What are you giving up for LENT?

DeirdreMum8
DeirdreMum8 Posts: 68
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I am trying to get a good goal! I have always loved Lent to set goals and get positively focused. One year I gave up coffee which was terrible :tongue: but otherwise it has always been a great way to follow through on a goal. Help me come up with ideas, just dont take away my wine or coffee!!

What are you giving up for Lent this year?
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  • Kayla_292to165
    Kayla_292to165 Posts: 249 Member
    chocolate :sad: Lord help me with this one....
  • bonjovi27
    bonjovi27 Posts: 144 Member
    I'm going to give up taking the elevator at college (only 4 floors high so not that bad..), and I'm going to (try to) give up alcohol... Or at least cut down to 1 or 2 drinks a week.
  • bonjovi27
    bonjovi27 Posts: 144 Member
    chocolate :sad: Lord help me with this one....

    Good luck!!! You can do it!
  • Vlly4life15
    Vlly4life15 Posts: 248 Member
    cheat meals =( lol
  • thedescentofhope
    thedescentofhope Posts: 118 Member
    I won't be eating any meat, chocolate, crisps, sweets or drinking alcohol for the duration of Lent. I will also be observing a fast on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday.
  • Vlly4life15
    Vlly4life15 Posts: 248 Member
    I won't be eating any meat, chocolate, crisps, sweets or drinking alcohol for the duration of Lent. I will also be observing a fast on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday.

    This plus I fast on every friday during lent
  • BridgetBarger
    BridgetBarger Posts: 35 Member
    I usually give up meat, I don't think I will do that this year though. I am still working on what to give up. I do know I will be giving up facebook. My husband is giving up alchol.
  • preslyann50
    preslyann50 Posts: 114 Member
    chocolate :sad: Lord help me with this one....

    ME TOO! lol ALso instead of just giving up something I'm going to make sure I give at least one compliment each day to a stranger :)
  • YAYJules
    YAYJules Posts: 282 Member
    I'm giving up giving things up. :-)
  • DeirdreMum8
    DeirdreMum8 Posts: 68
    Love the idea of saying something nice! Very cool.

    Still debating peanut butter, cheese or I might attempt snacking and stick to eating 3 times a day in Lent.

    Adding morning prayer/intentions each morning.:love:
  • felcandy
    felcandy Posts: 228 Member
    i gave up chocolate two years ago and i lost my taste for it since then... last year i gave up white flour but that didnt last long... this year I dont know...

    I'm not catholic, but i like the idea of lent and doing without for a little while.
  • jcookRN20
    jcookRN20 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm giving up soda!
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    I'm giving up booze for lent. In my case that's gin.

    It's traditional to donate to charity the money you'd save by giving something up, so someone else benefits from you abstaining.

    I'm going to donate mine to my church (the money I've not spent, not the gin!!!)

    Who would you donate your money to?
  • archers33
    archers33 Posts: 13 Member
    I'm giving up the lift! I'm hoping that by the time Lent's over, the stairs will be a habit.
  • pocodonn
    pocodonn Posts: 27
    I'll only drink water until Easter. ( I'll miss my sweet tea!) And I won't eat sweets. I'm gonna feel this! :)
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Haven't decided for sure, but I'm thinking about giving up sweets (anything with added sugars) and dairy.
  • AllisonEBrown
    AllisonEBrown Posts: 56
    I am giving up meat. I would give up sweets, but I am very good finding every single loophole. Don't really drink alcohol since I started MFP. Meat will be tough.
  • nykdem
    nykdem Posts: 119 Member
    I'm giving up giving things up. :-)

    ^^^^THIS^^^^
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    Not a single thing.
  • curvynblonde
    curvynblonde Posts: 170 Member
    I think I'm going to give up shopping for things I don't need. Also, I'm going to give up rest days. I'm gonna hit the gym hard for 40 days straight!
  • emsicle_o
    emsicle_o Posts: 162 Member
    I normally give up chocolate every year, but it's been getting too easy, so I thought alcohol (I have a drink nearly every night :-s ) and having a better lifestyle in general.
  • Goldib76
    Goldib76 Posts: 10 Member
    I'm giving up Tim Horton's and McDonald's coffee. I drink between 3 - 4 a day.
  • BamBam125
    BamBam125 Posts: 229 Member
    Nothing for Lent.
    But Lent does overlap with Passover, and hubby is Jewish, so we'll be tossing out/hiding anything that is leavened and giving the house a good cleaning.
  • 2moonNback
    2moonNback Posts: 61 Member
    I will be reading my devotions daily....
  • RetroSnowflake
    RetroSnowflake Posts: 168
    I'll be giving up chocolate for Lent (:
  • oh_em_gee
    oh_em_gee Posts: 887 Member
    Shopping for things I don't need. So, obviously I'll pay bills and put gas in the car, but no new clothes, and, since it's not necessary, no buying junk food or alcohol.
  • leotardbanshee
    leotardbanshee Posts: 92 Member
    alcohol -_- and if i can do it for 40 days and 40 nights, maybe i can do it for the rest of my life!
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    What are you giving up for Lent this year?

    I am giving up LENT
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    i am giving up lent for lent!
  • Deedles2012
    Deedles2012 Posts: 122 Member
    chocolate :sad: Lord help me with this one....

    ME TOO! lol ALso instead of just giving up something I'm going to make sure I give at least one compliment each day to a stranger :)

    LOVE this idea!

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