The great no-meat challenge 2010
Ash Wednesday represents the beginning of one of the most important celebration for Catholics around the world, Lent. Tradition dictates that during Lent one should make a sacrifice in commemoration of the death and resurrection of Jesus. While I’m not a devout catholic (heck, most of the people who know me will be surprised that I even consider myself a Catholic ;)), I’m a big fan of constantly challenging myself, so every year I use Lent as the perfect pretext for some good old self-denial.
This year I’m taking the challenge to the next level, and I’ve decided I’ll give up eating meat* for the whole 40 days of Lent (Feb 17 to April 3). While I already made my challenge public through a couple of tweets I’m also writing this post as a way of giving myself some extra motivation ;) (the power of facing public shame FTW).
Here’s for a few weeks without meat! Be sure to check back from time to time for my updates on how the challenge is going (tips and well wishes most welcome).
- Ramiro
*Note: I’m giving up red meat. I’m allowing myself to eat fish, and some chicken every now and then.
