8 Things to Give up for Lent That Will Make You More Awesome in 40 Days [LIST]

I'm not a religious person, and I don't necessarily think you need to be, but I always try to participate in the holy season of Lent.

Don't know what Lent is? Lent is a season of the Christian Year where Christians focus on simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to God. Sounds pretty serious. But it doesn't have to be.

On Facebook, I asked what you were giving up for Lent and I got some great replies. If you put all of them together, I'm not saying give them all up, but hypothetically speaking, when you do, you can get amazing results.

Here are 8 things to give up for Lent that will make you more awesome in 40 days.

Are you a bit confused? Are you asking yourself how giving up some of your favorite things could make you more awesome?

I gave up all of those things for 6 weeks, so technically 42 days, and this was the result.

I'm near the end of a six week transformation challenge and I had to give up all of those things in order to achieve my goals. I wouldn't have gotten to where I am today if I had been impatient, negative, and made excuses. I'm in the best shape of my life and I've never been happier. Your goal is probably different than mine but either way, whatever you decide to give up for Lent this year, you're already pretty awesome anyway.