OT - What are you giving up/doing for Lent?
For those who participate, what are you giving up (or doing that you normally wouldn't) for the Lenten season?
I myself am giving up any kind of pop, most sugar drinks (fruit juice not included -- I love apple juice), and candy/sweets. I will also be starting P90X, though of course that will go longer than the 40 days of Lent. My goal is to continue to stay away from these things (or at least limit their intake) while finishing the workout program, post-Lent.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
Bye bye steaks, burgers, chicken, bacon, etc.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
Though I'm not "officially" giving up any foods (other than sweets), I plan on eating healthier, which means a lot more chicken and fish for me. I couldn't imagine giving up all meat (that's what she said).
February 16th, 2010 at 3:23 PM ^
my whole house of new grads is giving up smoking...internet porn is a good idea also.
February 16th, 2010 at 7:59 PM ^
Hmmm... Smoking? Internet porn? I better come up with something else.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:25 PM ^
I will give up reading Drew Sharp and the Freep for Lent. The ultimate sacrifice.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:38 PM ^
Didn't seem to make a damn bit of difference, however.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:44 PM ^
There's no need to read it - if you keep visiting MGoBlog, each Freep article gets posted anyway.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:27 PM ^
My daughter and I are both giving up a true love - beer (for me) and pop (for her). Originally, she wanted me to give up alcohol and she'd give up sugar, but with a trip scheduled to Napa in two weeks with the wife, I told my daughter, "Beer and pop will be tough enough." Fortunately, she was cool with that.
I'm hopeful I can go the full 40 without beer. I REALLY enjoy it so this will be a good test. Who knows, maybe I'll become a wine conisseur (sp?).
February 16th, 2010 at 3:28 PM ^
Going on a cruise the day after Easter. God told me in a dream he doesn't want me to be fat (or maybe that was my wife whispering in my ear)
February 16th, 2010 at 3:29 PM ^
I gave up french fries last year. Not sure what I'm giving up this year yet...
February 16th, 2010 at 3:40 PM ^
I want to start visiting my grandparents at least 3 times a week.
MGoBlog- I think I check this site more than any other site on the web (especially given all the OT posts that provide me with all the news I need to read.) But seriously i think i check this site about 40 times a day. I need to go to Rehab in Alabama where there are no internets.
Alcohol- wait, that never works but damn i'd be able to save so much money! I'll try this anyway
Definitely will give up Soda...Pop...Soda!
No Swearing.
(Note: I stack these goals up because it ups my chances that I'll succeed at one thing.)
February 16th, 2010 at 4:00 PM ^
You're in Michigan. It's pop booyyyy
February 16th, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
Class of '06..... It's one of those things where when i'm in Michigan i'll say soda, and when i'm in NYC i'll say pop. I love to confuse people and keep them on their toes.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
Map of soda, pop, and coke:
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
February 16th, 2010 at 3:34 PM ^
I'm not Catholic, but I always give up something for lent. This year I am giving up dessert, soda, and I am limiting myself to checking mgoblog in the morning before work. Seriously, I would be insanely more productive if I wasn't constantly hitting refresh. National Signing Day was my low point. I was held hostage by my computer waiting for Demar to sign.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:46 PM ^
Now I feel bad for just giving up pop.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:02 PM ^
Don't feel bad. The goal is not to see how much you can sacrifice. The goal is self improvement through self control. Something that I plan to give up might be very hard for me but very easy for someone else to sacrifice. I will see the benefits of my sacrifice where the other person would feel no different at all. This other person, if they wish to increase their willpower would add something more than simply giving up pop. Like say...dessert. The reward will come in steps. Next year I will hopefully have more self control than I do now. Then maybe next year I can say to myself "I will give up pop AND dessert"
February 16th, 2010 at 3:37 PM ^
All the best with P90X dude! That is one tough and crazy program.
Not trying to bring down your motiviation, but keep in mind to have a plan ready for post P90X, cause all the gains can dissappear with a few days on post P90X partying. I know from expereince. :(
February 16th, 2010 at 3:48 PM ^
Yeah, I know it doesn't take much to undo several months of working out. The good thing about this is that I am doing the workout with my roommate and 2 of our buddies. So we'll have a good support system with each other.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
I tried ab ripper x a few times and I thought my hip flexors were going to fall off. I'm in pretty good shape, but the ab ripper is insane. The rest of the program isn't quite so bad.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
It's nothing tangible, but messiness. My room is rather cluttered and I'd like to rectify that permanently.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:45 PM ^
How many people here do the custom, whatever you give up, you are then rewarded on Easter, in your basket, or how have you... I ask, cause my girlfriend never did that before, though now we do it every year.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:56 PM ^
Oh, I'm rewarded on Easter alright.... Intrinsically!
Just kidding, but I've never been rewarded either.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
...but it would be awesome if I woke up on Easter morning to find crystal meth in my Easter basket!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
J/K my fiance' is from Western PA and I'm from Eastern so growing I called Coke or Pepsi soda she calls it pop. I think the line is Penn St in PA where people call it different things. Most people call Cheesteaks "Philly" we just call them steaks.
