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Anyone else here fasting?

I'm huuunngggrrryyyy :(

Oooops, wrong forum

And anyway, can't you just start eating really early in teh day?
The sun doesn't rise her (mind you, I'm in Glasgow) until about 7.00 (that gave me an awful fright when I woke up at 6.30 yesterday, I'm used to it being bright).

If you do, it sounds easy (although I go most days without eating until about 8pm anyway.
It's probably bad for me.

Question:

Are you allowed to drink anything during thae day?

I'd assume it's just water, but I don't know.
Enlighten me.

Bah, wish I could move threads.

My flatmate is fasting too - he finds the hardest part is not being able to smoke all day.

At least the clocks going forward soon should make it easier for you.

I'm off to sleepy, I need my rest. It gets insanely tiring not eating. I normally end up spending 4:30 - 6:30 in my room, doing feckall because I can't be fooked. And for the first time (this year) I'm not waking up at 5 to eat. fingers crossed :)

You're on a roll today, m_m :)

It's one of the 5 pillars of Islam. It's meant to clean you out, 'purify' you. And it's meant to be good for your body. As a kid I was also told it was so that we knew what it was like to be poor/hungry/starving, but as I grew up that reason seems to be thrown around less and less. And I guess it's just nice. It's nice to be able to get together at the end of a day with a couple of mates who've been fasting, and just have a huge meal. There's also an insane load of satisfaction/presents to be had at the end.

Ahaha, that's awesome. Devil Whiteys think you're all like superhuman for not eating for ages, but really you just do it in the dark so we can't see!

Why do you do it though, what does it signify?

monkey_man wrote:
> Iiiiiiiit's Ramadan Time! (sorry, that's just how I imagine
> your parents waking you up on the morning you start fasting)

ahaha

> I don't think I could go that long without food, I kinda have a
> dependancy.

It's difficult, but it's also pretty damn satisfying. It's not eating from sunrise till sunset for one whole month. A load of people seem to assume it's no food/drink for 30 days. That's just silly :P

> Oh the joys of mocking religion. Most Christian celebrations involve
> eating, for some reason - even the one where they mourn Jesus getting
> nailed.

hehehe, made me chuckle as I'm eating tomorrow's breakfast/lunch before I go to sleep :)

Niddle wrote:
> And it's Ramadan, guys. I'm muslim.

Iiiiiiiit's Ramadan Time! (sorry, that's just how I imagine your parents waking you up on the morning you start fasting)

I don't think I could go that long without food, I kinda have a dependancy.

Can't afford to eat - what are you, poor?

Oh the joys of mocking religion. Most Christian celebrations involve eating, for some reason - even the one where they mourn Jesus getting nailed.

Alfonse wrote:
> I like muslims. I enjoy a game we play where they are seriously hungry
> and i am seriously devouring a burger in their face.

You're so damn funny!

You're also a tw@t.

And it's Ramadan, guys. I'm muslim.

Just leave, Alfonse. You racist tw@t.