Lent

hi guys

i will try not to push religion on you or anything, but just wondered what you guys were giving up for lent, or rather taking up ?

in view of taking up a healthy body, i was gonna see if i could last long enough without needing costa :S failed that one, so i have given up alcohol, not very difficult with all the visits to costa and medication i am taking!!!

couldnt do the whole chocolate one as thats my comfort and treat hehe

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[angievere]

I go to church but never manage to give up anything for Lent. Have tried chocolate many times but just couldnt manage to give it up. If I have chocolate in the cupboard it sort of 'calls' to me and I just have to eat it. As my husband says, I am very weak-willed on the choc front.

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My daughter wants me to stop telling her off for lent!! Instead we are trying to get to a 'mini' mass at school before school starts every Monday, my asthma allowing.

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haha, no chocolate is my comfort so will never work!!

no sadly i have to miss church again this week grr!! at least songs of praise is on later... bet ur daughter be happy if u can stick to that one of not telling her off, but i am sure it depends on how good she is lol

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I was gonna give up alcohol and smoking - I dont do either so I cant fail!

I decided to really test myself and give up chocolate which I eat every day. Ive replaced my daily chocolate habit with sweets and lolly pops and going strong!

Ive been blessed with a very strong mind so Im feeling rather invincible!

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haha like that. never thought of that - giving up something i dont do in the first place , no brainer really!!

good luck with the lollys + sweets hehe

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I dont have a sweet tooth at all, so hate deserts, cake, choc etc...

HOWEVER if you asked me to give up crisps.... then no way!!

Snowy

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Im thinking bout giving up sleeping through the night.

I also thought bout giving up being awake till stupid o clock.

Now that could be a difficult one!!

Howie

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howie

i would love to give up being awake til stupid o'clock or indeed being awake continuously full stop so i can indeed sleep!!!!

good luck either way!!

crisps snowy, ouch, no way!

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[angievere]

howie - I thought you had given up sleeping at night already!!

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I always used to say I was giving up something I never have anyway such as jam sandwiches (don't like them) or cigarettes (I've never smoked and never will). One year I successfully gave up chocolate, which was quite an achievement for me!

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My first set of exams at uni (a horrendous lot, 11 3-hour papers in a week) were during Lent. I considered saying I had given up taking exams for Lent and could they please respect my beliefs

A friend always gives up caffeine - she drinks gallons of Coke normally. One year she switched to Mountain Dew, not realising it has even more caffeine than Coke! A week in she wondered why she wasn't getting the usual withdrawal symptoms.

This year I've decided on alcohol and cigarettes - can't fail! Chocolate would not happen. I don't have many vices (of the eating/drinking sort anyway) so I figure I deserve that one - and I do it properly! I don't have a sweet tooth, it's 70%+ all the way.

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every year i say cheese or yorkshire puddings but i cant not eat them lol

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Thought I ought to reply to this post. I have joked over the years about giving up work for lent! Well I actually managed it for 3wks! Shame it was because I've been ill.

I've given up facebook apart from once a day to put a biblical thought for the day. I also but down on drinking too much sprite. Facebook has been difficult this year cause I've been off. I always say lent is about taking something up such as instead of facebook I've been reading a devotional book. Also a lent study course, which has made me think.

Anyway must sign off and try to take up sleep, if I'm to get up for wrk tomorrow. .

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hope ur all staying strong in your giving up for lent missions

very very VERY tempted with mine but seeing as on meds still, no chance luckily!!

nice mojito would be quite nice tho

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