How to Fast

 by Kuhan
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I've been fasting from Sunrise until sunset for 30 days a year for 3 years for my religion. I decided to teach people how to fast like me!
 
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austinburke. says: Apr 28, 2009. 6:55 PM
You could have put in more detail to make this a great Instructable! Good concept though!
trispark says: Sep 23, 2008. 11:55 PM
So in short eat and then don't eat??? Sorry but this is a lousy instructable. Fasting is a psycholigical thing. You need to convince yourself you won't die if you don't eat for a couple of hours. Don't eat too much. Better to eat a little of everything. Be consistent. If you plan on fasting for a month, continue fasting every day. Every time you break up and start again, it makes it a lot harder. It usually takes about 3 days to get used to it.
Kuhan (author) in reply to trisparkSep 24, 2008. 3:19 PM
Dude, I've been fasting for twelve hours a day (sunrise to sunset) for the past month. my mother is a dietitian and nutritionist.
Big Bwana in reply to KuhanSep 29, 2008. 10:37 AM
For a 12 hour fast or 24 hour fast your instructable is good, however fasting any longer then that, it could use some work, and having a mother who is a dietitian and nutritionist, she would tell you that after not eating anything for a week or even longer, your body won't enjoy a big greasy cheese burger (( No matter how much some one might want to eat it, most peoples bodies will let them know this was a bad idea )) and to resume eating complex carbs like grains, breads, vegetables, and then introduce meats and fats and lipids after a day or two....... And It's good you stated fasting to lose weight is unhealthy.... (( Because it really is ))
andrea0701 says: Sep 24, 2008. 6:07 AM
I wouldn't recommend eating as much as you want to at the end of your fast. If you eat too much (and/or too quickly) after fasting it will make you sick.
Big Bwana in reply to andrea0701Sep 29, 2008. 10:19 AM
especially if it's foods with a high fat content, or high sugar, processed foods you'll end up sick or feeling sorry for yourself... And Coffee is fun after not having caffeine for a while....
thematthatter says: Sep 24, 2008. 3:24 AM
Can you include why you fast for Ramadan?
555mst555 in reply to thematthatterSep 26, 2008. 7:49 AM
it's to make us feel how poor ppl in other countries .....and our prophet, Muhammad s.a.w. also fast last time when he was stranded in the middle of a desert.....only with 'korma' (dates) and milk........they had limited supply of food so they decided to only eat at sunrise and sunset.....:D
Sivić says: Sep 24, 2008. 9:41 AM
I`m a Muslim too and I also fast during the Ramadan.I`m 13 and It`s the first time I fasted the whole Ramadan(this year it`s at the same time as September).By the way:nice instructable,It`s good to have some cultural info on instructables. :) Oh,and It`s dawn to sunrise.
Sivić in reply to SivićSep 24, 2008. 9:45 AM
It`s almost sunset in Bosnia and Herzegovina now so I gotta go.Bye :)
LinuxH4x0r says: Sep 23, 2008. 8:35 PM
Great job! I was fasting today. It gets really easy after you do it for a week.
bigwhitebear18 says: Sep 23, 2008. 8:27 PM
Step 1: Don't eat. The End. :) I'm actually glad you posted this b/c I never quite understood how these fasts worked. It's always great to be culturally educated. Thanks.
shooby says: Sep 23, 2008. 7:19 PM
Haa the video games photo has food in it.
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