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3 of 16It’s hard to go completely cold turkey, but you can try and resist smoking at times when you’re most likely to reach for the cigarettes. If you find yourself taking one too many regular fag breaks at work when you’re stressed why not resist smoking until you get home? If you smoke more when you’re out with friends then you can try and give up smoking socially.
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4 of 16More and more of us are missing out on valuable time with our friends and family because we’re too busy checking our Twitter/Facebook feeds. For lent why not PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE. You’ll be surprised by how much you’ve been missing out on!
Facebook feeds. For lent why not PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE
5 of 16We all do it. It’s part of the modern human experience, but Facebook stalking is also one of the more dysfunctional elements of 21st century life. Think about it Facebook is a pretty heavily manipulated representation of someone’s life and therefore not very honest. Facebook stalking allows us to interpret someone else’s life based on completely false perceptions, and lets face it, it can make us all pretty anxious. Get off your ex’s Facebook page and talk to real people again.
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6 of 16Already back in old habits following your New Year diet then why not use Lent to get back into the healthy swing of things? Give up allowing yourself to use excuses to get out of going to the gym- just do it! You’ll feel much better afterwards, we promise.
Already back in old habits following your New Year diet then why not use Lent to get back into the healthy swing of things? Give up allowing yourself to use excuses to get out of going to the gym- just do it! You’ll feel much better afterwards, we promise
7 of 16Why not use Lent to spice up your music taste? Rather than bore yourself with the same chart hits that get played to death on the radio, why not try a genre of music you’ve never indulged in? You can discover new music on Spotify or download some podcasts- you never know you might find your new jam!
Why not use Lent to spice up your music taste? Rather than bore yourself with the same chart hits that get played to death on the radio, why not try a genre of music you’ve never indulged in? You can discover new music on Spotify or download some podcasts- you never know you might find your new jam!
8 of 16Stuck in a diet rut? Eating the SAME things day in day out? This year for Lent try and mix things up and try some new things. Swap crisps for cashew nuts or try making some soup from scratch.
Stuck in a diet rut? Eating the SAME things day in day out? This year for Lent try and mix things up and try some new things. Swap crisps for cashew nuts or try making some soup from scratch
9 of 16Ever read a text and just couldn’t be bothered or forgot to text back? Why not give up textual laziness this Lent and promise to reply to that oh-so urgent text from your friend. It’ll keep people off your back for a while at least.
Ever read a text and just couldn’t be bothered or forgot to text back? Why not give up textual laziness this Lent and promise to reply to that oh-so urgent text from your friend. It’ll keep people off your back for a while at least
10 of 16Flats have been dominating fashion weeks around the world, and since high-heels are generally not very good for you why not rest those feet of yours for 40 whole days?
Flats have been dominating fashion weeks around the world, and since high-heels are generally not very good for you why not rest those feet of yours for 40 whole days?
11 of 16Rather than sending impersonal emails, why not send a letter to a loved one everyday for 40 days? You’ll find yourself feeling even closer to loved ones and the process of writing is incredibly therapeutic. You’re friends and family will appreciate the sentiment too, who doesn’t love getting handwritten letters?
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12 of 16Minor changes in your lifestyle can improve your overall fitness. By swapping lifts/escalators for stairs you’ll notice a vast improvement in your health (especially if you live a few floors up a block of flats!).
escalators for stairs you’ll notice a vast improvement in your health (especially if you live a few floors up a block of flats!)
13 of 16It’s all too simple to hit the snooze button rather than climbing out of your warm, cosy bed. But by lying around dozing for just a few more minutes around you’re actually making it even harder to get up out of your scratcher. Give up the snooze button, and notice how it changes your mornings (and stops you from running late!).
It’s all too simple to hit the snooze button rather than climbing out of your warm, cosy bed. But by lying around dozing for just a few more minutes around you’re actually making it even harder to get up out of your scratcher. Give up the snooze button, and notice how it changes your mornings (and stops you from running late!)
14 of 16Sugary, fizzy drinks are full of empty calories, they rot your teeth and they are just generally bad news. Why not give them up for lent? After a couple of days you’ll hardly miss them. You’ll never go back…
Sugary, fizzy drinks are full of empty calories, they rot your teeth and they are just generally bad news. Why not give them up for lent? After a couple of days you’ll hardly miss them
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