Lent

Today is the first day of Lent, and this year I am giving up sweets.  I have QUITE the sweet tooth, and love any kind of chocolate, baked good, flavored coffee, etc.  I think the last time I tried giving up sweets was around middle school, and I don't know that I was successful then, so I'm hoping that I've developed some more will power by now.  I've been reading a lot about the evils of sugar and soda recently, and I've managed to give up soda 90% of the way, but I know sweets will be a harder one.  I'm hoping that giving it up for Lent will help me become a more reasonable consumer of it after Lent.  I'm also hoping that by giving up something REALLY hard for me, it will strengthen both my faith and my willpower.  Now if only I can find a way to hide all those delicious looking desserts I keep coming across on Pinterest...