Board 8 > Welp time to fast for 30 days again

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I love this time of year

@Raka_Putra
@NioraptH
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this is getting to be a big diet fad around where i live

how much do you plan to eat at night?
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so what do you do when you fast?

how much do you limit yourself? whats your usual regimen?
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Good luck!

No way could I do that - don't have the intestinal fortitude. Mad respect to you!
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I don't know how Muslims do it. I go with a day of fasting and I get cranky.

banananor posted...

this is getting to be a big diet fad around where i live

how much do you plan to eat at night?

Too bad Yom Kippur wouldn't count for much as a diet fad.
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Day ones been great so far, instead of eating junk like instant noodle when I Was stuck in Bali last year I can have a proper meal for Sahur

And I dont actually change my diet much come to think of it. The fasting in Indonesia usually starts around 4:20ish in the early morning, and we break our fast around 17:50ish. Depends on when the sun rises and sets each year... which makes fasting in certain parts of the world harder.

Anyway, yeah, where I usually go with a light breakfast, I go with my standard home lunch/dinner dishes. I usually eat rice + vegetable soup with some protein, and make sure to drink a lot of water during the Sahur. I usually eat at 3:15ish to give me plenty of time to eat.

For breaking the fast I usually drink water and something sweet, pray a bit, THEN pig out... though not so much pigging out since its still the same portion as usual.

During fasting, were encouraged to do more good deeds and do less bad ones, so same ol same ol. Were also encouraged to read through the Koran fully once at least during the month. But the mandatory thing is just the fasting thing, no food, no drinks, Oh and uh, no sex/deeding. After breaking the fast its ok.

As for not getting irritated, I think its mostly powering through your first few fasts until you got the hang of it, then its no big deal. Might be because of lack of sleep too.
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First day done, 29 more to go
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Yay time to duck down in the car whenever I want a drink of water again
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Hahaha nah Im fine with people eating around me when theyre not fasting

Cant speak for everyone though
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Natwaf_akidna posted...

Day ones been great so far, instead of eating junk like instant noodle when I Was stuck in Bali last year I can have a proper meal for Sahur

And I dont actually change my diet much come to think of it. The fasting in Indonesia usually starts around 4:20ish in the early morning, and we break our fast around 17:50ish. Depends on when the sun rises and sets each year... which makes fasting in certain parts of the world harder.

Anyway, yeah, where I usually go with a light breakfast, I go with my standard home lunch/dinner dishes. I usually eat rice + vegetable soup with some protein, and make sure to drink a lot of water during the Sahur. I usually eat at 3:15ish to give me plenty of time to eat.

For breaking the fast I usually drink water and something sweet, pray a bit, THEN pig out... though not so much pigging out since its still the same portion as usual.

During fasting, were encouraged to do more good deeds and do less bad ones, so same ol same ol. Were also encouraged to read through the Koran fully once at least during the month. But the mandatory thing is just the fasting thing, no food, no drinks, Oh and uh, no sex/deeding. After breaking the fast its ok.

As for not getting irritated, I think its mostly powering through your first few fasts until you got the hang of it, then its no big deal. Might be because of lack of sleep too.

Wait you dont eat for A WHOLE 13 hours.... that's not even fasting lmao

If I sleep at 8pm and don't eat breakfast until 10am you call that fasting ?!

Lorddddd that won't give you any benefits.
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Natwaf_akidna posted...

Hahaha nah Im fine with people eating around me when theyre not fasting

Cant speak for everyone though

I don't want to get arrested
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This is religious fasting, not sure what benefit youre thinking of.

Also gotta love the traffic... so empty when going out early. Everybodys still sleepy. Of course, its basically impossible to be home before the break time so it evens out
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Natwaf_akidna posted...

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This is religious fasting, not sure what benefit youre thinking of.

Also gotta love the traffic... so empty when going out early. Everybodys still sleepy. Of course, its basically impossible to be home before the break time so it evens out

But how is it fasting it's 13 hours ??

I fast longer by just sleeping. Do you people really find it that hard to go 13 hours without a fork?
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NioraptH posted...

I literally didn't understand the point FlyingForever was trying to make.

Day 2 beated.

I like working during fasting month actually. Time just really flies by.

My question is whether or not this is even fasting. It's not even a significant amount of time? That's like saying everyone in the world fasts everyday because we sleep at night. It's so small it's irrelevant and you get no benefits from actual intermittent fasting
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NioraptH posted...

I literally didn't understand the point FlyingForever was trying to make.

I'm pretty sure he wants you to bite the obvious bait
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That said do you guys use your own sunset or Mecca sunset to judge when to do Iftar?

