Lent

beanyspoon
beanyspoon Posts: 61
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Well, Lent starts tomorrow so I am giving up chocolate! I think it will really help my weight loss too.

Anyone else giving up anything for Lent?

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  • beanyspoon
    beanyspoon Posts: 61
    Well, Lent starts tomorrow so I am giving up chocolate! I think it will really help my weight loss too.

    Anyone else giving up anything for Lent?
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    I am sorry I am not familiar with Lent. Can you tell me...:huh:
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Lent is the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Some religions (I'm not sure is many besides Catholic do it) encourage their church goers to "give up" something during this time because of the sacrifices Jesus made for us during this time. I know alot of kids give up stuff like their favorite TV show or pop or candy. One year I gave up ice cream. I try to encourage my kids to try to do something nice for somebody everyweek during Lent.

    I think I'm just going to make the commitment to exercise at least 5 days a week this year.
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    hmmm interesting.

    Good luck :happy:
  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    OK, I have never been good about lent. My grandma gives me a hard time about it. I am doing a detox that I have talked about before. I hope this can be credited to lent.
    No dairy. gluten's, and eggs for 3-4 weeks.:flowerforyou:
  • amandagreen1980
    amandagreen1980 Posts: 286 Member
    I think your grandma will be proud renee!! :happy:

    I am going to give up chocolate also! I have done it before so i know i can do it!! :happy:

    Amanda
  • diannholland1965
    diannholland1965 Posts: 782 Member
    I thing Renee, that yours DOES count and is on the verge of over and above the call of duty.
    --Diann...
    BTW I think that getting your kids to do something nice for others is the GREATEST THING I HAVE HEARD FOR KIDS!!! Congrats you are a steller MOM!
    As for Lent. I do not know what I will give up myself that I have not already given up.
    So the list reads.
    Nothing fried. No soda, No sugar, As little processed food as possible.
    No beef. (but that is only me, I do not like it anyway.)
    Nothing made with white bleached flour. Only WHOLE WHEAT! So far so good.
    But I have a huge baking day on V-Day for the office, so I might have to take a small break from this list for that one day. :blushing:
    --Diann...
  • jessneill
    jessneill Posts: 380 Member
    I think I'll give up hating my belly :happy:
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I'm a Baptist, we don't observe Lent.
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