What do you give up for Lent?

Sb65513n

Bread! So hard but I can do it.

dlambert11

I am giving up the use of my debit card (for anything other than online purchases) and donating the change I get with every purchase to charity. The change I get from meals out will go to the foodbank and the money from other spending will go to a charity non-specific. When something comes to a flat dollar amount (and for every online purchase) I put a dollar in the jar.

I also give up some of my free time everyday and read the daily readings.

This year I VOW to stick with abstaining from meat. My husband has been deployed the last two Lent's and keeping track of days is harder than you'd think- I would always catch myself right after cooking or eating sausage at breakfast!

Wow! I love the change to charity idea!! I am planning to do something similar with the daily readings. I am devoting 15-30 min each day to read my Bible, pray and just have some quiet time. Disconnect from everything else! Not sure about the meat thing. Maybe next year for that!! I hope it goes well! Would love to add you as a friend!

ejenicek

desserts. not sugar altogether, but desserts, candy, etc.

lombrica

Ugh... I am going to aim for giving up pop - again. This is a hard one, because when it comes to going out for a drink, adding rum to a diet pepsi is my favorite now, since I've been watching calories. But - the point is for it to be hard. Plus a trip to Hawaii and a drive from Colorado... oh, what am I doing trying to take this on?! Good thing... I'll be getting in my water!

Oh - and I like to try and DO something, not just give up something... so I have a journal from Women of Faith that I'm going to begin - with short thoughts each day and limited space to write. I'd like to believe I will get to Mass or Rosary at least once a week... but we'll see. Rosary is built into my schedule at work... so I guess I'll try that one - Rosary each week.

Can't believe it's Fat Tuesday today...

spaceys

I should give up fast food, but I'm not religious. So therefore, I will keep eating it! Kidding, I have it under control.

labgirl73

Eating out at all. No quick trips to the gas station, no drive throughs, no sit down restaurants. Nothing. Just what I make at home!

kris1085

I am going to give up sweets and cookies and candy .

May63

I usually give up sodas and fried foods but since I rarely have those items now, I deactivated my Facebook acct.

good idea.

May63

FAcebook.

miss_missa07

The boyfriend and I are giving up fast food and are eating vegetarian one day a week (in addition to our no meat on Fridays). I'm pretty excited, actually .

AnninStPaul

Sloth. I am going to celebrate the Resurrection by taking better care of the body God gave me.

WalkingGirl1985

I really really..wanna give up sweets and junk food. I can't say I will though..

Ding724

This year I have decided to give up two things...

1. THE SCALE: so that I start focusing on the healthy body that God gave me and stop stressing over flucuating up and down 2-3 lbs. I want to focus on toning and measurements and not get distracted by the stupid scale...

2. GOING OUT TO EAT: This will help me to spend more quality time at home preparing and eating healthier meals with my husband (not to mention easier on the wallet)

msfit777

This year I have decided to give up Lent for Lent.

Loves it! :laugh:

AuntSissy152

Seattle's Best Canned Iced Coffee. I was drinking 3-4 a day. 130 calories a can. This should help the numbers on my scale go down!

DoubleE615312

in the past I have given up bread and potatoes. Last year it was Facebook. This year I am giving up the scale, since I weigh myself everyday. I plan to log and keep up with my calories and exercise, but will stay off the scale for the next 6 weeks.

msfit777

The boyfriend and I are giving up fast food and are eating vegetarian one day a week (in addition to our no meat on Fridays). I'm pretty excited, actually .

That's great!

May63

FAcebook.

IT IS DONE

VanishaDawn

I love that lol! :laugh:

amyvandyke

I love being Catholic and the opportunity to observe Lent! (Also love that other faiths chose to observe it as well!) This year I'm giving up the mindless use of my iPhone. When I'm bored, or even when I have the opportunity to play with my son or spend time with my husband, I've found myself on my phone just wasting time! Well NOT anymore! I've also decided to put a little more effort into "being my husbands girlfriend" again!

bekah_ann13

Thanks, as A christian I do practice fasting, but knew nothing of lent.

I did not know what lent was either... I mean I knew there was lent and people gave up things and meat on fridays but I never knew the significance behind it. I am Christian as well. I am not giving up anything for "lent" but I am kicking sweets to the curb! I started today so that I am not alone in giving something up. I am doing it for the purpose of trying to better my health, but I found myself praying several times already today because I need strength for sure! I guess its going to help me get closer to God too which is a good thing.

CharityEaton

One year I gave up Wal-Mart....I didn't step foot in the place for the entire 40 days! I went to every other store BUT there!
It was amazing!

Last year we gave up fried food and chocolate.....the fried food we stuck with and have now been fried food free for one year...unless we eat at a restaurant then the husband and kids go for it if they want, I usually don't but I do have the occasional french fry.....just nohing fried at home anymore!

This year I am giving up ice cream and frozen yogurt(yes, this is a saccrifice for me. I eat ice cream almost every day)
I have a few other things that I'm planning on cutting back on but not truly givng up completely!

Good Luck everyone!

Chika_2015

I am giving up junk food for the next 46 days. And also my Caramel Lattes. YIKES!!!:sad:

Pir8Rav

Anglican/Protestant here - no need to observe Lent with a huge act but I've used the time to try to give something up in a act of solidarity.

Meat (except Seafood)
Daytime smoking
Nighttime alcohol nightcaps
Deadly sin: Sloth - as an act to keep busy and root out inactivity and make changes to initiate a difference in areas of my life that need attention and deserve action.

I had a midnight steak, few scotch, a few smokes late last night as a symbolic last before I start to the next 40 days of absence.

PatasDeGallina

Sobriety.

KatManx

I am giving up Chocolate! I already want some! grrrrr!!!

mnishi

Religion.

Val_from_OH

I've been thinking about this all day today. Was going to be pizza, but since there is a Lean Cuisine Roasted Vegetable Pizza sitting on my desk waiting for lunch, I think I would be off to a bad start.

I like the debit card idea, but my bank doesn't have enough ATM's, so I would end up paying a fortune in fees.

I think I will give up my $1.25 daily Diet Coke from the vending machine and put the money in my son's rice bowl for school.

TeeferTiger

I'm giving up pancakes :happy: That's the whole point of Pancake Day innit, gorge yourself on pancakes and then not eat them again for 40 days? :laugh:

(I'm only kidding people! I know about Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday etc I also know http://www.cogwriter.com/lent.htm)

sblair77

I stopped giving up typical things and started giving up my time and some $$.

I go buy lunch sacks and fill them with daily essentials and some food and water and one scripture. Then on the first day I make sure I give a pack to one person and then each day I add a person.

Other than that I do fast.