Lent, what if anything are you giving up?

No. It's irrelevant to me as I'm not a Christian and I already eat fairly healthily. I'm not going to give up my habit of a couple of squares of dark chocolate two or three times a week.

I will give the "give up worrying" a go too! But I'm worried I won't be able to stop worrying....😒

No I'm with all the abstainers ...so nothing

Nothing for me, I’m not particularly religious.

I gave up chocolate last year and when I had it after 47 days I'd gone off it. I've since gone back on it, but don't want that happening again! Will have to think of somethig else this year. Might give biscuits a go instead.

I always gave up alcohol for Lent ( just to prove I could!), but my intake nowadays is so small, it’s not worth it. I’m trying to think of something which I could do which would benefit someone else.

Just find the whole thing absolutely pointless unless folk go out volunteering and make a positive difference to other folks lives.

I’m sure the OP posted this looking for humerous replies.
Keeping things light, I might give up still wine and stick to fizzy for a few weeks!

I’m a Humanist so the idea of Lent holds no meaning for me.

But the idea of occasionally ‘doing without using willpower’ is supposedly good for us. It teaches us to have inner strength for times when we may need it.

I'm with the Worriers but I've given myself capital letters as I am a Champion Worrier. Anyone have a solution? To worrying, that is. I'd love to know. If I gave up worrying I would probably be dead so that's not much of a solution. Now I'm worrying about being dead..................

Georgesgran

I’m sure the OP posted this looking for humerous replies.
Keeping things light, I might give up still wine and stick to fizzy for a few weeks!

Definitely meant to be humorous.

I could give up still wine for fizzy 🍾

We were meant to be in Koln for Rosenmontag and Karnavel. Alas, business calls. Really? We're giving up a fun holiday plus the items we've chosen to abstain from until Easter. Good lesson, I'd guess.

That’s a plan GrannyGravy13. There’s one thing I wouldn’t test my ability for a bit of discipline on, that’s gravy. My mum taught me to make onion gravy, it’s something my daughters learned from me and now make well themselves. Good gravy makes a meal, poor gravy ruins it.

I’m curious about the extent it’s linked to Christianity. Obviously,I know why this is but I like the idea of some self discipline, despite not being particularly good at it. I’ve never been on a diet. My weight has been the same for about 15 years which I put down to not having seconds or eating desert / chocolates/biscuits every day. A glass of wine about 6.30 - routine. Probably wicked self indulgence

No, I won’t be giving up anything, like most on this thread. I really should give up the wine, but it’s one of my pleasures in life, so I won’t be! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Tripe.............I am giving up tripe. It won't be difficult because I don't eat it

Because I enjoy it so much, I’m thinking of giving up housework.
(And if you believe that….)

I'm with batty.

For fun I have just put on the family WhatsApp that DH and I are giving up babysitting/day care for lent, it didn’t go down well 🤣

(That’s one thing neither of us has the willpower to give up ❤️💙)

Kitty 👍

I can’t understand why anyone who isn’t religious would give up anything for lent. In fact if you are not religious you are not giving up things for lent you are giving them up for other reasons.

Actually Doodle I’m giving up anchovies in sacrifice to Belisama, the goddess of the river next to which my house is built. I’m not religious but I’m not taking any chances. An angry river goddess would not be a good neighbour.

Dieting

As said Doodle a lighthearted thread.🙂
That made me laugh GG13 🤣

Wine- in the week! I’ll be well squiffy on a weekend though 😉🤣

You’re a Champion Worrier you say NotTooOld. I once went into work saying ‘I’m a bit worried - I’ve got nothing to worry about’