Lent is officially over. How'd you do?

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Suzannejl
Suzannejl Posts: 212
in Food and Nutrition
Well I gave up Carbs for lent. I did pretty well for the most part. This last week was probably the worst, i knew it was getting close, and cheated around once a day.

I did get down to my lowest weight so far, 135.2#! I did have carbs on Sunday, so Monday's I was back up 2-3 pounds, but by Friday's i was always back down to around 135.

Now that lent is over I'm hoping to add healthy grains back in, but maybe only one a day. We'll see, maybe I'll just do it on weekends. But I'm afraid I'll binge again! LOL

What are your plans now that lent is over? How did you do? Did you lose or gain any weight ?

Happy and Blessed Easter to you and your family!
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  • OkieinMinny
    OkieinMinny Posts: 834 Member
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    I gave up chocolate - and stuck to it!
  • GetFitE
    GetFitE Posts: 247 Member
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    Totally failed... I was out 2 weeks in. I gave up sweets and had dessert 3 nights in a row... so I just quit.
  • kludgood
    kludgood Posts: 172
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    I gave up fast food/restaurant food && well I think I broke and had it like 4-5 times ugh :( lol
  • pumalama
    pumalama Posts: 140 Member
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    I am not familiar with these traditions and I am confused now, I thought lent ended at Easter, on Sunday.
  • boogiewoman1
    boogiewoman1 Posts: 39
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    I gave up soda and stuck to it. Not craving it anymore,either. Heck ya!
  • e_NV_y
    e_NV_y Posts: 100 Member
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    I gave up facebook..sounds dumb but it was equally hard trust me!! lol. and i made it! and actually enjoyed the break. :)


    And yea i'm not ending it until sunday. then its back on to social networking!! haha but I think i might like MFP better now :)
  • alliesun53
    alliesun53 Posts: 160 Member
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    I gave up coffee...and actually stuck with it!!! I was a coffee fein, like 3+ cups a day...one more day left until I can have that delicious caffeinated hotness...

    I cant wait to feel how the caffeine will affect me, I'm going to feel high! lol!
  • NinjaChickie
    NinjaChickie Posts: 118 Member
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    I gave up chocolate - and stuck to it!

    Me too
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
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    I am not familiar with these traditions and I am confused now, I thought lent ended at Easter, on Sunday.

    It actually ends the Saturday before Easter
  • boogiewoman1
    boogiewoman1 Posts: 39
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    http://catholicism.about.com/od/lent/f/When-Does-Lent-End.htm
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
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    **It's because it starts on Ash Wednesday, and you don't fast on Sundays
  • boogiewoman1
    boogiewoman1 Posts: 39
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    I gave up facebook..sounds dumb but it was equally hard trust me!! lol. and i made it! and actually enjoyed the break. :)


    And yea i'm not ending it until sunday. then its back on to social networking!! haha but I think i might like MFP better now :)

    I gave up fb last year...amazing to see what else you do with your time!
  • loverstreet
    loverstreet Posts: 227 Member
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    I quit smoking...and still not smoking!
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 707
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    Gave up sweets, did great, however I will admit to looking at cake porn on more than one occation...mmmmmmm....cake porn **drooling**...got me though bad bad cravings...lol....Now instead of cake porn, I get the real thing...waaahoooo!!!!
  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
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    When I was a child, we used to fast right up until Easter morning when we would definitely get whatever it was we gave up. I didn't give up anything this year because I only recently returned to the RCC, but next year I will give up something...what that will be is whatever I happen to be craving most at that time. Happy Easter everyone!
  • dont_give_up
    dont_give_up Posts: 312 Member
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    This year I gave up meat, except on Sundays. This is the first time I have given up meat for Lent, and it was a lot harder than giving up chocolate! Lent for me does not end until Sunday.
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
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    I didn't realize it was Lent.

    Last year, though, I went out on a date with a chick during the same week. It went well, she asked if she could crash at my pad. Once we got back to my place, she told me she gave up sex for Lent.

    *kitten* Lent.

    :)
  • SmartWhatever
    SmartWhatever Posts: 718 Member
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    I gave up lent for lent and I was 100% successful!
  • hales_04
    hales_04 Posts: 68 Member
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    I gave up alcohol. It was rough, put I only slipped up once. My cousin came into town and we went into the city to have dinner and go to dance and I was at the first bar and I ordered a drink without even thinking about it, and the minute it was handed to me I said "OH NO! I Forgot!", but I wasn't going to waste a $6 drink. But did great the rest of the night :)
  • dont_give_up
    dont_give_up Posts: 312 Member
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    I quit smoking...and still not smoking!

    That is awesome! Way to go!!! Hope you keep it up!!

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