Shrove Tuesday

[Rosie]

is tomorrow (21st) also known as pan cake day where traditionally people would use up all their flour and eggs in order to give them up for lent. Nowadays though people give up all sorts of things for lent and I was curious of what (if anything) people here were giving up until good friday (which falls on April 6th this year. Last year I gave up crisps but I haven't decided what I'm giving up this year yet.

[Elastigirl]

well I've been focusing on eating already so I was thinking something in my life. I don't know if I'm ready to say give up the internet, but maybe limiting myself to only certain times of day?

[andygates]

A carbon fast was one proposal I saw in the green corners of the churchy folks who do Lent. Carshare, bike, be frugal on juice. As a food fast resets what you think you need to eat, a carbon fast might reset what you think you need to consume.

[Timmy M]

wheat, i keep going back to it... which is why i'm definitely having pancakes tomorrow (crepes, with maple syrup and/or lemon juice (om nom nom ))

[bigm141414]

I plan to spend the next 40 days indulging in everything I love doing. Wait....I don't think that's how it works.

[Philociraptor]

Shrove Tuesday = fat Tuesday, right?

I'm not sure what I'll be giving up. Maybe I'll take up a habit instead, like learning to shoot guns and bows better. Ideas?

[bigdamnhero]

I'm giving up pop and bread as well as working on changing my lifestyle. But I'm definitely making my whole wheat pancakes tomorrow

[Corbab]

I think I'll give up grains and dairy. Does it count if I'm actually doing something good for me?

[Lethia01]

Woohoo! I know it as Fat Tuesday. I'm definetly going to eat some pancakes tomorrow...and bacon. yum! While not paleo, http://www.biggest-loser-recipes.com/oatmeal-pancakes.html are supposedly very good.... I hope I have the ingredients. For Lent, I'm going to make a change in my life and actually work out.

[bigdamnhero]

I think I'll give up grains and dairy. Does it count if I'm actually doing something good for me?

Absolutely. A lot of people don't give anything up and decided to do something instead or they give up things that aren't good for them so they can try to keep going after Lent as well.

[Lethia01]

Absolutely. A lot of people don't give anything up and decided to do something instead or they give up things that aren't good for them so they can try to keep going after Lent as well.

I agree. Don't necessarily think you should give something up, but make a change in your life for the better. Some people give up sugar, cookies or soda. I like to use it to motivate myself to get healthier. Because if you successfully follow whatever change you made, there's a good chance you'll form a habit.

[Guest guest4729]

We call it Fat Tuesday here.

In honor of the day before it, me, my German teacher and kids from various German classes got together and made German donuts. SO YUMMY. Wish they were Fasnachts with a cream center though. Mmmmm.

[Pat G]

A bloke in Melbourne is going for the tallest Shrove Tuesday pancake stack record today. current record is 74cms from somewhere in Croatia (perhaps)

[Rosie]

Hmm giving up fizzy drinks might be a good challenge for me. I only drink coke zero as my fizzy fix but giving that up for 40 days.....hmmm

[Summer827]

Hmm giving up fizzy drinks might be a good challenge for me. I only drink coke zero as my fizzy fix but giving that up for 40 days.....hmmm

I'm considering the same thing...only mine is Diet Mt. Dew. I drink one 5 days a week at work with lunch and I sure do enjoy it!! Decisions, decisions.