Fasting for Lent ? V8 Smoothies low calories

walk2health4me

Hi i am a day late with this post but i decided to fast for Lent Yes I am Polish Hungarian Catholic from old school...the calorie count for me on a normal day 800-900 I do not eat a meal because it says breakfast lunch or dinner I eat only when i get hungry I have lost 14 pounds since Dec 26 I know i am driving MFP nuts but the calorie count and carb count are way too high for me and I am a diabetic learning to use my insulin pen not eat because i am on insulin..i exercise a lot have fun doing tai chi yoga ring dumbells walking but i hate eating i rather slam down a green smoothie or a coffee smoothie and not have to deal with cooking or counting or measuring right now..anyway anyone else fasting for lent just wondering...thanks

vczK2t

first, i think your normal day calories are WAY too low. women shouldn't be eating less than 1200/day even with exercising. 2nd, i am SURE MFP has settings for diabetics that would help with carbs and such. 3rd, i know nothing about Lent, but if you aren't eating enough, i am thinking that's starvation not fasting.

MummaSue

Hi @walk2health4me, I agree with the above post, it sounds as though you are eating too little normally. I think if you are learning to use your insulin pen, you should be getting advice from your doctor, or health advisor until you know what you are doing, not from us amateurs here!
I also drive MFP nuts as I have been on the 5/2 diet - probably not recommended for diabetics either, so I stopped logging my food on those days, it was driving me mad having MFP telling me I wasn't eating enough on the diet days.
I'm a progressive Christian, for Lent I am fasting between dawn and sunset, in the style of Ramadan - but I am drinking, tea, coffee, low calorie hot chocolate, water etc. then a sensible meal in the evenings and I don't fast on Sundays.
Please take care of yourself