fasting for lent?

jerber160
jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
edited November 13 in Motivation and Support
Ok, fasting. 2 light snacks and one meal smaller than normal, not to be taken before sundown? or something along those lines. How many calories would that be?

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  • Michalaylah13
    Michalaylah13 Posts: 14
    My calorie intake on Ash Wednesday was about 930 (which MFP yelled at me for) but it was meals as my family normally eats on days of fasting. I had an orange for breakfast, tuna fish for lunch, and garlic shrimp over rice, spinach salad with balsamic vinaigrette, and 1% milk for dinner. Hope this helps :)
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    I ate about 850 kcal on Wednesday. I had a powerbar for a mid-day meal and buttered egg noodles for dinner.

    The rule for Catholics is: one meal a day, and two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. Not sure about other denominations.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    Are you talking about doing this everyday? Or just Fridays/Ash Wednesday/Good Friday?
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Total calories would really depend on your mail meal.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    i'm around 1300 calories per day... usually around 500 for biggest meal because I like to snack at night
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    on another note, I'm not having any difficulty at all not eating popcorn at night (my go -to snack)
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    snap
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