I'm giving up sugar for Lent - anyone in?

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Since Christmas my sugar consumption has been out of control.

I've decided to give up sugar and wheat for Lent, and give the money I would spend on it to the Trussell Trust to keep me on track.

Anyone else in?

@lockdownbear I think I lost an extra stone. The last time I did it I didn't eat anything with processed sugar in - inc bread, sauces, crisps as well as the obvious

I've thought of that @4LeafClover21 but it doesn't seem very in the spirit.

I’m in too! Not wheat, though. I will, however, give up crisps and takeaways as well as sugar. Which will be hard going!

I’ve done this before and I ate fruit but cut anything with added sugar eg jam, sweetened yoghurts, fizzy drinks. Also I won’t have artificial sweeteners because they just keep me craving sugar.

I'm in. I'm a pig with sugar just now (stopped boozing). When is lent?

I’m in for giving up processed sugar (fruit and non sugary carbs still ok). I’m a bit addicted...

Pancake Day is Tuesday, so Lent starts on Wed.

Thank you @Too

I did 3 weeks without any added sugar recently. Felt so much better and my consumption has reduced massively since then. I feel like I can take it or leave it most of the time now, which is amazing for me because I've been a sugar addict all my life really.

Ok this sounds good!

I think we can all decide what our own limitations are for what to consider sugar as. For me those energy balls @Calledyoulastnightfromglasgow would be classed as sugar because I'd eat tonnes and then have a crash . There is sugar in SO much stuff (I've tried this before!) - things like supermarket ham have sugar in if you check the label.

So for me, I'll class sugar as:
Sweets
Chocolate
Dried fruit
I'll try to check supermarket food labels
Wheat (turns to sugar in the body so gives me a sugar crash)

If I can stick to those I'll be doing well!
I'll still have whole fruits, but maybe one serving a day rather than tonnes. I'll still have milk in tea and porridge.

I'm about a stone overweight so hope I can shift some of that.

@WineInTheWillows you definitely get your birthday off!

Great idea. I may just give up biscuits for lent. I did it a few years ago and stopped for a couple of years.
About 15 years ago I gave up pop for lent and haven't gone back. I think I've had about 4 or 5 in the last 15 years when little else was availible and feel awful after it, hoping biscuits will be the same.

@Nowmum43 some Catholics do have Sundays off during Lent - I'm going to try to stick to it because I think if I start having days off the cravings won't go away!

I'm in ( ish).
Im just giving up the obvious sugary snacks though, not the sugar that is in alcohol, etc

Your teeth will feel so clean...

@4LeafClover21 exactly! I bought the davinamcalll give up sugar book and by god there was nothing left to eat

Im feeling a little lent support group growing here lol

I think I'll try and do
Chocolate
Biscuits and Bread.
Excited to have something keeping me accountable

Yes I was going to do this anyway but like the additional donation element. I was planning to also fast on Wednesdays (only one meal).

Yes I'm in.
Since Christmas my only sweet treat has been dark chocolate. At first it was ok because I hated it and could only eat 2 squares, but then it backfired because I got to like the taste and started binging whole bars. Now going cold turkey. Need to get some control back and lose weight too.

For me it will be (As long as I can manage it) no sugar dairy or wheat. Well done everyone. I am hoping to use it as a time when I can get clarity on a few things, things have been a bit tough and want to think straight again.

I’m in, sugar not wheat, my sugar consumption is at an all time high, so it is good timing

I need to make a plan and stick to it. I was wondering what to do about fruit honey and wine (my birthday in feb) so maybe I will allow those on sundays??

Yes me too 🙋🏼‍♀️

Fruit has sugar, but it also has vitamins and nutrients etc, so on balance its still healthy. I am up for giving up refined sugar.

I should. Including carbs and wine.

But a girl needs something!