I was watching a video about Muslims in Iceland, where they have 21 hours of sun this time of year, and some were using Mecca time to judge when to take Iftar and some were using Iceland's sun. The latter sounds insane to me!
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In a nearby city in Michigan, theres the largest Muslim community in America. During Ramadan, theres an ice cream truck that comes out at sunset, with tons of flashing lights and blaring techno music. Its wonderful.
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your body uses a lot less energy sleeping
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FlyingForever posted...

Natwaf_akidna posted...

?

This is religious fasting, not sure what benefit youre thinking of.

Also gotta love the traffic... so empty when going out early. Everybodys still sleepy. Of course, its basically impossible to be home before the break time so it evens out

But how is it fasting it's 13 hours ??

I fast longer by just sleeping. Do you people really find it that hard to go 13 hours without a fork?

For a single day or a couple days? Nah. For 30 days in a row? Yes. You try.
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OliviaTremor posted...

FlyingForever posted...

Natwaf_akidna posted...

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This is religious fasting, not sure what benefit youre thinking of.

Also gotta love the traffic... so empty when going out early. Everybodys still sleepy. Of course, its basically impossible to be home before the break time so it evens out

But how is it fasting it's 13 hours ??

I fast longer by just sleeping. Do you people really find it that hard to go 13 hours without a fork?

For a single day or a couple days? Nah. For 30 days in a row? Yes. You try.

Dude. If you sleep 8 hours a day that's already the majority of your "fasting". You struggle to go half a day without shoving food in your mouth?

I practice intermittent fasting. Last meal is finished before 9pm. I don't eat or consume calories until 6pm. It's not very difficult unless you're a professional athlete or a glutton.
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I know you're trolling but it isn't 'don't eat for 13 hours' (which, yes, most people probably do every day counting the time between dinner and breakfast), it's 'don't eat when the sun is up'. Most people don't sleep for eight hours in the day.
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FlyingForever is a dick ignore him.

Here is my "contribution":

https://imgur.com/3R04qNs
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NioraptH posted...

Anyway, the rule of thumb is to use our own sunset, but there are some schools of thought that states that one can use Mecca time.

What are your current sunrise/sunset times?
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Ah ok. Those are about the same as here. About 0500-1815 give or take.

And if you don't understand them, stop wasting time trying to decipher them.
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Aww, Wifey is feeling under the weather, Im alone in fasting for the first few days
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The earlier discussion is all the dumber when you realize that in English the morning meal is literally called break-fast, haha.
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Lately its been pretty hot, which was hell for the honeymoon walking around.

Thank god for office and home air conditioning
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FlyingForever posted...

OliviaTremor posted...

FlyingForever posted...

Natwaf_akidna posted...

?

This is religious fasting, not sure what benefit youre thinking of.

Also gotta love the traffic... so empty when going out early. Everybodys still sleepy. Of course, its basically impossible to be home before the break time so it evens out

But how is it fasting it's 13 hours ??

I fast longer by just sleeping. Do you people really find it that hard to go 13 hours without a fork?

For a single day or a couple days? Nah. For 30 days in a row? Yes. You try.

Dude. If you sleep 8 hours a day that's already the majority of your "fasting". You struggle to go half a day without shoving food in your mouth?

I practice intermittent fasting. Last meal is finished before 9pm. I don't eat or consume calories until 6pm. It's not very difficult unless you're a professional athlete or a glutton.

I want you to consider where the term breakfast comes from.
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JeffreyRaze posted...

The earlier discussion is all the dumber when you realize that in English the morning meal is literally called break-fast, haha.

I thought that was the lure the entire time, but I might be giving him too much credit
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i mean, trying to get him to understand the etymology of "breakfast" is helping his "point". He's saying that having to fast during the day isn't a big deal since most people do that every night anyway.
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Ahh nothing like stocking up ingredients while fasting to whet ones appetite

Too bad its in the bloody morning
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NFUN posted...

i mean, trying to get him to understand the etymology of "breakfast" is helping his "point". He's saying that having to fast during the day isn't a big deal since most people do that every night anyway.

Bingo.

Oh it's so hard to not eat for a few hours look what I'm giving up for muh sky genie.

We all fast by your standards. I didn't eat last night while I slept 8 hours.

Omg fasting woooo!
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Hey Flying.

Shut the fuck up you dunce
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NFUN posted...

Hey Flying.

Shut the fuck up you dunce

Make me baby <3
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A bit late, but good luck! Hopefully the rest of the month goes by fast (no pun intended).
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Haha, here in Indonesia Milo flavored shredded ice is all the rage. Too bad I dont like shredded ice.

And thanks Poka

Regarding FFs post, under what I assume he meant by Sky Genies rule, that doesnt count as fasting.
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Why have a wife when you get like 72 virgins anyways?

Serious question
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What virgins?
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Omfg

And the days to fast legit go on if you can or cannot see a crescent moon

Because God cares about the observance of a moon from people on earth lmfaoooooo

You can't make this up its absolutely hilarious
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