rocky1243;713625 said:
Right but to abstain from eating is when you don't eat when you otherwise would have. You dont abstain from eating while you sleep. Otherwise every waking second in which you are not putting food in your mouth you are fasting. Then the word looses its meaning.

Big difference. Fasting is a self imposed act to show love for the Lord and to help increase the power of prayer. Not eating when you sleep is not fasting in anyway unless it is for a blood test in the morning. The entire reason Christians fast is to get closer to God and give more poignancy to their prayers. I fast for religious reasons and even if I were to lose muscle due to this, I would still do it because of the spiritual benefits. But I do not lose muscle, I retain it or it increases. Maybe GOD is the one keeping my muscle up during my fasting over the last 8 years.
 
2slow;713681 said:
Well its time for me to go to bed now. So im gonna fast till i wake up. Then ill eat some breakfast and then fast for lunch...just letting everyone know by diet routine..

Nice. :)
 
doublelongdaddy;713748 said:
Big difference. Fasting is a self imposed act to show love for the Lord and to help increase the power of prayer. Not eating when you sleep is not fasting in anyway unless it is for a blood test in the morning. The entire reason Christians fast is to get closer to God and give more poignancy to their prayers. I fast for religious reasons and even if I were to lose muscle due to this, I would still do it because of the spiritual benefits. But I do not lose muscle, I retain it or it increases. Maybe GOD is the one keeping my muscle up during my fasting over the last 8 years.

Yeah please ignore kyo's google wisdom.
 
rocky1243;713808 said:
Yeah please ignore kyo's google wisdom.

It isn't wisdom its just looking up a definition. It's called searching to define something :0
 
rocky1243;713808 said:
Yeah please ignore kyo's google wisdom.

I think fasting takes on a different meaning for many. Religious reasons are on one why I fast but there are so many other reasons to fast like detoxing the body, preparing for blood tests, etc. Fasting also does not mean only food, you can fast from anything. I fast from TV & food because this brings me to a place of worship I feel worthy of our Lord. The idea behind fasting in this way is to feel a lack and fill that lack with prayer. Fasting can also be charity, or giving until it hurts. There are so many ways to do this and the reasons are many also.
 
doublelongdaddy;713937 said:
I think fasting takes on a different meaning for many. Religious reasons are on one why I fast but there are so many other reasons to fast like detoxing the body, preparing for blood tests, etc. Fasting also does not mean only food, you can fast from anything. I fast from TV & food because this brings me to a place of worship I feel worthy of our Lord. The idea behind fasting in this way is to feel a lack and fill that lack with prayer. Fasting can also be charity, or giving until it hurts. There are so many ways to do this and the reasons are many also.

Yes thats what fasting is to you and many people but when i look to define i look to see what it actually says. And from there it can branch out to many ideas
 
kyomoto;713998 said:
Yes thats what fasting is to you and many people but when i look to define i look to see what it actually says. And from there it can branch out to many ideas

Exactly. Fasting can take many form as far as food is concerned. You can go on a juice fast for up to a week. You can fast as I do, one meal after dark. Your can fast by skipping one meal a day. You can also fast from certain foods. The reasons for this are many. Fasting also occurs with things that do not pertain to food.
 
doublelongdaddy;714342 said:
Exactly. Fasting can take many form as far as food is concerned. You can go on a juice fast for up to a week. You can fast as I do, one meal after dark. Your can fast by skipping one meal a day. You can also fast from certain foods. The reasons for this are many. Fasting also occurs with things that do not pertain to food.

And only some people with agree with each other on what defines what because even when there's the supposed meanings, there will always be variants. So I guess it's time to define when you use a word thats accused of something else so the audience can understand your statements or assertions.
 
kyomoto;714378 said:
And only some people with agree with each other on what defines what because even when there's the supposed meanings, there will always be variants. So I guess it's time to define when you use a word thats accused of something else so the audience can understand your statements or assertions.

Very true. In the religious sense there are many ways to fast, one being better than the next depending on what your plans are. Outside of religion that same thing applies. For the most part I think many people fast for detoxification and even to kick start weight loss. Whatever the fast is there always needs to be a positive replacement.
 
2slow;714559 said:
I guess some folks interpret the word fasting different then others. When one tells me there fasting that tells me there not eating for a x amount of days. Not one meal a day. If thats the case i guess we all fast everyday. dld, didnt you say your Italian? If so are you not roman Catholic?

It depends on the person. Sorry for not clarifying my definition of the word until at a later time.
 
2slow;714559 said:
I guess some folks interpret the word fasting different then others. When one tells me there fasting that tells me there not eating for a x amount of days. Not one meal a day. If thats the case i guess we all fast everyday. dld, didnt you say your Italian? If so are you not roman Catholic?

Of course I am Roman Catholic.
 
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