[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i did a fast for 50 days. it was fucking great, actually.

thats called Lent right?

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i did a fast for 50 days. it was fucking great, actually.

what kind? i wanted to do that because i don't eat very well and i recently gained some weight that i would like to get rid of but i don't know how to go about it, really.

[davenotdead]

made sushi with the bros tonight

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

what kind? i wanted to do that because i don't eat very well and i recently gained some weight that i would like to get rid of but i don't know how to go about it, really.

From Yekatit 24, 2000(March 03, 2008) - Miyaziya 19, 2000(April 27, 2008).

To the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Lent (Hudadi or Abbiy Tsom) means a period of fasting when the faithful undergo a rigorous schedule of prayers and penitence. This fast is observed with greater rigor than any other fast and it is a test of one's Christianity. One who fails to keep it is not considered a good Christian. Properly observed it nullifies the sins committed during the rest of the year. The faithful should abstain from all food except bread, water and salt. It consists of 56 days, all meat is forbidden, and also, what are called "lactina," milk, butter, cheese, eggs, etc. On all the fasting days only one meal is allowed and this is to be taken in the afternoon, at 3 P.M.. or in the evening. On Saturdays and Sundays people are allowed to eat in the morning.

and if the Christian version is to austere and extreme for your tastes, here is the Islamic alternative:



IET DURING RAMADAN According to Sunna (the practices of Prophet Muhammad, Pbuh) and research findings referred in this report, a dietary plan is given:
1. Bread/Cereal/Rice, Pasta, Biscuits and Cracker Group: 6-11 servings/day;
2. Meat/Beans/ Nut Group: 2-3 servings/day.
3. Milk and Milk Product Group: 2-3 servings/day.
4. Vegetable Group: 3-5 servings/day;
5. Fruit Group: 2-4 servings/day.
6. Added sugar (table sugar, sucrose): sparingly.
7. Added fat, polyunsaturated oil 4-7 table spoons.

[Cantankerous]

that's not really what i was talking about, i was talking about the kind where you like just drink water or some kind of juice instead of eating for a certain period of time. thank you though.


also keep in mind that i don't cook.

[SuchFriendsAreDangerous]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

From Yekatit 24, 2000(March 03, 2008) - Miyaziya 19, 2000(April 27, 2008).

should abstain from all food except bread, water and salIt consists of 56 days, all meat is forbidden, and also, what are called "lactina," milk, butter, cheese, eggs, etc. On all the fasting days only one meal is allowed and this is to be taken in the afternoon, at 3 P.M.. or in the evening. On Saturdays and Sundays people are allowed to eat in the morning.

there, it is secularized for you.

[Cantankerous]

no i don't mean with/without praying. i mean where you eat no food. at all. i just don't know what kind of drink to replace it with. water, some kind of juice...????



you know i might just do this how i would usually do it which is drink sugar free red bull and black coffee and smoke a shitload of cigarettes but i was looking for an option that wouldn't be so damaging to my health.

[davenotdead]

you wanna lose fat? exercise. if this isn't an option. then try raw foods for a little while. salads and yogurts and meats. stay away from grains__ie >>breads/pastas/wheats and fatty veg's like avocados and peanuts.

also, carbonated beverages and beer and stuff usually isnt good. drink wine instead

[MellySingsDoom]

C - do you like eating fruit? If so, stock up on lots of that - you can eat as much as you want, and it has minimal calories. It makes a good and healthy alternative to the usual snacking (which I'm guilty of as well, so I know what you mean on this). Also, as a general "cooking" tip - instead of frying stuff, grill it instead - you still get the flavour of your chicken, bacon etc, but without the fat.

Also, an easy way to have a healthy meal w/out much cooking hassle - bake some fish, (a good fillet of cod or what have you, flavoured with herbs and lemon juice etc is good) for 20-30 mins, and have that with some steamed vegetables (whatever you prefer) - that's filling, and again not much in the way of calories too....I'm with davenotdead on the salads too - you could put together a yummy chicken salad, for example.

I wouldn't recommend not eating - I've tried that before, and just ended up snacking at the end of it, thus defeating the point entirely.

Hope at least some of this helps

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

thats called Lent right?

nope. it's called "!@#$%! goes nuts". it's totally non-religious. i did it for health. so yeah.

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

no i don't mean with/without praying. i mean where you eat no food. at all. i just don't know what kind of drink to replace it with. water, some kind of juice...????

you'd have to stop drinking caffeine and alcohol and quit sugar first--sugar and sweeteners & all that chemical crap. oh yeah, and no drugs! no smoking!

good luck with that...

as for losing weight, i'd realistically recommend:

1) less weed (& less munchies)
2) less hamburgers with chunks of butter in the middle
3)

Originally Posted by davenotdead

you wanna lose fat? exercise. if this isn't an option. then try raw foods for a little while. salads and yogurts and meats. stay away from grains__ie >>breads/pastas/wheats and fatty veg's like avocados and peanuts.

also, carbonated beverages and beer and stuff usually isnt good. drink wine instead

what dave said. yeah. more or less.

ps-

Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

C - do you like eating fruit?

is that calling her c-word?

[Cantankerous]

i hate most fruit, mostly because of the texture. the only fruit i really like is apples and i can't eat them. i don't eat vegetables either except for potatoes. nor will i ever abide to eating fish.

i have a plan. fear not.


ps !@$@£$@$%@$%%$@ no WAY am i going to quit smoking.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i have a plan. fear not.

i hope it doesn't involve taking speed or other stimulants, for fucks sakes.

[Cantankerous]

not that it's any of anyone's business. but no.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

not that it's any of anyone's business. but no.

well if you announce it on the interwebs it kinda becomes public business, ms. contradictions.

[Cantankerous]

it's not anyone's business whether i take drugs to lose weight but that's not the plan so fuck off.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

it's not anyone's business whether i take drugs to lose weight but that's not the plan so fuck off.

bla bla bla

cry cry cry

next announcement?

[Cantankerous]

oh and if you want to know the plan. i'm not fucking eating.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

oh and if you want to know the plan. i'm not fucking eating.

*SNORT*

good luck getting ill!

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look bitch, if youre not going to eat, and you'll keep getting intoxicated, at least do a fucking juice fast. now fuck off.

[Cantankerous]

cigarettes are not an intoxicant.

alcohol has a shitload of calories. no thank you.


not eating does work btw. i was 90 lbs when i was 14.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

cigarettes are not an intoxicant.

alcohol has a shitload of calories. no thank you.


not eating does work btw. i was 90 lbs when i was 14.

titbrains, you fucking titbrains-- anorexia is an illness.

as a cracker woman, you have a greater tendency to lose bone mass. how soon do you wanna start?

you better read up on fasting or this is going to be an epic fucking fail. i'm serious. this shit's not to be done recklessly. you're gonna lack vitamins, minerals, & your ass is gonna knot up ha ha ha.