What did you give up, have you succeeded and what are you binging with at the weekend at a result?

I gave up booze, and am very much looking forward to beers and wine at the inlaws on Friday to accompany the traditional Good Friday lunch, followed by a really hot curry and beer on Saturday evening when the kids are in bed. Yum!

You?

My wife gave up sex, but not for Lent; she gave it up about five years ago.

I gave up giving stuff up. That and abstinence.

Only with you Globalti

Not had any alcohol so far this year.

Anchovies. I give them up every year.

Booze, spicy food, excessive tea.
Not for Christ’s sake – his dad gave me an ulcer.

Nothing.

Only with you Globalti

You as well?

Back when I was at school, I gave up giving up things for Lent for Lent. I’ve kept to it ever since.

Not religious and there’s no fun in it, so why would I bother?

I gave up all the good stuff – sweets, crisps, biscuits, cake, chocolate.

As everyone knows, St Patrick’s Day is a traditional ‘break your fast’ day, so naturally I was obliged to eat the good stuff then.

My birthday was in the middle of Lent too, and you can’t have a birthday without cake.

Other than those two days, I’ve stuck to it though. It’s very slimming – yay!

Back when I was at school, I gave up giving up things for Lent for Lent.

In a similar move I gave up Lentils.

I’m not a fan of religious twiffle, so – nowt. Obviously.

So. Lent is nearly over….

Didn’t even know it had started!

givin up givin up givin a fuhhhhhhhhh

Oh no missed again. When did it start?

While the rest of Oz is eating fish on friday, we’ll be cooking steak on the bbq.

I gave up the use of the past tense for Lend.

A couple of people in my office are required, as part of the terms of getting in Heaven, to participate in such annual religious events.

I suggested that this year, rather than giving up chocolate and crisps as pentinence, they should give up a wee bit their time to help others, even in a small way, for 40 days. I thought JC might approve.

They took on board my advice and one has given up chocolate and crisps and the other has given up just crisps. I imagine this has sufficiently ticked the box for this year.

@peterfile the thought of a heven filled with people like that is enough to put most people off religion.

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I thought JC might approve.

He’s probably too busy filming the Top Gear Live shows to give a monkeys.

For New Year I gave up chocolate ,and anything with chocolate in it,crisps and biscuits.
2 months to go till the bingefest of July 1st 🙂

Mind you with Jeremy Clarkson running the church, at least it might fill some pews….

Lent Thread at the start

Chocolate and sweets, and so far it’s gone well, was trying to give up swearing but guys in my workshop don’t take it seriously unless you use it for punctuation.

In addition I have also kicked sugar in my tea 🙂 and oddly am not bothered about chocolate or sweets now.

Weekend is going to be spent riding bicycles of many forms in many places.

I gave up the British weather for a month.. I feel great and will probably do it again 🙂

A couple of people in my office are required, as part of the terms of getting in Heaven, to participate in such annual religious events.

I suggested that this year, rather than giving up chocolate and crisps as pentinence, they should give up a wee bit their time to help others, even in a small way, for 40 days. I thought JC might approve.

They took on board my advice and one has given up chocolate and crisps and the other has given up just crisps. I imagine this has sufficiently ticked the box for this year.

Had a giggle to myself there, I can see St Peter getting his rubber stamp ready right now.

Don’t see the point of abstinence from something I enjoy, there’ll be plenty of time to abstain from things when I’m dead (and presumably trying to reason with St Peter about my crisp and chocolate consumption)

I resigned myself to an eternity in hell (should it exist,) many moons ago so why bother depriving myself in the meantime?

I gave up caffeine, I’m rather hankering for an espresso or two.

Done very well, though I wobbled a few times but didn’t fall of the wagon.

Oddly I’m not at all religious, giving up stuff for lent just stuck from being a kid, though obviously these days I don’t get given easter eggs regardless of my success in observing lent as I’m not six so the incentive has gone.

Red wine and drinking anything during the week. Might continue with this until next Easter.

What did you give up, have you succeeded and what are you binging with at the weekend at a result?

Going to the chapel, its been great its freed up my Sunday, I’ll be binge wafering on the sabbath. Cannea wait.

Gave up chocolate,don’t miss it much TBH. Got into some nice fruit bars instead.

I didn’t give anything up, but I’m not worried – I’ll be forgiven in confession.

Lent? Damn, I forgot to put a reminder on my calendar again.
Oh well, there’s always next year…

I haven’t eaten a single frog’s leg since the beginning of Lent. Just as successful as last year, when I managed to avoid langoustines for 40 days.

Gave up bread,potatoes and cake, still off them and nearly a stone lighter looking forward to a slice of toast and some chip shop chips 😀