First day of Lent....giving up sweets

Have never given anything up for Lent before (not part of my religion), but have thought long and hard about this one.  I have been doing WW (but not putting my heart and soul into it for the past few months) and have been a believer that I do better with all things in moderation and not depriving myself of sweets (cause I'm then more likely to binge).  However, I know I'm addicted to sugar (and probably white flour also) and one bite really fuels my cravings and leads to more. Have decided to give up the sweets for Lent...heck, it's only 40 days and who knows, maybe I can just keep on going after that.  I'm feeling very motivated this morning after starting my water aerobics class last night.  (You'd think I'd done a triathalon, for heaven's sake) LOL!!  I haven't exercised in any form in so long and am so pleased I've found something that these old arthritic knees can tolerate. So the only thing I'm allowing myself is a WW ice cream bar at night...my nightly snack (2 points).  Maybe I will start to see that old scale moving in the right direction again.  Who knows, maybe if I can get a bunch more of this weight off, I can start walking again for exercise by the time Spring comes...I miss that.

Sounds like a plan!  I have found in the past that after I gave up the sweets for a while, I really didn't gave the cravings for them at all.  It was almost like, what was all the hoopla about?  It is hard initially to get to that point, but once you do you are freeeeee!  

LOL...had to laugh.  My good friend D is an Orthodox Greek, so she and I usually do this together (I am not greek, ha!).   In her case, she eats no meat and sometimes gives up wine.  In my case, it used to be sweets. I really have lost my taste for them, too.  Nowadays it should be chips.  In fact, i join you on this.  Last night I was realizng that I have been eating sun chips, tortilla chips way too much.   I will join you. I like the exercise in discipline. Good post!