Lent

IsabellaC45
IsabellaC45 Posts: 137 Member
in Motivation and Support
I know it's a couple weeks away yet, but has anyone thought about what they might do for lent?

I was thinking about drinking nothing but water. Maybe a bit of squash to help it go down.

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  • Kaathmandu
    Kaathmandu Posts: 129
    I know!! I usually give up diet coke/pepsi max because I drink waaaay too much - good chance to 'detox' ... but it is my only 'vice' when I'm dieting ... haven't made a call yet ... think I may come up with something positive in the "do a good deed" department instead ...
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    I give up meat on Fridays
  • StephCoff1969
    StephCoff1969 Posts: 357
    I quit smoking with the help of an e-cig in December and am thinking of dropping it... (fingers crossed)

    P.S. Kaathmandu... I love your profile picture... :blushing:
  • CEHayes73
    CEHayes73 Posts: 221 Member
    Last year I gave up meat for all of lent. I still ate fish and 'feasted' on Sundays. It was great for weightloss, and for self-discipline, and saved on the grocery bill. Used the extra money we saved to drop a couple of items into the donations box for the food bank. Not sure I want to do the same thing this year, but I really liked this one, because of the combo of self-control and doing for others.
  • Kaathmandu
    Kaathmandu Posts: 129
    @ Stepc - congrat.s on the no smoking, good luck with the e.cig thing - a friend of mine substituted carrot and celery cut to cigarette size. Worked for her!

    (And thanks - I love your hair! Pink flamingo? I usually have coloured hair, but got sick of not being able to wear half my wardrobe because it clashed with my current hair colour, so decided to go blonde for summer. But this pic was trying to own the fact that I'm old and decrepit and now need reading glasses! :ohwell: )!

    I have also used Lent for motivation to keep me on programme when I've been struggling.
  • StephCoff1969
    StephCoff1969 Posts: 357
    @ Stepc - congrat.s on the no smoking, good luck with the e.cig thing - a friend of mine substituted carrot and celery cut to cigarette size. Worked for her!

    (And thanks - I love your hair! Pink flamingo? I usually have coloured hair, but got sick of not being able to wear half my wardrobe because it clashed with my current hair colour, so decided to go blonde for summer. But this pic was trying to own the fact that I'm old and decrepit and now need reading glasses! :ohwell: )!

    I have also used Lent for motivation to keep me on programme when I've been struggling.

    Manic Panic... Hot pink...
  • cngeike
    cngeike Posts: 305 Member
    Coffee for sure. Other than that I am not sure.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    I don't really have much left to give up. I thought about giving up fast food all together, but that might leave me in a bind. I'm thinking instead of giving up something I might set for myself a fitness goal, specifically with running mileage. Not sure yet.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
    I always give up lent for lent. It works pretty well
  • TrueBlueBruin78
    TrueBlueBruin78 Posts: 311 Member
    Thanks for reminding me. I think that i will not give up anything, rather than start doing things more. Maybe pray before every meal or say something nice to someone everyday. Maybe i can give up some of "me" time during the season. I mean helping others that are less fortunate than myself.

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