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Debate Topics (MODS ONLY): Are you giving anything up for lent ?

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- CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
As lent starts on Wednesday are you giving anything up ? or do you think its a waste of time

Forum Poll

lent

Are you giving anything up?

Poll Results

Total Votes:

18

chocolate

11%

bread

0%

sweets stuff in general

11%

somthing different

17%

nothing at all

61%

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- CommentAuthorFlossie
Nothing at all! I'm not a Christian and just think if you want to give something up then you can do at any time of the year.. as most people tend to do it for health/dieting reasons rather than religious reasons x

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- CommentAuthorJennK
I thought about giving up social media to be honest!

Our perfect day - 08.08.15 <3
- CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
I'm giving up giving up.

Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
- CommentAuthorFlossie
Lol I like that one GF x

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- CommentAuthorDanielleS0709
I think I need to give up fb! I'm addicted lol or at least cut back. Only allow myself a sneak when my son is asleep!! I'm not really addicted by the way lol could just go on less

21st May 2016 xxx
- CommentAuthorEmily17
Last yr I gave up tea as I knew it would be a struggle. I was an arsey mare for the whole of lent and now I wake up to a cup of tea every morning do I get my fix x

This year I'm thinking sweets. They are my number 2 happy fix

Just to add I am a Christian and like to pick something that's tough.

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- CommentAuthorWhovianbride
No! But I'm lazy, maybe I should try and give up chocolate to help my diet.

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August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
- CommentAuthorInDreamland
Crisps and biscuits, not giving up chocolate this time! Fatal mistake when my birthday always falls during lent, i didn't properly think it through last year!

Married the love of my life on Saturday 11th May 2013 xxx
Had our dream perfect honeymoon in Hawaii!
- CommentAuthorElizabethF49
I don't give anything up for lent.

After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
- CommentAuthorErinV
Im not giving up anything for lent - not really my thing.
- CommentAuthorVelcro
nothing i am not religious

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- CommentAuthorclairenina
I'm not a practising Christian, so no.
- CommentAuthorJennK
I don't understand why people respond to posts when they have nothing to say?

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- CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
i dont think to have to be religious to give something up ( how many people have pancakes today without knowing the religous resons !!) .... use it more as 40 days to kick start a diet .. or spur you on to giving up smoking ..

my daughter is giving up making excuses not to exercise ... yes she could have done it at any time but as she says it is a set time to focus on

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- CommentAuthorDonnaH39
I think it's a good time to start something new like a diet or like lala's daughter a kick start for exercising.

The other big time to do it is New Years, but actually-if you try and start something at New years you are more than likely heading for a fail as for a start people still tend to be celebrating on new years day, so really not the best day to start a diet and also after all the celebrating and over indulgence I think suddenly saying ''I'm stopping it all now'' is very hard and your much more likely to give up.

Going back to lent... I haven't given up anything this year, in general I'm trying to be more healthy and exercise more (not happened this week with various things on) but I want to lose half a stone by Easter.... really hoping I can do it as Easter seems to be getting closer and closer now :/
- CommentAuthorEmily17
Lala live that post. I know people who don't know it's Shrove Tuesday and think that it is pancake day..

Day one without my sugar fix :)

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Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
- CommentAuthorFlossie
I had pancakes without knowing the religious background of the day.. same as I celebrate Christmas without fully understanding the religious background of it (obviously I know the general story lol).

All for people giving up something for lent if they are not religious, just not something that bothers me personally. If I wanted to give something up, kick start a diet, exercise more or whatever I would do so at any other time of the year, without waiting for a particular 'milestone' x

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- CommentAuthorWelshBrideBethan2015
I have decided to stop biting my nails which seems small but it is something I do all the time and I really want to grow them lol

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- CommentAuthormichgib
I not giving anything up
- CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
all chocolates moved from fridge in to a box in the cupboard .... chocolates icecream moved to the back of the freezer ( its ben n jerrys too ) even put my hot choc pot away instead of it being by the kettle ..... i will lose weight by the time i see Mr lala .. i will ... i will

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- CommentAuthorAprilS61
I dont do Lent either. Im with Flossie (plus, I'm weak!) x

Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
- CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
day one completed ..... phew . just 39 togo lol

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- CommentAuthorEmily17
Lala. Hate to make it worse but lent is 47 days. They don't include Sunday's in the 40 days for some reason.

Although some people say this means your allowed to break lent on Sinday. Personally I think that's cheating

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Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
- CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
Emily and extra 7 days .....Noooooooooooo

i agree that breaking lent on a sunday is cheating too ..... mind you im stopping the day that mr lala arrives back in the country ( April 2nd )

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- CommentAuthorDonnaH39
According to google lent ends of April the 2nd ;)

Even if that's not right, can't blame you for it ending for you that day :)
- CommentAuthorEmily17
That's a good reason! I don't think anyone will mind. Plus your nearly there so if you "save up the Sundays" :)

We won't tell haha

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He proposed Jan 2014
Will become Mrs P 7th October 2017
- CommentAuthorWhovianbride
3 days in, no choc so far.! :)

Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!

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