8 days into Lent

While travelling, my ability to fast as strictly from Bovine and Porcine fat has been limited.  No-fat cheese and yogurt hasn't always been available, and my control over the ingredients that go into dishes, sauces, and drinks hasn't been as good as it would be in my own kitchen.  At first this caused me pain as my lent is flawed.  I felt poigniantly my failure to acheive the standard that I set for myself.  However, this 'benchmarking' had its own failures.  The need to reach perfection, to be thoroughly discipined and succeed are all forms of contro