Attempting the Black Fast

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I don’t know, I thought it was all, but I am sure someone will come along and correct me if I am wrong. 😉

@edward_george1, can you help us oldies out?
 
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In the US RC Church, Abstinence is from age 14 up, no upper age limit.

Fasting is from ages 18-59.

Medical exemptions apply in both cases.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.

For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards.

Members of the Eastern Catholic Churches are to observe the particular law of their own sui iuris Church.
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I went 60 days consuming nothing but vegetable and fruit juices (not for Lent). I had more energy on that diet than I did off of it.
 
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Gene_Church said:
I am planning a 40 day fast with no food (but a morning supplement–about 120 calories, and vitamins) for Lent. I’ve done this once before, for St Michael’s Lent (Assumption to the Feast of the Arcangels). I’d suggest using a laxative, as your system may find itself unable to clear itself out.
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I dont think this is good advice as anything extreme like this requires medical and spiritual support.
 
I tried to give up coffee one year.
Planned ahead too, by cutting back consumption the week before so I didnt have the caffeine withdrawal.

The first Friday of Lent, my boss, who happens to be a priest asked me, “Cilla, I’m curious, did you give up coffee for Lent?”

Me: "yes Father, why?
Father: “Well, ya know, typically, when you give something up for Lent it’s a penance for you, not the people around you! Do you think, maybe, you might find something else to give up?” 😲😜
 
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dochawk said:
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So no red meat or fowl which includes penguins.
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It’s only antarctic penguins that are not allowed. You may freely eat as many arctic penguins as you can find . . .
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Good to know. 😁 🤣
 
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I gave up caffeine entirely one Lent. I didn’t get told to pick something else, but I did have a headache for days. Never again.
 
The only arctic penguins to be found are in a parallel universe with a parallel arctic.
 
Depends on how much you weigh. Also, understand that your body needs a minimum of 30 grams of carbohydrate per day in order to avoid muscle atrophy under normal circumstances. The world record for longest fast of natural means was some 400 lb man who quit eating (except for glucose tolerance tests) for a little over a year to get down to 180 lbs.
 
I would hope if a person is doing extreme fasting for more than 1 or 2 days a person is also checking with a doctor, not just “reading up on them”.
 
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Well I’ve done one meal a day which is a form of intermittent fasting(popular in the secular world) . And then your one meal is vegan so never succeeded at being vegan long term and there is not a lot of research to prove it’s healthier. On the contrary it makes it difficult to get enough nourishment with it
 
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