See what happens when you use teeth, ladies?
I’m giving up putting off my homework, soda, and cussing.
F*ck, this is going to be hard.
Fasting one day a week is a good sacrifice. That and giving up meat.
Are we going to have a Lenten thread to keep us posted on the righteous and the damned? Just kidding…
Going to give up soda, meat and fast one day. But I will curse with more vigor and conviction.
OT: my first husband served as an altar boy in his youth and had a running gag about requests for ash artistry on Ash Wednesday. Such as painting a black eye a la Petey from the Our Gang shows, a Groucho Marx mustache and Peter Criss from Kiss.
Mel Gibson movies.
Showering.
Oh wait, I’m Jewish. Does that mean I have to start showering now?
Hope.
abstinence
I’m giving up posting on the SDMB.
Damn…off to confession.
Mr. Lissar gave up caffeine. We’ll see if I make it through to Easter!
I’m going to try to cut down on the amount of complaining I do, even- maybe especially- complaining about little things. I’m also going to do at least one hour of housework a day without complaining (see above resolution).
And start going to Mass at the church up my street. I’ll try to make it once a week. I’m not part of the Catholic Church yet, but I can go up for the blessing and take part in the service.
Some friends of mine have got their Lent cut out for them- they’re becoming Catholic on Easter (first communion) and they just told their parents. One family’s really really upset (they’re Free Brethren and anti-Catholic).
Stabbing hookers or clowns.
I’m going to give up the booze for 40 days. As a side effect to that, I’ll be smoking less too!
When I quit drinking and smoking I get VERY energetic. Maybe I’ll lose some weight as a side effect of that.
Sarcasm
Very funny.
IANAReligious type, but I think giving stuff up occasionaly is a Good Thing, so I have decided to give up deserts, which seems to be popular choice.
Good for me, good for the waist (I hope). I wish us all luck.
Has anyone cheated yet?
Sahara? Mojave? Gobi? 
OK. I’m gonna stop being a smart *ss for Lent. Starting now.
Well, damn. 
Although, since I am in Wales at the moment, giving up deserts would be really easy.
Perhaps I should take up spelling practice as well.
sigh chocolate. I had my Mardi Gras binge last night and ate 6 peanutbutter cups right before bed. They’re sitting in the fridge now mocking me, daring me to hold off until Sunday. (Everyone does know you get Sundays off for Lent, right? It’s 40 days without them, 46 if you include Sundays.)
I’m giving up despair, how’s that for circular reasoning, a la moebius?
I’m still on track. I haven’t had a sweet word to say about Mr. Bush. Except…nope, I’m saving it. 
I am giving up swearing. Far too many f-bombs drop from this mouth.
I’m also going to make a concerted effort to go to church more often, as I have been dodging for months.