Ok enough rambling on I'm giving up Ice Cream and Wings, not together as that would be sick.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:58 PM ^
I'm foreseeing a survey or thread on soda vs pop...fused in with a lot of neg and pos banging. Maybe it'll all balance out to 0.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:16 PM ^
Coke capital of the world.
They hate it when I say pop, which is why I like to lean into it a little more than I would back home.
February 16th, 2010 at 3:53 PM ^
A lot of my Catholic friends do/eat whatever it is they are giving up on Sundays (or at least one day during the week). That seems like cheating, but I guess it is widely accepted. I've never heard the Easter basket thing, but that seems like it would be a secular way of doing things. Whatever works for you.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
The 40 days of the Lenten Season do not include the Sundays between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, these are known as Feast Days. Now, I'm not Catholic, so I probably don't know all the rules, but I believe you are allowed to (even encouraged to) partake in whatever you've given up on those Sundays.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:10 PM ^
1. All Catholics must hop on one leg from sun up to sun down.
2. No television.
3. Except "Gilmore Girls."
February 16th, 2010 at 4:20 PM ^
3. Except "Gilmore Girls."Thank you, God. Edit: MILF
February 16th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^
...the hunt for new incarnations of k06em01.
Also, Cheesy Poofs.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^
Is that you?
February 16th, 2010 at 4:45 PM ^
has anyone ever seen Magnus and k06em01 in the same room at the same time?
Possibly Doppleganger posters: similar in appearance, opposites in every other way.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:31 PM ^
... I think I'm going with ice cream and chocolate.
As an aside - who else is doing it that isn't Catholic? I'm down in Texas and most of the non-Catholics (and even some Catholics) don't know it's not just Catholics that do it.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^
Absolutely nothing.
I'm convinced that giving up Twinkies for 40 days will absolutely NOT get me a better seat in heaven.
'sides, it's not in the bible.
February 16th, 2010 at 4:53 PM ^
im going to give up reading manga and watching anime when i should be studying econ. of course when i shouldn't be studying econ i will watch it
February 16th, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
What kind of meat do Priests eat during Lent?
Nun
February 16th, 2010 at 5:17 PM ^
If your goal is to get ripped then P90x is for you. What most people don't know, however, is that the workout is the easiest part of any exercise regiment. If you want to attain anything from it the most important thing is diet, followed by 8-10 hours of sleep, then the workout itself.
Since I've gotten back into bodybuilding there aren't any foods I eat which are truly bad for me anyway and I can't remember the last time I had a pop so I'm going big this year. My um...girl buddy (insert something else for girl) is going to be pissed about this. I'm going abstinent for the whole damn thing. No girls, which will be tough because I'll be going to Miami next month, and basically without getting too gross what that guy did from 40 days and 40 nights. I have a show coming up in June so I figure this will help me focus on that more or it could give me a nervous breakdown.
I'll be taking bets on it all week.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:22 PM ^
"My um...girl buddy (insert something else for girl) is going to be pissed about this. I'm going abstinent for the whole damn thing."
Guy?
Boy?
Farm animal?
Let me know if I'm getting close.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^
Haha. Starts with an f ends with an uck.
February 16th, 2010 at 6:50 PM ^
Anyway, good luck with all that.
February 16th, 2010 at 7:05 PM ^
Message Board Guy, the bodybuilder, is giving up girls and sex?
As if it were a choice.
LOL
February 16th, 2010 at 8:07 PM ^
LMAO... if I recall correctly this is the same guy who said I'm gay because I said John Wall is a stud.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^
I don't think so, this is King Of Belch/Barking Sphincter/Simi Masaquota, the guy that called you gay for calling John Wall a stud, is the guy with an OMG SHIRTLESS!!! Patrick Bateman as an avatar.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:47 PM ^
He removed the pic.
February 16th, 2010 at 8:52 PM ^
Yea, I fucked that all up, I misread the reply order. I'm an idiot. I thought Drew was confusing Tamburlaine and MichMike, when really he was just making fun of MichMike along with Tamburlaine/KOB/Barking Sphincter.
Apologies.
February 16th, 2010 at 10:56 PM ^
I couldn't care less if a guy (or girl--and no, it's not usually HOT in real life) WAS gay. And I think there's nothing wrong with a little homoeroticism from time to time. It's everywhere.
February 16th, 2010 at 5:31 PM ^
My goal is to get myself in excellent physical shape, along with severely reducing my intake of pop/sugar drinks and junk food.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:26 AM ^
I could workout everyday all day if I could. Working out is actually enjoyable. It's the eating part that is the toughest.
Diet is such an important part and eating the wrong foods or not eating the right amount can be detrimental. I've always struggled with diet, but never working out.
BTW I think we're all above 12 years old, you can say "Fuck Buddy" on the internet. No one's gonna neg (At least I won't).