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mr tom
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Location: ireland
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| poet13 wrote: |
| Also curious how many tablespoons, and what kind of salt, go into that 1 liter of water. |
add salt to taste like tears or sweat - what you are aiming at is an osmotic pressure of zero - that is to say the water will neither dehydrate you (too much salt and it will take water out of your system) nor go into your system
this level of salt in the water makes it easy to drink as well, it goes down like a very thin soup
any table salt is fine
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kirsi
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Location: dongtan
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:10 am Post subject: |
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this is a christian link, but you can ignore that stuff and just follow his advice on fasting (he has done 40 days in a row).
seems like it is good advice to fill your regular eating time with something else (in this case, prayer, etc.).
good luck! i think it will make you feel much better. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Is there a right time of the year, and a wrong time of the year to fast? |
Any time's a good time, but you do get cold when fasting (at least the first few days). Maybe try it in the summer when it's a little easier to maintain comfortable body heat. |
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fromtheuk
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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I'm fasting for the month of Ramadan. It is my 6th fast today. Since June, I've changed to a healthier diet with increased exercise.
I can honestly every year I feel a little weak during the first few days of Ramadan. After that, I settle into the routine very nicely.
Perhaps eating healthily and exercising more has helped. Why?
This is the first Ramadan in my whole life where I haven't felt weak during the opening days of the fasting month.
I feel good.  |
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5600
Joined: 07 Apr 2008
Location: At an undisclosed FEMA camp.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, I thought it said "Fisting". |
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rusty1983
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| fromtheuk wrote: |
I'm fasting for the month of Ramadan. It is my 6th fast today. Since June, I've changed to a healthier diet with increased exercise.
I can honestly every year I feel a little weak during the first few days of Ramadan. After that, I settle into the routine very nicely.
Perhaps eating healthily and exercising more has helped. Why?
This is the first Ramadan in my whole life where I haven't felt weak during the opening days of the fasting month.
I feel good. |
I dont envy you! Im teaching in the UK and Ive got lots of muslim students - they keep falling asleep! I dunno how it is wehrever you are but here the suns up at about 0500 and it goes down at about 2030 so thats a long haul... |
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fromtheuk
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: |
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In Pyeongtaek, Korea it was 4.30 am until 7.06 am today.
Fasting in Ramadan is a beautiful experience. It starts off quite hard, but gets easier as time goes on and when the end of Ramadan approaches you wish it wouldn't end.
The spiritual aspect of Ramadan is the reason why Muslims love it. This is a month of mercy and forgiveness. Muslims are keen to fast, they try to be good, in the hope that God will forgive them for their sins. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| So what do you consume during Ramadan? Water only? |
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rusty1983
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| No, they are allowed to eat and drink during nightime but arent allowed to eat, drink, smoke or anything while the sun is up. I know it would be impossible for me to go all day without water or anything! |
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fromtheuk
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| From dawn until sunset we don't eat or drink anything. From sunset until dawn the following day, we eat and drink as normal. The same pattern is followed for the whole month. At the end of Ramadan we have a celebration called Eid-Ul-Fitr, which is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means "to break the fast" (and can also mean "nature", from the word "fitrah"); and so the holiday symbolizes the breaking of the fasting period. |
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rusty1983
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| Ah, EID. Have you ever been in Rusholme during EID? It is absolutely crazy!!! |
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