Fasting
 

Who else does it or has done it?


I'm fasting all this week for personal reasons.


I believe fasting weakens the body, thereby strengthening the spirit. And, I feel that I need to hear spiritually to know where I should go in my life right now.



Anyone else fast for spiritual or health reasons?

My friend does it every year...

I couldn't...but I "support" her by not eating chocolate or so for as long as she is fasting. It may not seem important but she knows I'm hooked on chocolate haha

no i love my food like i love my youth...i hope it never ends

Actually, fasting is very good for you. Expecially when you need to clear you mind so you concentrate on thing. I do it when i got a lot on shoulders, or even when i want to concentrate on a song, i'll fast for a day or two, maybe even more. It cleans your mind, and also increases the strength of your body because your body is so used to eating, that it needs a break every once and awhile. But yea, i fast.

^^yea...fasting allows me to think as well...

food has an intoxicating effect...daz why people act STUPID after huge meals...or go to sleep

you know I always thought fasting was praying. or maybe I don't get it.

Fasting is not eating, partially or completely...

Some people fast completely ALL DAY, only drinking water...Or, they will do a fast until a certain time, then eat afterwards


I've seen modified fasts where you give up certain foods...But, in my opinion, complete abstinence from food is the best way to fast...

Im fasting until 6 PM every day...I'll eat once, then go until 6 PM the next day...so on and so forth

damn. so. I'm glad you guys live. but I guess I do it before a wrestling match.

eeh...giving up food isn't that tough for me


jus that I can't work out as much now cuz Im not eating

so don't you black out or something when you don't eat. cuz I get dizzy as fuck.

I get light headed...yea


that's why you limit your physical activity...esp. standing up too quickly, etc.

oh.... so I shouldn't do it then. heh I'm in a sport.

yea...u can do it at certain times though...

like from 6 PM to 12 PM


or from 3 PM to 7 AM...w/e

uhhh never done it......maybe i should try....the way you people discribe it maybe its worth it....but if its not im gonna be pissed....lol

^^^^See...thing is..Fasting Brings out what's inside u...Like, if ur feeling a certain way or dealing with certain things, it'll bring them to the surface...then, you can face them and deal with them


not eating has a funny way of bringing out the true nature of a person

Fasting to me is just another exercise to strengthen the mind, like standing outside in below-freezing weather with no coat on.

Yes, I fast sporadically, maybe once every couple months. 2 or 3 days at a time is what I usually do, but at times it's not too easy.

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but i write to bring out wahts inside of me so there no longer inside of me....
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oh and is this just a nother form of starvation??.....cause i think im missing something about this whole "fasting" thing

when I say "bring out" I mean it clears the mind so that issues u deal with are brought to the surface


food has an intoxicating effect, almost like alcohol...So, depriving yoiurself of food heightens your spiritual and mental awareness...

It's a good way to clear your mind so that yoiu can focus on what you're struggling with, or need to deal with.


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ok food is the fuel for the body...so your saying that (for lack of a better term) Depriving you body of its fuel is a way to clear the mind??? i figure it would clear the bouls...lol...

it's a spiritual concept...weakening the body strengthens the spirit...the seat of the SOUL IS THE MIND...


do what u want...but

fasting is quite effective in dealing with certain issues...

Plus, it's a good way to cleanse your body naturally as well.

maybe ill try it.....and does this work every time?.......anyway so your saying that if i fast there might be a chance taht i can write better being that my mind is clear of all things other than what i am concentrating on??

possibly...But...I fast to deal with LIFE issues, not writer's block.

Yeah, the results depend on what your reason for fasting is, as well as your committment.

like now...


Im irritated and angry as hell...an issue Im currently dealin with...FASTING just magnifys that and I can really deal with that issue

I would hate fasting. I've already gone almost 2 days without food right now and I'm hungry as fuck. I'm going to have a cheese sandwich. :)

after a while, u get used to it and actually lose ur appetite...

Careful though, Coming off a fast cud be dangerous if ur gorge on food...stomach feels like CRAP


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^^NOW I know why people don't respond to your posts...It's cuz u come in and RESTATE what's been said BEFORE u state what u really have to say


see...u cud have omitted the 1st HALF of ur reply and just left the 2nd half


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I am a muslim so I can tell you a lot. also the time where it is mandatory to fast(ramadan) sex and I think even music is prohibited. to tell you the truh I love it. Fasting strengthens the spirit and really doesn't bother your body because if your fasting sunrise to sunset lik we do then you just eat like cazy after sunset, but just imagine 12 hours of no eating then coming back at last to eat, that makes eating food SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. Ghandi, the last guy in my sig used fasting to put political pressure but he's not a muslim, he's a Hindu. Hindus do it as well.

^^^^^^If u do a total fast...u'd feel it then boy


I went 3 days with ZERO food...it's a unique feelings

that's a terrible color to choose..u can't read that

fasting is done for numerous reasons, whether it be religion or health, or just a personal preference....

one thing is for sure... if you do it long enough it's supposed to rid the body of its impurities.... such as the additives and chemicals we put in our bodies on a daily basis.... most foods are treated to last longer and to preserve flavor and shyt like that... the bad part about it is that you can develop a body odor as your body starts to heal itself to a more natural state... cleanliness should be a top priority if you're gonna fast this way.... and drink plenty of water... it helps to flush the system a lot faster... plus, most people don't drink the recommended 8 cups on a daily basis anyway...

spiritually, it's said to relieve the mind of stress ... maybe even relaxes you to a certain degree... some folks do it because it's written that way in their religion.... i'd be lying if i said i knew the specifics on that, so i'll just let you look it up... i know the muslims do it... so do catholics... i'm sure they have their reasons

i have abstained from certain items but i wouldn't really consider that fasting.... anything less than a few days ain't fasting to me.... hell, there's been days that i just didn't feel like eating or been too busy to think about food.... but i wouldn't say i was fasting... fasting is a deliberate attempt at not eating for a certain period of time... a few hours ain't fasting to me...lol... i usually wait hours between meals anyway so that would be a normal thing to me....

but yeah.... it's a test of will-power, self-discipline, and commitment

hmmmmm, ive never tried this..... sounds interesting
but imma growin young man, and i play college hockey so i cant really starve myself and pass out n shit...

I'm going to try it, all I do is eat all day(god bless my metabolism).

What makes you think that. Why would a weaker body have a stronger spirirt.

It doesnt make any sense.