Is anyone giving up / taking up anything for lent?

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  • carrie_eggo
    carrie_eggo Posts: 1,396 Member
    I was bad and didn't read all the replies before posting.....last year I gave up Facebook for lent. It was hard. I haven't thought about it yet for this year. MFP would be THE hardest thing to give up......don't know if I could do it. I've heard of people giving up hot water, sleeping in their bed....extreme things. I am going to read back through this thread now for ideas....lol. Giving something up really gives me a sense of appreciation for what I have been given.
  • lucentabella
    lucentabella Posts: 114 Member
    I'm giving up my beloved chocolate. Even though I'm dieting, I still eat it at least once a day (darn those 100 cal snack packs). It's really the only major vice that I have going on right now. A lot of my friends and family like to say they are going to give up their time to help others. I think that's a great idea too.
  • monkeypantz
    monkeypantz Posts: 288 Member
    I grew up in a Catholic family and giving up something for lent was the complete norm for me, I'm not that religious these days, but I still give up something for lent (my atheist boyfriend thinks it's weird).

    Thanks for all your ideas I think I'm going to give up eating out & takeaways and take up morning work outs (actually looking forward to running around the park on a Spring morning).

    Because I'm on holiday for a few days over lent, I will 'have the break from it when on holiday' and carry on over Easter to make up the days.
  • hauer01
    hauer01 Posts: 516 Member
    One year I added random acts of kindness to my daily routine. I would go and get my car washed and might pay for the guy behind me (without him knowing). I used to drive thru a lot, so I might pick up the tab of the guy behind me. Or bake something for a random neighbor who may have done something nice for you years ago. I also tried to incorporate complementing others on a daily basis. I would find one thing about someone that I liked and I made sure to tell them.

    It was really a lot of fun! I don't think we do enough nice things for people and this made me think each and every day, "Hey, think of something really nice for someone that you wouldn't normally go out of your way to do or think to say".

    The whole process made me think differently when Lent was over.
  • nixnax
    nixnax Posts: 42
    I have decided to give up chocolate, this is my greatest and my enemy. I just can't say no to it. But from midnight tonight...... NO more chocolate.
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