I am not quitting Project: Proxy like I said I was. Sorry for all the drama.  (No I’m not; drama is the whole point of this blog.)

It was the heckling of longtime AoOL reader Cristin that was the deciding factor in my decision to continue the project. Cristin writes:

It sounds like to me that you are only interested in Project Proxy if it is things YOU want to do. I thought the point was that people would give you ideas and you would do stuff you normally wouldn’t do. Maybe if you said you would do illegal things, you would get more ideas. (C’mon, GALLON CHALLENGE!!!!)

That’s some solid snark right there.  I don’t like being heckled, so naturally, I had to rise to the occasion.Unfortunately for Cristin, I really hate the thought of doing the Gallon Challenge, so I’m putting it off until next week.

Instead, as my first official act of proxy, I will be giving up sugar for Lent. This suggestion was brought to the table by Jordan of Jordan Sometimes.  Lent starts today.

For proof of my commitment to this project, here’s a photo of me not eating sugar:

This is not the face of a girl who has indulged in a cookie recently.

I thought about maybe giving up DDP as well, but I don’t love God that much. Is that blasphemous? Maybe. Is it true? You decide. Anyway, I’m not even Catholic… Am I allowed to recognise Lent if I’m not Catholic? If the Pope has me arrested I guess that will answer my question.

So far today, I’ve consciously forsaken three sugary items—one sugar cookie with cream cheese frosting (had to dump it in the trash to make it stop taunting me—take that, cookie!), and one chocolate chip granola bar (I resisted the same bar two different times {I’m persistent when I’m hungry} so I’m counting it as three resistances total). I’ll check back regularly to let you know how it’s going.

I’ve given up sugar several times before in my life, for way longer than 40 days. It’s always been a good experience for me; last year it even helped me lose 25 pounds (that was six months of no sugar, plus upping my vegetable intake and committing to a regular walking regimen…in case you were wondering [but getting my wisdom teeth pulled may have pushed things along]). The main key to forgoing sugar is simple: don’t allow it in your house. As long as there is not sugary food sitting around the house taunting you, it’s really not too hard to forget about it. I mean, unless you work in a bakery, you usually have to go out of your way to seek sugary food at work or school—from vending machines or the gut wagon or the coworker whose kid you know sells Girl Scout cookies every year.  So don’t have sugar in your house, and don’t go out of your way to acquire sugar during the day.

Done.

Are you giving up something for Lent?  Or, if you’re not Catholic and think I’m sacrilegious for pretending I am, is there something else you think I should do for Project: Proxy? Let me know.

p.s. Come back tomorrow for an exciting thing.  If you want to, that is (I hate being bossy).

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