As a Catholic, I am required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On Ash Wednesday this year, I had a medical excuse but that is no longer true and today is Good Friday. Fasting is always VERY hard and it usually takes a week before my body learns to like food again. However, fasting is not supposed to be easy. Every time we feel hunger, there are prayers to say. I don't have these prayers memorized but I think about why I'm doing it. Today is the day that Jesus died on the cross for us. He made the ultimate sacrifice.
The rules of fasting are no meat (although you can still have eggs, milk, and things like chicken broth) and you can only have one normal sized meal. The other two put together should not equal a meal, simply snacks. You do not do it for weight loss reasons or anything like that. You do it to make you stronger spiritually and bring you closer to God.
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