Have you ever done a fast? If so what type?

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Have you ever done a fast? If so what type?
Did it give you the result you wanted?
 
Various types. Ongoing. Sometimes for Lent, sometimes for an intention— atonement for something bad; the souls in Purgatory; etc.

The “results” aren’t particularly anything I’m worried about knowing fer sure in this lifetime. If it did good, it did good— and if there was something lacking in myself that made it an empty gesture and didn’t provide any merit to anyone, including myself-- well, I tried.
 
Yes, I have done several fasts. I usually fast from something directly related to what I’m hoping to achieve.

Did I get the results I wanted? Well, generally yes. But, I should preface that by saying that I rarely fast for something very specific like a healing from a particular ailment. Usually, I’m fasting for something more general like increase in a particular virtue.

As has been mentioned above, prayer and fasting doesn’t work like magic. You have to turn towards God and submit yourself to his will.
 
I’ve done a 1 day, 3 day, and 5 day fast before (water only). Admittedly it was for curiosity reasons and not necessarily spiritual although there is always a spiritual aspect.

For 3+ days your mental state changes quite a bit. You are weaker but more focused.
 
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I used fast om Wed/Fri. Not for any intention but because i thought it was standard practice. I didn’t like it at all. A half a meal in the evening (‘no meat’ is not fasting) but i get very cold when i fast and i have trouble getting to sleep. It was okay during the day when work kept me occupied but when i got home, the emptiness of my stomach came to the forefront.
 
Every week twice a week, no food until a specific time of the day. And prayer combined with fasting
 
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