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    LENT IS UPON US

    Posts: 564 Member
    edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
    HI everyone :D

    Just wondered if anyone was giving up anything for lent? I'm giving up sweet AND chocolate oh lord!

    Mikhaila

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    • Posts: 25
      im giving up chocolate also and making sure i pray every night :)
    • Posts: 3,222 Member
      Wine and salty snack foods (chips, pickles, pretzels, ect). I'll be praying more often than normal because it will only be though His grace that I make it through.
    • Posts: 960 Member
      comlpetely forgot about this.. sooooooo.. ill give up chocolate - All kinds.. white, dark and milk. NO CHEATING!
      Ill still have sweets.. but no choccy!!
    • Posts: 4,171
      i have gone for chocolate too... going to be a killer especially chocky bikkies but easier than coffee... so roll on the daily double expresso's....
    • Posts: 80
      CANDY! :(
    • Posts: 1,926 Member
      I'm giving up salty snacks--and will be more consistent with my prayers.
    • Posts: 491 Member
      i HAVEN'T DECIDED TO GIVE ANYTHING UP, BUT I DEFF GOT MY ASHES TODAY
    • Posts: 2,301 Member
      my plan is to improve my temperment. I am really not too bad if I am excercising and eating right...sooo as a way of fighting the vice and practice virtue I plan to give up on the processed food thing. Whole grains only, beans, legumes, fruits, vegies, meats, eggs and dairy, in as pure a form as possible. Plus, excericse calms me. I hate to do it but it is very calming.

      I also hope to pray more and attend morning Mass at least 3 or 4 extra days per week.

      and lest we forget...the Sacrament of Confession.

      DD
    • Posts: 612 Member
      I am cutting back on diet pop. I will let myself have 2 a week. I don't do well with the all or nothing approach. I crash and burn and then feel terrible. Our biggest lent sacrifice is giving up our friday night or weekend eating out. We are going away in 10 days for a surprise to take the kids to Great Wolf Lodge so we will have to eat out there, but otherwise we will forgo eating out.
    • Posts: 282
      Chocolate.....it is my one true vice........i give it up every year and it SUCKS.......and then no meat today or any friday during lent.... Although, this year, with easter being done so early, I will actually get to have chocolate cake on my birthday...sometimes lent falls during then so i dont get to enjoy it.......this year I will!
    • Posts: 1,184 Member
      I'm giving up snacking. I'm going to eat 3 meals per day and nothing between 8 and 8.
    • Posts: 612 Member
      Chocolate.....it is my one true vice........i give it up every year and it SUCKS.......and then no meat today or any friday during lent.... Although, this year, with easter being done so early, I will actually get to have chocolate cake on my birthday...sometimes lent falls during then so i dont get to enjoy it.......this year I will!

      We don't eat meat on fridays either :) (or today).
    • Posts: 564 Member
      :happy: I´m glad so many people are giving something up! True test for me giving up chocolate and sweets but I think I can do it! Good luck everyone :heart:
    • Posts: 9,543 Member
      Am I the only one who doesn't observe Lent? I always thought it was a Jewish tradition. :ohwell:
    • Posts: 358 Member
      My husband and I are giving up drinking monday thu thursday and no meat on fridays.

      This should help my weight loss journey immensley.

      I'm jewnish and the hubby is catholic.

      Lent is VERY catholic. Today is ash wednesday.
    • Posts: 41
      no you're not the only one that don't observe it I don't either. Actually there are many denoms that observe Lent.
    • Posts: 3,222 Member
      Am I the only one who doesn't observe Lent? I always thought it was a Jewish tradition. :ohwell:


      It's Catholic...of which I am not, but I use this time to be closer to God.
    • Posts: 3,728 Member
      I just looked on Wikipedia because I wasn't sure who observed Lent. I know I never did, but I just found out that my religion does.
      My parents were absolute pagans!!:laugh:
    • Posts: 1,926 Member
      I was raised Catholic, changed to a Baptist church and then joined a Presbyterian church when my children were young (I consider ALL of us to be Christian!)--they all observed the Lenten season in some way.
    • Posts: 206 Member
      I'm giving up sweets and chocolates
      going to be so hard :/
      especially as it's my sisters 30th soon and she's going to have a massive chcocolate cake =[
      give me strength
    • Posts: 960 Member
      Im not religious in anyway shape or form, however im 1/4 jewish and i've been christened!!? lol
      Anywhoo i do this every year as a little challenge to myself.. its usually pretty hard and i cave in, but im gonna give it my best shot!! havent been tempted so im happy! x
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