No sweets for 4o days Lent challenge

charelg
charelg Posts: 599 Member
in Motivation and Support
So...,I thought now would be a good time to nix the sweets for a lil bit. I'd love someone to do it with me. I am doing no candy, cookies, cake, ice cream, choclate..only sugar free items and of course fruit. Is is very hard for me, because everyday I eat at least one sweet, especially at night. Anyone want to join me?? :)

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  • nikitittle
    nikitittle Posts: 9
    I'll join you. Though I don't think it would be very hard for me since I am not a big fan of candy and chocolate in general, but ice cream is my weakness!
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    I'm doing the same thing, except no sugar free fake sweets either. I also don't eat corn, dairy, or wheat, so it's going to be super tough to nix the sweets too. That's like 30% of my calories.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Damn girl that's hard, I eat decent, I'll have to,follow your lead, you are in great shape. But can't give up carbs and sweets, so sweets for now. Day one done :)
  • wendybrrd
    wendybrrd Posts: 1
    It would probably benefit me.... It will benefit me... This is my first time on a diet and Im lacking discipline. So I guess Ill start this outright. Whooo. This is a big step for me!
  • HenrietteC
    HenrietteC Posts: 2 Member
    I will join you, since it was my intention to go sugar & artificial sugar free for Lent anyway. I will start tomorrow though, since I already had a small Valentines cupcake today, that my boss gave me and there was no way of not eating it without offending him: (
  • bmstee03
    bmstee03 Posts: 119 Member
    This is my plan as well. I have such a weakness for sweets it's like I can't resist them. So I am working on it during lent. And also Pizza.
  • Flyersteve18
    Flyersteve18 Posts: 53 Member
    I'm giving up sweets AND alcohol. Wooot lets do this!!
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Glad I'm not the only one doing this!! :)
  • Cara85K
    Cara85K Posts: 122
    I decided a couple days ago that sweets were what I was going to give up for lent! I eat something sweet about 2pm everyday...I guess thats when work gets boring sometimes. I just always do it so I'm trying to kick the habit!
  • drencher
    drencher Posts: 3 Member
    I also gave up sugar for Lent and also wheat. So I am in for the challenge! Thanks for posting as it is nice to always have support.
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Count me in
  • Lucia120382
    Lucia120382 Posts: 427
    I am in but this will be soooo hard for me.
  • JDanKing
    JDanKing Posts: 13
    Charelg, I will join you for lent, or for as long as you like. I'm diabetic, and have given sugar, cake, pie, etc. up for good. Don't feel too deprived if you can't have it for just 40 days.

    In other words, YOU GO GIRL! You can do it!
  • rocket_ace
    rocket_ace Posts: 380 Member
    go for it. I wonder if its possible to eat zero sugar for a while?
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    I'm in but because I ate a half a long john today I'll have to go past Easter.
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    i'll do it
  • onelifeonebody42
    onelifeonebody42 Posts: 10
    I'll join you, my weakness are sweets
  • MelisMusing
    MelisMusing Posts: 421 Member
    I'm in! My goal is a no sweets/no "simple" carbs kick off for Lent. We can do this!!
  • MyPresent
    MyPresent Posts: 35 Member
    I also gave up sweets! I started yesterday and today at work everyone is sharing candy or chocolate among coworkers for valentine's day...I am not touching any! Count me in!
  • BellaEle
    BellaEle Posts: 13
    I am in! OMG, I really hope to resist.. Chocolate is my passion, I use to have a sweet treat every day, but it is not healthy at all! Let's try it!
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Awesome y'all! Kinda having a tough time at the moment with cake pops in the kitchen for Vday, ughhhh!
  • jalas27
    jalas27 Posts: 55 Member
    I gave up bread, cake and cookies. These are extremely hard to resist If set in front of me. In fact, for my cheat meal yesterday, we ordered thin crust pizza and it came with cinnamon sticks. I'm guessing that falls into the bread category?!?! Failed already! But I will be back on track. Just curious, I've heard that on Sundays we are allowed to indulge and rejoice! That Lent from Ash Wednesday to Easter is actually more than 40 days, but when you subtract out the Sundays it equals 40 days, so that's why Sundays don't count. What do you think about that?
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    That is hard! I only gave up bad sweets:candy, cookies, cake, choclate, ice cream, pastries...I ate a banana with honey last night, wasnt the same. Didn't realize I was such a sweet addict. I'll have to look at the lent calendar deal.. I was going to just try my hardest 30 days straight. To see if I can actually do it.
  • jalas27
    jalas27 Posts: 55 Member
    You can do it! Just one day at a time! It takes 22 days to create a habit...so I bet you will be able to surpass your goal if you stick to it!
  • BeyondThePixels
    BeyondThePixels Posts: 91 Member
    Joining too! I did it once two years ago (before MFP) and it helped ease my sweet tooth! It's creeping up again, this is what I need!
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    Yeah they say the longer you go, the easier it gets. Amy have some healthy sweet snack ideas that aren't the things I gave up (candy, cookies, pastries, candy, ice cream) I did a yogurt blueberry parfait, a banana with honey, frozen banana...any other ideas??
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    What is this, day 5? I'm pretty much drinking coffee and tea with splenda / stevia all day to curb my sweet craving. Not sure if that's cheating, but this is so brutal for me. I seriously feel depressed without my sugar. I wasn't expecting the mood slump. How many days to get over an addiction?
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    Did I say I'd do this challenge, what do I do with these Girls Scout cookies? =(
  • HenrietteC
    HenrietteC Posts: 2 Member
    So how is everybody doing? I struggled on Saturday and ate a lot of dried fruit, but now I am coping better. I do have a few dates at night to curb my sweet tooth. I am also eating quite a bit of fresh fruit, it seems to help.
  • Cara85K
    Cara85K Posts: 122
    It seems to be easier this week for me. I feel like I"m doing pretty well...I've had no sweets or sodas (even diet) since lent started.

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