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celstu1 · 03-16-2011, 10:55 AM

aaahhh.... I gave up chocolate for lent. Yup... Im crazy like that and could seriously need to lose about 20lbs, so since its my weakness (like most girls I know) I gave it up cold turkey for 6 whole weeks! O-M-G!!! I'm not doing well here! Its only been 1 week!

How am I going to do this for 5 more weeks??? uuuggghhhhhh

Sammy Mommy · 03-16-2011, 12:51 PM

I do the same thing. I used to give up all sweets but that was just too hard for me. When my kids were small they used to tell me they were giving up orange soda for Lent. I told them that they didn't even drink orange soda-Lent is supposed to be giving up something that would be a sacrifice! Hang in there. Just think, Easter morning we can have a nice big piece of chocolate with our coffee!!!

boopster · 03-16-2011, 12:52 PM

I feel your pain. Giving up chocolate would be a sacrifice. But that's the whole point, isn't it? Just think how you will feel at the end when you were strong enough to keep your commitment!

T-Rox · 03-16-2011, 01:01 PM

**Unwraps my 4th piece of a new Toblerone bar** I gave up soda pop...it's not terrible yet.

Lisa and Pic · 03-16-2011, 02:22 PM

I have given up chocolate many times for Lent, but not this year. Anyway, understand how you are feeling.

I will never forget how during Lent one year I kept craving red velvet cake and would buy it at Krogers. Of course, I did not know at the time that the cake was chocolate with so much red coloring that you could not tell. Ahhh.

rrobinsonil · 03-16-2011, 02:32 PM

I gave up chocolate and pizza!!! We usually order pizza on Friday nites, so I'm going through major withdrawals. I found a Reese's peanut butter 2 pack in fridge that I had bought before Lent....wanted it so bad. Made my son take it out of the house and eat it. If he had eaten it in front of me I think I would have killed him and then eaten the chocolate.

Hang in there

celstu1 · 03-16-2011, 05:32 PM

hahahaa.... well I have about a 1/2 of a 40oz bag of Cadbury mini eggs leftover, I see this as breakfast Easter morning for SURE!

03-16-2011, 10:55 AM	#1
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Too big a sacrifice!!! aaahhh.... I gave up chocolate for lent. Yup... Im crazy like that and could seriously need to lose about 20lbs, so since its my weakness (like most girls I know) I gave it up cold turkey for 6 whole weeks! O-M-G!!! I'm not doing well here! Its only been 1 week! How am I going to do this for 5 more weeks??? uuuggghhhhhh __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

03-16-2011, 01:01 PM	#4
T-Rox Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx USA Posts: 176	Unwraps my 4th piece of a new Toblerone bar I gave up soda pop...it's not terrible yet. __________________ Amanda 's Roxy

03-16-2011, 02:22 PM	#5
Lisa and Pic ♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 14,311	I have given up chocolate many times for Lent, but not this year. Anyway, understand how you are feeling. I will never forget how during Lent one year I kept craving red velvet cake and would buy it at Krogers. Of course, I did not know at the time that the cake was chocolate with so much red coloring that you could not tell. Ahhh. __________________ Lisa, Dixie, and Jazzy (RIP Piccolo and Vivi)

03-16-2011, 02:32 PM	#6
rrobinsonil Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 22	I gave up chocolate and pizza!!! We usually order pizza on Friday nites, so I'm going through major withdrawals. I found a Reese's peanut butter 2 pack in fridge that I had bought before Lent....wanted it so bad. Made my son take it out of the house and eat it. If he had eaten it in front of me I think I would have killed him and then eaten the chocolate. Hang in there __________________ Kermit & Chula

03-16-2011, 05:32 PM	#7
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	hahahaa.... well I have about a 1/2 of a 40oz bag of Cadbury mini eggs leftover, I see this as breakfast Easter morning for SURE! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

03-16-2011, 12:51 PM	#2
Sammy Mommy Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 3,896	I do the same thing. I used to give up all sweets but that was just too hard for me. When my kids were small they used to tell me they were giving up orange soda for Lent. I told them that they didn't even drink orange soda-Lent is supposed to be giving up something that would be a sacrifice! Hang in there. Just think, Easter morning we can have a nice big piece of chocolate with our coffee!!!

03-16-2011, 12:52 PM	#3
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	I feel your pain. Giving up chocolate would be a sacrifice. But that's the whole point, isn't it? Just think how you will feel at the end when you were strong enough to keep your commitment!