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Update: I Gave Up FroYo for Lent

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.

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.

 

Senior at the beautiful Florida State University. Creative writing major, entrepreneurship minor. Health enthusiast. Rap music aficionado. Find me (on my cheat days) at Yogurt Mountain rapping Migos.
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