Even at 24 hours you begin to recognize how much of modern life revolves around eating. Trying taking a stroll through the city while fasting. Within 10 seconds you see people eating icecream, candy bars, cokes, a zillion restaurants, convenience stores, not to mention alcohol.
With fasting I found I had low energy and would be really, really bored. There was a lot of temptation to fill time with just munching on something.
I also found that when I broke my fast, I didn't eat as much as I expected to. No huge pigout meal or anything.
I am not religious, but I think Ramadan is an example of a really healthy religious practice because it reminds people of their relation to food.
Even at 24 hours you begin to recognize how much of modern life revolves around eating. Trying taking a stroll through the city while fasting. Within 10 seconds you see people eating icecream, candy bars, cokes, a zillion restaurants, convenience stores, not to mention alcohol.
With fasting I found I had low energy and would be really, really bored. There was a lot of temptation to fill time with just munching on something.
I also found that when I broke my fast, I didn't eat as much as I expected to. No huge pigout meal or anything.
I am not religious, but I think Ramadan is an example of a really healthy religious practice because it reminds people of their relation to food.