Lent is officially over. How'd you do?

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
    I gave up chocolate - and stuck to it!
  • GetFitE
    GetFitE Posts: 247 Member
    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: 147 Member
    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
    I am not familiar with these traditions and I am confused now, I thought lent ended at Easter, on Sunday.
  • boogiewoman1
    boogiewoman1 Posts: 39
    I gave up soda and stuck to it. Not craving it anymore,either. Heck ya!
  • e_NV_y
    e_NV_y Posts: 100 Member
    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
    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
    I gave up chocolate - and stuck to it!

    Me too
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    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
    http://catholicism.about.com/od/lent/f/When-Does-Lent-End.htm
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    **It's because it starts on Ash Wednesday, and you don't fast on Sundays
  • boogiewoman1
    boogiewoman1 Posts: 39
    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
    I quit smoking...and still not smoking!
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    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
    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
    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
    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
    I gave up lent for lent and I was 100% successful!
  • hales_04
    hales_04 Posts: 68 Member
    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
    I quit smoking...and still not smoking!

    That is awesome! Way to go!!! Hope you keep it up!!
  • SCUBAMomofTwo
    SCUBAMomofTwo Posts: 189
    As a lifelong Catholic, I was always taught that Lent ended when the Mass of the Lord's Last Supper (Holy Thursday) started; Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Saturday are collectively called the Triduum and are celebrated separate from Lent and the Easter season (which starts with the Easter vigil on Saturday).

    I gave up these gingerbread-style cookies, in the shape of a pig, that are sold at a local mexican bakery. I am going to buy myself one tomorrow and enjoy it with my coffee on Easter morning.

    Happy Easter!
  • jesusHchris
    jesusHchris Posts: 1,405 Member
    I quit smoking...and still not smoking!

    That's awesome. Congrats!
  • Suzannejl
    Suzannejl Posts: 212
    Thanks for that post! My parents are almost 90, and my grandparents lived to be 93 as well, so I learned old school! They considered sunset the night before to be included in the day(like the Jewish people do). So today, at Sunset I had 3 homemade chocolate chip cookies courtesy my daughter.

    Last year I gave up pop. Never even had them on Sunday's. By the time Easter Sunday came I tasted a coke, and haven't gone back! In fact last year lent is when I first started MFP. As of today i have lost 20 pounds (lent to lent!)

    Way to go everyone! congratulations on a great lenten season!
  • WhitneyT586
    WhitneyT586 Posts: 279 Member
    Gave up all carbonation and bread - anything I could make a sandwich out of. I've made it all the way through. Looking forward to a biscuit after early church on Sunday though. The carbonation was harder to deal with than the bread. I've been dying for a sprite zero on my "cheat" night.
  • pumalama
    pumalama Posts: 140 Member
    http://catholicism.about.com/od/lent/f/When-Does-Lent-End.htm

    thank you for the link and to the other person who answered me. I am always interested to learn about new topics.
  • e_NV_y
    e_NV_y Posts: 100 Member
    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!


    THis is so true!! I actually feel like I have a closer relationship again with my friends because I had to actually call them instead of just reading a status.. lol I ended up doing a thought of the day (quote) text every morning just to pass the time or fill the void of fb i guess.. but now they love it and i will continue it even if i start my page up. Its sad to realize how much our lives get trapped inside social networking instead of actually Real communication. lol

    *sigh* what happened to the good ole days... when Cordless phones and caller id was the new Hip things!!! haha (i digress) lol
  • Suzannejl
    Suzannejl Posts: 212
    LOL, when my kids were little we would give up TV for lent. We could watch religious videos, Veggie Tales was a favorite! Now we still pull out Veggie Tales, etc. during the season.

    You are right, we gained a lot of extra time!
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    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!

    You gave up CARBS? How the he11 would you do that? All fruits and vegetables contain carbs! Did you eat nothing but meat? It doesn't seem possible...
  • Suzannejl
    Suzannejl Posts: 212
    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!

    You gave up CARBS? How the he11 would you do that? All fruits and vegetables contain carbs! Did you eat nothing but meat? It doesn't seem possible...

    More like Phase one of South Beach diet: veggies, dairy and meat only. Then after a couple of weeks I added back in fruit. But no grains, occasional starchy veggies like corn, peas, or potatoes.

    You are so right! I was shocked the other day when I had some pineapple and it had more carbs than a slice of whole grain bread! (almost twice!)

    It was HARD. Don't think I could do it normally, my will power is kinda weak. LOL Going back to healthy carbs next week. But it was fun finding new and interesting ways to eat more veggies! Even my kids learned they like shredded cabbage with a little sesame oil and rice vinegar!

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