What you giving up for Lent?

bitofabind

I'm gonna give caffeine a go. Lasted three days last year. Aiming for a week this time (serious habit)

What are the good folks of AH giving up for Lent this year?

Cutie 3.14

Ridin', sure I've no choice really, I'm wrecked half the time

Raconteuse

Remember in primary school you'd say "I'm giving up homework" and it was absolute comedy gold.

Cina

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

Ridin', sure I've no choice really, I'm wrecked half the time

Absolute mad lad legend you are.

Cutie 3.14

Cina wrote: »

Absolute mad lad legend you are.

Mad 'lady' legend I am

corner of hells

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

Ridin', sure I've no choice really, I'm wrecked half the time

Tomorrows your last day, you should go out with a bang.

nthclare

I gave up lent a long time ago and sticking with my convictions.

barney shamrock

Religion.

Car99

I'm giving up boards.ie, reading rte news and bbc news websites.

Zebra3

This still a thing with the Bouncy Castle Catholics?

JohnnyFlash

Zebra3 wrote: »

This still a thing with the Bouncy Castle Catholics?

You should try 40 days of not being so deeply pessimistic and misanthropic. Such unrelenting bleakness must be tiring.

As Leonard Cohen once said, ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’.

Drink, fags, and nice food. Maybe coffee too.

jam_mac_jam

Nothing. As I don't believe in it.


Good custom though, its a good idea to deny yourself something once in a while but I won't be.

Raconteuse

Nothing specific but definitely increasing exercise as the days get longer and weather improves.

So giving up being a lazyhole using winter as my excuse.

Stewball

I gave up catholicism 20 years ago and I'm still off it.

That's dedication!

bitofabind

Think I'll throw junk food and social media to the list, become the most virtuous person on the face of the planet. For about a day and a half.

uck51js9zml2yt

Giving up being polite

Cutie 3.14

In all seriousness though, not that I believe in any of it but, same as a previous poster, try get out for a walk/jog now that the evenings are brighter. And actually having breakfast.

Had a big bowl of porridge every morning for about a week and a half, another for lunch then my dinner in the evening and the weight started to come off quick enough.
Might try it again for lent

I’m thinking of giving up posting on Boards. Either that or give up the drink.

Thelonious Monk

Raconteuse wrote: »

Nothing specific but definitely increasing exercise as the days get longer and weather improves.

So giving up being a lazyhole using winter as my excuse.

Except the weather never really improves

Wichita Lineman

Boards.

bitofabind

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

In all seriousness though, not that I believe in any of it but, same as a previous poster, try get out for a walk/jog now that the evenings are brighter. And actually having breakfast.

Had a big bowl of porridge every morning for about a week and a half, another for lunch then my dinner in the evening and the weight started to come off quick enough.
Might try it again for lent

That's a lot of porridge!

Zebra3

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

You should try 40 days of not being so deeply pessimistic and misanthropic. Such unrelenting bleakness must be tiring.

As Leonard Cohen once said, ‘there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in’.

Touch a nerve?

Cutie 3.14

bitofabind wrote: »

That's a lot of porridge!

Mmm luuvly porridge:)

Cutie 3.14

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

Mmm luuvly porridge:)

I’d love to like food like that. Or think of food as nothing but fuel.

Lewis_Benson

Nathin.

Arghus

I'd love to say Boards, but that's probably not going to be true.

Pherekydes

Giving up giving up things for lent.

Wife says she's giving up sex. Not sure where that leaves me...

Allinall

Pherekydes wrote: »

Giving up giving up things for lent.

Wife says she's giving up sex. Not sure where that leaves me...

Who's wife?

corner of hells

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I’m thinking of giving up posting on Boards. Either that or give up the drink.

Fcuk , imagine being sober in AH.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Raconteuse wrote: »

Remember in primary school you'd say "I'm giving up homework" and it was absolute comedy gold.

It’s the kid version of Dad Jokes (which I secretly kind of love. When my father or father-in-law opens their mouth and I know a Dad JokeTM is a-coming, I am all ears).

corner of hells

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

It’s the kid version of Dad Jokes (which I secretly kind of love. When my father or father-in-law opens their mouth and I know a Dad JokeTM is a-coming, I am all ears).

Speaking of ears, theres a three for the price of two deal on hearing aids in Specsavers at the moment.
It's not going very well , sure who has three ears.

The Nal

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Good custom though, its a good idea to deny yourself something once in a while but I won't be.

Why?!

I'm very erm...what's that word...bacchanalian?
Giving things up for Lent and new year resolutions and dry January and all that kind of thing doesn't enter my mind at all. It would be nice commit to taking up jogging and not having pizza for months. But gawd. It wouldn't make me happy.

Redneck Reject71

I will give up Tequila and hope I hold fast to that,heh.

Leg End Reject

Life's too short for that craic, enjoy it while you're here.

Redneck Reject71

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Life's too short for that craic, enjoy it while you're here.

I'm not having a lot of faith in my Catholic duties, but what hell, least I tried,heh.I've too much bottled away to go through til Wednesday,heh.
Besides my father always told me God loves those who try,heh.

Ninthlife

The last time I gave something up for lent I was probably 7.

Over the following 33 years I havent abstained and nothing has happened to me as a result so Im gonna continue as it would be terrible to break a good record like that

The Satanist

I'm boycotting lent.

Torino

Torino wrote: »

It would be amusing to see people try and abstain from.using their smart phones. :pac:

Nobody gives up a necessity.

Go Home Paddy Cat!!

Im giving up showering. will have a bath once a week instead

Deebles McBeebles

Torino wrote: »

It would be amusing to see people try and abstain from.using their smart phones. :pac:

Even just giving it up while driving would be good.

Sardonicat

Go Home Paddy Cat!! wrote: »

Im giving up showering. will have a bath once a week instead

Go home Paddy Cat, you stinky basterd!

whisky_galore

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Nobody gives up a necessity.

It wasn't a necessity before you had one.

whisky_galore

whisky_galore wrote: »

It wasn't a necessity before you had one.

It is now though.

Irishphotodesk

Was going to give up social media for the month... But my wife reminded me that my birthday is during Lent, and it would be very rude not to acknowledge the friends and family etc that will wish me happy birthday .... Online !

So ... Now I guess probably do the chocolate thing !

Irishphotodesk

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

Was going to give up social media for the month... But my wife reminded me that my birthday is during Lent, and it would be very rude not to acknowledge the friends and family etc that will wish me happy birthday .... Online !

So ... Now I guess probably do the chocolate thing !

Turn off posts on your timeline and then they can’t. It’s fake as **** anyway.

cazzer22

I'm doing a pretty tough one, let's see how long it lasts
No biscuits, crisps, chocolate, ice-cream and all the good things in life. Will try and limit takeaway coffee to once a week, if I can.

cena

crisps and sweets. going to miss the crisps

ThewhiteJesus

Smack and crack

Jim_Hodge

I've been thinking about this for a while. I haven't given up anything for Lent in years and usually did extra things instead, like visiting a local nursing home, going to mass mid week etc. But this year I think I'll try giving up my morning biscuits with my coffee as well, because we had a tough year and things came good recently, so it would be more in Thanksgiving than penance.