
 
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