Doing Ramadan

[NickFitz]

I am trying to do some searching to find out if this is a normal effect

Or you could visit The Real World and ask a Muslim

Congrats on sticking with it

[lilelvis2000]

I've tried fasting, and this is normal. Adaptation - look it up.

Similar to the effect dieters get when the skip a meal, and initial loss of weight, then it stops. The body adapts of the lowering of calories by lowering its metabolisim. Well...at least that's my BS.

[SandyDown]

I cooked a feast to the family today, chose Lebanese food which I thought is suitable for Ramadan, so got a cookery book from Borders and cooked Falafel, Hummus, tabbouleh, Vine Leaves, Kofta, Aubergine dip, then a desert of nut filled pastries...sheeeesh was exhausted cooking all this, how do Muslim women do all this, guess they have big families and all the girls lend a hand. But I am so pleased the food was fantastic, I've never done Flafel from scratch, recipes and all the machines (food mixer /processor) helped awesome food, Lebanese is my favourite.

[EternalOptimist]

interesting stuff - well done


impressed

[lilelvis2000]

Tell when you're gonna make a shourma and I'll the first to knock on your door...well, me and wife that is!


Oh, I hear rumors that the weeks before Ramadan muslim women freeze large quantities of food. They all they do is defrost and nuke each night.

[SandyDown]

Tell when you're gonna make a shourma and I'll the first to knock on your door...well, me and wife that is!


Oh, I hear rumors that the weeks before Ramadan muslim women freeze large quantities of food. They all they do is defrost and nuke each night.

lilelvis2000, my cookery bok has a recipe for both lamb and chicken shourma, if you like I can post it or PM you, it doesn't sound complicated at all.

You need Tahini sauce with it too, which is really easy to make.

[lilelvis2000]

lilelvis2000, my cookery bok has a recipe for both lamb and chicken shourma, if you like I can post it or PM you, it doesn't sound complicated at all.

You need Tahini sauce with it too, which is really easy to make.

hmm...I never did think to look up the recipe on the t'internet! I'm far too busy making bread and pizza and pasta and pasta sauces.

I always thought you needed that fancy contraption that these lebanese places have to cook the meat. I haven't the foggyest why??

[SandyDown]

Today was day 26, only another 3 or 4 days (depending on the moon sighting )

I wanted to have the pre sun-rise meal this morning cuz I had a full day workshop, so got up @4:30 and had a gooooood breakfast, and it is true I really feel I was fasting, didn't suffer at all. Made a big feast again for the sun-set meal.... think the family is getting used to me spoiling them with all this gourmet food, secretly I am enjoying it and rediscovering the art of creating fantastic meals.

Going to bed now cuz I want to get up @4:30 am again...

[Churchill]

Today was day 26, only another 3 or 4 days (depending on the moon sighting )

I wanted to have the pre sun-rise meal this morning cuz I had a full day workshop, so got up @4:30 and had a gooooood breakfast, and it is true I really feel I was fasting, didn't suffer at all. Made a big feast again for the sun-set meal.... think the family is getting used to me spoiling them with all this gourmet food, secretly I am enjoying it and rediscovering the art of creating fantastic meals.

Going to bed now cuz I want to get up @4:30 am again...

This has got to be a wind-up.

C'mon Threaded, own up!

[NotAllThere]

I am trying to do some searching to find out if this is a normal effect after 9-10 days of fasting, I knew after 3 days hunger would go, but didn't know that thirst would disappear too!

After 3 minutes without oxygen you'll find that the breathlessness has also gone.

As you are eating twice a day, and therefore presumably getting full nutrition and hydration, you won't be getting the effects associated with abstinence from food (abstinence from water will make you very ill quite quickly). What is happening is that your body is adjusting to the new regime.