A Lenten Help

Ok, have no idea if I spelled that right but I'm hoping that Lent may be a help in my weightloss efforts. So I was talkign with my friend M and she was telling me that she was trying to figure out what to give up for Lent. Last year she gave up soda and did awesome! She was thinking of doing that again but I think I talked her out of it as she knows she can do that. So I thought, being the non practicing Catholic that I am, that maybe I need to get to practicing. After all I am TRYING to read the bible this year (i'm only 20 days behind. Not bad I think with my crazy hectic schedule!). So I figured I should give up sweets. I can do that. I don't need sweets. I need to rid my body of them. So that is what I am going to do for the next 40 days. Wish me luck. And hopefully that will help to get me back on track on my eating because it has been HORRIBLE lately.