...pretty much turned into nonevent.
I decided to fast yesterday. I had a few people ask me "why?" It wasn't for any particular reason other than I wanted to try it. When my husband told one of his coworkers I was gonna fast he asked, "Why? Is she fat?" Can you believe this guy? I thought it was kinda funny. Maybe that's because I'm not fat (even though at times I feel fat LOL). But, what if I were?
The night before my fast, I was up until almost midnight eating. When I awoke the following morning (at 8:45a.m.) I reached over and took a couple of sips of water because my mouth was dry. But, after that...I had nothing else. No food, no water, until 6:30p.m.
Throughout the day, I video taped how I was feeling. At 11 something, I talked about how I wasn't feeling much stress, but was looking forward to being terribly hungry and irritated around 4-ish. Then at about 2 something I mentioned how I keep thinking to go to the kitchen and grab some food, and then I'd remember I was fasting. Oh Yea, and that my stomach growled for the first time that day. Then the next thing I knew it was 3:45p.m., and I had to get up and get it together to meet friends in Khobar for an Iftar Buffet. Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after Maghrib (sunset) time.
To the disappointment of my friends, when I arrived at the buffet I wasn't angry, irritated, or even ravenous. I had one mention that I should affect some type of drama. LOL. Nope, no drama. I showed up at LeMeridien, hungry, but not ravenous. During the meal I didn't eat any more than I normally would have for dinner. The whole experience was "all good.". In fact, I'm thinking about fasting one day out of the week just for the hell of it.
I've decided not to post the video because there wasn't enough substance, basically it was boring. There wasn't any "my stomach is paining me soooooo bad" moments.
A Special Thank U!! to Nadia for arranging the buffet. It was a new experience for me; one that I enjoyed.
Peace!!
4 comments:
Good job!!! :) I'm glad you more-or-less enjoyed it! I feel the same way- it's not as bad as people think it is... and I don't think the point anyways is about 'suffering'- more like a change in focus.
If you are willing to try, it does get different from day 1 up to day 5. Days 3-5 I usually get VERY thirsty, but after day 5 it's part of your 'normal' schedule- except that you are more aware of what you need to do to keep your body healthy during the day!
Good job! :)
Oh...so you're trying to get me on a weight loss program. LOL!!
I can see that the experience would probably vary from day to day. Doing it for 5 days, that probably would provide the drama that my friend was mentioning she wanted to see. It could definitely be a weight loss program, albeit temporary weight loss.
Hi BCIS,
Just wanted to say congratulations on your 1st day of fasting.
It is amazing right. Fast the hole day and you only get to be a little hungry. In most cases this is what it is. The day flies by and you barely feel anything. However there are those times when you really feel thirsty or hungry till Iftar time. Some people get temperamental and irritable but I'm glad to say that the majority just go on with there day.
Salam
Hi Hell, I think the next time, Insh'Allah, I will do it for a longer period. This Ramadan is pretty much a wash since I'm getting ready to leave and go on vacation. But, next time....
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