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Fuck me, on day 1, and didn't realise how difficult giving up dairy would be!! My bodies not liking having no coffee (Can't stand black coffee), can't have mash potato for tea....grrrr. Soup it is.

But not 'Cream of...'.

there are plenty of sustitutes, not many people know this but vitalite is dairy free, also soya milk is available, not the best taste in the world on its own, but when mixed into cooking or baking its fine

You can have mash if you want, just don't put any dairy in it. It'll be a bit dry though.

My first day of giving up not giving things up was really easy and I anticipate the next 39 days will be the same.

Soya milk curdles when you put it in coffee, unless you leave it out to get to room temperature. Plus, as you rightly point out, it's fucking horrible.

What about rice milk?

Riiiiiiiccccceeeee


That's actually better. Can't remember if it curdles. If I was really desperate I'd probably use coffeemate.

I dont think it does im sure i used to have it in tea

Tea is different though, soya milk doesn't go bad in that. Still tastes rank though :)

I started off trying to be helpful but now I think I'm creating more of an argument for Sippo to stop being a dairy free freak :D

And especially for no reason.

 Lemon is very good in tea...Morrocan mint tea is also mega ace.

 One of those things you can try and recreate here, but it doesn't taste the same as in the souk.

It's what Jesus would have wanted.

A bunch of fresh mint and fuckloads of sugar tastes pretty similar, if not exactly the same.

It might to your drug addled taste buds, but I've tried to recreate the taste in that sort of way and it's just not the same.....much like Guinness always tastes better in Ireland...pate always tastes better in France and lardy cakes always taste better in Wiltshire.

Now now, Reginald. We're only young once. Tea (English Breakfast, sometimes Earl Grey if I'm feeling a bit jazzy) is my only vice now.

All they do is bung a load of fresh mint and sugar in a teapot, and add hot water.

I find that if you get a tea strainer and pour the hot water over the mint a good few times, then the flavour really comes out. Once you have done that, let it soak for a few minutes and hey presto - lovely 'souk quality' mint tea.

Careful though, Moroccan men all have decaying mouths for a reason.

Ive got a £1000 bet with a mate that I can give up sex for lent

Does it include wanking?

No wanking allowed

Then it's a toughie. Literally.

Its not about finding a substitute. Its about giving it up comepletely.

You must be very close to your mate.

I successfully made it through January without beer, and now I plan to make it through Lent without eating rubbish.  Chocolate etc. off the menu until Easter.  Learn to live with a little hunger.  A frugal resolution for frugal times.

(Boring post, I know.  I'm only telling you lot so I force myself to stick to it.)

That's a shame - I was about to recommend a decent-ish dairy-free marg for you. Incidentally, are you just giving up using dairy products directly or things that include dairy ingredients (e.g. lactose)?

Directly and including. If I found alternatives that would be too easy and miss the point.

I'm the least religious person you'd know, but I see this as a challenge.

So are have you given up things like bread, biscuits & chocolate as well then as they all contain lactose?

Not bread no.

QUITTER!

Bread is a different kettle of fish really. That is taking past the extreme....

but your not allowing yourself something that you havent given up, you said no dairy, all that we have said has no dairy

Ah, bread and fish.  See, the New Testament imagery is showing through.  You say you're not religious, but sounds to me like you're trying to be just like Jesus.

QUITTER!

Not really, it's got lactose in it. You failed.

I am Jesus.

I used to go to a Catholic primary school so they used to MAKE us give stuff up for Lent - then we used to have to go to the church and look at those scary statue things about Jesus on the cross *shudder*

anyone whos been to St Edmunds church in Calne will know what I mean - those horrid pointy bronxe staute things

god its scarred me for life

you wish...

No YOU wish ;)

no, I am...

 :(

Lots of things have lactose in though - like packet sauces and all sorts of random things

my friend is lactose intolorent you see

I reckon you should give up shaving for lent. Oh, wait...

Erm, no it doesn't. Some bread may do, but it's not an essential ingredient like, say, flour. We've got a brown and a white loaf in the kitchen atm - neither have got lactose in. And no, they're not fancy shmancy ones either, the white one's Hovis, the brown one's a Tesco Granary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJN3PGqDRNg

Wahoo!!!

I'm in!

I'm going to try giving up being fat and lazy

i am envious of DV's facial hair

I am envious of your luck to be caught off your line and have the shot from the other end of the Oasis hit the bar rather than go in :(

Maybe he should give up "Being caught off your line and have the shot from the other end of the Oasis hit the bar rather than go in" for Lent?

Did you keep that postman's job then ?

long story, 3 months on and they havent given me a start date yet....their HR department is fooking shite...

Im a £1000 down and a failure :(

That's one expensive shag!

Lost the money and couldn't get it up?

That was difficult. Mini-eggs never tasted soooo good!!

What was the point again?

Just a challenge mate. No point really....

Oh OK.