What are you giving up for LENT?

Me and my family are giving up chocolate this is the 4th year we have done this and the girls always beat the boys, not sure this year though as I've had chocolate every day for the last 3 months, think I need to invest in some headache pills when the withdrawals hit

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Chocolate.
And my 'secret sister' just gave me a gift basket full chocolate yesterday for Valentines day... what to do? Part of me wants to eat it all up before Wednesday, but I know I shouldn't.

that's what fat tuesday is for!!

red wine :sad: crisps,chocolate,sweets,gave up sweets and crisps last yr and lost 6lb but i went back to the bad habit of eating them again and the lb's came back hoping to loose more this yr, goodluck to you all

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LOL......love it!
Are people giving up things for Lent because of religious beliefs or just giving things up because it seems to be the thing to do? Just curious.

I am not Catholic, but I will usually give something up for Lent.
I think sacrifice does the body and mind good, and also allows a chance to re-focus on what is really important. (I am fairly religious - but I still think others could similarly observe for their own personal reasons...)

I'm not Catholic either. I was raised Baptist, and I attend a Baptist church. Even though I don't know of anything in scripture that mandates the idea behind Lent, I think the idea behind it is a good one. For Christians, the Easter season is a time to think about the sacrifice that was made for us, so it stands to reason that we should be thinking about sacrifices that we can make in our own lives for the benefit of others, for the benefit of God's glory, to improve the quality of our own lives so that we have more energy to give of ourselves, or all of the above.

I am Catholic. It's pretty common for people of other faiths to get ashes on Ash Wednesday and "celebrate" Lent. It's neat seeing different people there. I'm not sure how many non-Catholics attend, but I speak to a few here and there. They seem quite pleased to talk about being there for the ashes, lol. The idea behind the 40 days of Lent is to remember and in some small way "live" the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert.

I am Catholic and teach religion in a Catholic school. We just spent time today discussing what the word "Lent" actually means. Technically, it is an Anglo Saxon word that is a derivative of the word "Lengthen", which is meant to represent the coming spring and the lengthening of the daylight hours. Technically, the word has NO religious affiliation attached to it at all. Catholics use it as a way to gauge the 40 days between the first full moon of the new year, and Easter Sunday. The number 40 has great significance in our bible.

What I tried to get my students to do is attach religious meaning to it as it pertains to Jesus Christ's suffering and death on the cross. So, we added the definition: "Jesus LENT himself to sacrifice in order to save us from our sins." I'm not sure if the Catholic church would have a problem with this or not, but it was a great discussion about the juxtaposition between the birth of spring and the death of Jesus.

Lent....yup giving up Lent..

I am on the same page.. I think I have already given up enough..no diet coke, no eating endless calories no laying around and not working out

I am giving up sugar, especially bread products containing sugar. I pray I do a good job!

Ice Cream.

So far I am definitely set on giving up alcohol. I am also toying w/ a few other things.

I say the same things every year but I mean it! Stress and unhappiness. It's not easy but try and be happier every day no matter what.
Kym
-Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.

I'm going to give up gluten. I've been wanting to try to go gluten-free for a long time now to see if it would have any effect on my hypothyroidism and/or other health concerns.. This would be a great opportunity for me because I will not slip-up during lent.

I will also fast on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays.

Looking forward to the challenge, actually.

Going to try giving up eating out. Need to concentrate on making healthy meals at home. Also going to try lessening my stress level. I love the Lenten season.

Milk chocolate, pizza, and swearing haha.

Okay, I guess I'm cheating a little with the MILK chocolate part...

Love this thread, I have decided to give up time for reading and prepaing meals for others on Fridays and attending stations weekly.

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