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Fasting in the time of Lent?

Do you fast in the time of Lent?

  • never!

    Votes: 9 81.8%

  • sometimes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • yes, every year

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • I used to, but not ny more now

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • never before, but I may start some time

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    11
I am an atheist, so hell no, never ever ever.
 
Again: Some do not fast for religious reasons, but for health reasons. Or because health and food is their Ersatz-Religion. :cool:
But I do neither. :)
 
Rumpel said:
So say 3 out of 3 now.

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Btw: Some do not fast for religious reasons, but for health reasons.
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but you can do that any time of the week/month/year so why choose lent?
 
I fast every day, so I voted yes.

I eat one meal a day (OMAD) on a modified KETO diet (I eat more veggies). Once a month a 48hr fast. Once a year a 4 day fast. Keeps my weight where it was in high school, knocked out my type 2 diabetes years ago, and keeps my blood pressure normal. There is a reason fasting is a tradition in the Catholic church; it works.

Besides, fasting keeps you mentally sharp; your brain runs much better on ketones than glucose.
 
I have just found this article: "I went on a non-religious fast – and so should you"

My decision to abstain based on religious rules was an entirely secular one, inspired by an unlikely marriage of curiosity and solidarity. My girlfriend Amy is Baha'i, a faith born out of Iran which emphasises spiritual unity. Baha'is around the world abstain from food or drink during daylight hours for 19 days every March, ahead of the Baha'i new year.

When she informed me that she would soon be fasting, my reaction was typical: it sounded miserable, borderline masochistic, maybe even dangerous. But Amy, who is also a doctor, insisted otherwise.
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More about it: I went on a non-religious fast – and so should you
 
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