# What are you doing for Lent this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 17, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338 "2010-02-17T15:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/41 "2010-02-23T13:53:42Z")
> [@mutantmoose](#): > > Smoking. I actually started a couple of days before Ash Wednesday so I’m currently on day 7. I seem to be coping ok although I’m having to resist the urge to eat all the time. Good Luck! I am on my 15th attempt to quit over the last 20 years. I hope to make it this time and hope you do to. It has been a few months and I’m finally feeling like a non smoker for keeps. I gave up buying any clothes or shoes for Lent. I try and make it something that will be fairly hard to give up that is something I need to work on. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/42 "2010-02-23T17:08:59Z")
I decided to give up swearing for Lent, but it isn’t going well (partially because I’m not giving up alcohol). At least most of my swearing was on Sunday when I had a web programming project due at midnight and I had a serious bug in my code. Fortunately I found it and finished with 10 minutes to spare. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/43 "2010-02-23T17:42:26Z")
Coffee at work (we get free and very good coffee from a [WMF Presto](http://corporatecoffee.com.au/coffee-machines/office/14/19) - I drink some 8-15 mugs/day). I deliberately resolved ‘at work’ - cannot do without a cup at breakfast and after dinner. ---
**Author:** ![steadierfooting](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@steadierfooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steadierfooting)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/44 "2010-02-23T17:50:39Z")
Unhealthy breakfasts. I love doughnuts and poptarts! I’ve been eating normal unflavored oatmeal (boring!) for a few weeks now. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/45 "2010-02-23T18:02:00Z")
> [@steadierfooting](#): > > Unhealthy breakfasts. I love doughnuts and poptarts! I’ve been eating normal unflavored oatmeal (boring!) for a few weeks now. Why don’t you flavor it? I find I cannot eat oatmeal without a least some cinnamon and sugar (I actually prefer the oatmeal packets that come with fruit). ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/46 "2010-02-23T19:08:05Z")
I’m committing to: – meatless Fridays (I’m not Catholic so this is optional) – a weekly small group bible study with some friends from church (which I will likely continue past Lent) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338/47 "2010-02-23T19:20:55Z")
I’m giving up websurfing. Working, ummm, not so well akshully . . . [insert cute kitten pix here] It has been ever so much harder than I could have imagined. This is a seriously ingrained habit, and I’m going to keep at it until I make 31 days straight, even if it takes all year. Yikes! kthxbai [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-doing-for-lent-this-year/529338.md?page=2)