Hello, it’s me. Remember when I told you all I would give you guys the 411 on how I was doing with giving up frozen yogurt (aka my addiction) for Lent? Well, here it is.
The first thing I want to note is that is it a lot easier than I thought it would ever be. I have been successful thus far and will most definitely be able to fulfill the rest of the Lent without eating any type of frozen yogurt or ice cream — and I am extremely proud of myself for that.
That’s not to say that I haven’t had any YoMo cravings, though, because I most certainly have — especially when I first decided to give it up. But that almost goes without saying; it is much more difficult to function without something you are used to functioning with. Yet, these cravings went away very quickly. Within the first week of Lent, I noticed I wasn’t saying every night how much I wanted YoMo — I noticed I wasn’t even thinking about the sugary dessert at all.
The next, and more radical, thing I want to bring up is one of the reasons I chose to give up frozen yogurt in the first place: my health. Yes, my cravings for said dessert have completely vanished, and the only time I really ever find myself thinking about how much I want YoMo is when they text me coupons (trust me, I cry a little bit every time I get a BOGO text from them). I haven’t noticed too many other differences. For example, I haven’t noticed a difference in my energy, nor have I noticed a change in my physical body, which I figured I would by taking out such a sugary item at the frequency at which I usually ate it. This was a bit upsetting to me, as I was hoping giving up FroYo would do these things for me. But I realized that it has done other things that I didn’t even realize I wanted to be done initially. First off, I don’t really find myself eating any type of sweets anymore. It’s crazy to me how I went from eating YoMo every single night (even my mom has called me a YoMo addict) to not even craving sweets of any kind… at all. Altogether, I can definitely say that it has helped me create a better mindset.
Courtesy: Zoë Estevez
Giving up FroYo has helped me in a numerous amount of ways. I truly think this experience has helped me deepen my faith, as I have stuck with it 100 percent — all for the One who stuck with everything he went through 100 percent for me. I am forever grateful for that, and giving up FroYo is the absolute least I could do to acknowledge that. Don’t worry YoMo, Lent is almost over. Although you won’t see me for daily visits anymore, you’ll still see me. So, get excited — your most frequent (and most valuable, wink wink) customer is back.