Did you give up anything for Lent?

I gave up sweets, chocolate, ice cream, crisps, cake and I think that's it this year. I always give up that sort of thing and have loads of chocolate on Easter and feel like I deserve it. I basically live of oats and yogurt pots. I like giving up stuff and never break it.

Greetings blue65packer, I was never taught anything about Lent? I really don't know the reason for lent. As I gotten older I heard many, many people talk about it. But never seen the reason why true Christians would practice it. I guess it's because our church focused more on fasting, reading God's word and daily prayer and worship that when us Christians give ourselves fully over to God, we are a living sacrifice anyway. Lent seems to be only during a certain time of the year. But according to more than one scriptures mentioned we are to give ourselves over as a sacrifice to God daily. I also see that apparently, Lent maybe related to giving up certain meat and sweets? Well, this is the least of my worries. Over time, even during the Holidays, now that I don't have any children at home there is no reason to have any sweets and I don't eat much in the line of meats either. So Lent, I believe would not work for me. I prefer my daily sacrifice of worship time I give to the Lord. This is what strenghtens and draws me closer to my Lord and Savior. My relationship with Him is more important to me than staying away from certain foods during a paticular time of the year. Well, this is my experience that I have had for many years So I hope you have a blessed day. May God bless you.