Happy Ramadan!

[Anonymous]

Stay busy. Do good deed for others. Make healthy and simple iftar. Do light work out half hour before iftar. Take a nap. Clean house. Iron clothes. Pray.

[Anonymous]

So happy it is ending. This holiday is doomed to last much longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So happy it is ending. This holiday is doomed to last much longer.

It's not a holiday! It's a time for self-reflection and spiritual awakening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It can be a great way for addicts to reset their lives, no matter if its an addiction of gossip or substance abuse or wastefulness or anger or binge eating, Ramadan can be beneficial if done right.

I live in a Muslim country. There is PLENTY of binging and unhealthy eating during Ramadan. My female colleagues at work, who are Muslim, were just talking about how they've gained weight during Ramadan. They are too exhausted from staying up late to exercise, and they are eating more "celebration" foods that are carb-heavy at night.

None of my Muslim friends and colleagues are actually "fasting." They have simply reversed their eating window from daytime to night/early morning. They start eating in the early evening, then have more late, and have a very early breakfast. A lot of the foods are high-carb, and they tend to make the early morning meal big to get them through work.

Not Ramadan: eating during the day.

Ramadan: eating the same amount or more in the night and very early morning.

Before I came here, I thought Ramadan meant actual "fasting", with only one meal in the evening and then that was it, but no. That's not what it is.

[Anonymous]

I gain weight in Ramadan but this year luckily haven’t . PP is right. I over eat at night and eat desserts I typically never get during normal times. I usually am low carb but have to switch to high carb during Ramadan otherwise I’ll have zero fuel to function all day running around without food or water.

Ramadan has become a food fest like Thanksgiving rather than about truly fasting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It can be a great way for addicts to reset their lives, no matter if its an addiction of gossip or substance abuse or wastefulness or anger or binge eating, Ramadan can be beneficial if done right.

I live in a Muslim country. There is PLENTY of binging and unhealthy eating during Ramadan. My female colleagues at work, who are Muslim, were just talking about how they've gained weight during Ramadan. They are too exhausted from staying up late to exercise, and they are eating more "celebration" foods that are carb-heavy at night.

None of my Muslim friends and colleagues are actually "fasting." They have simply reversed their eating window from daytime to night/early morning. They start eating in the early evening, then have more late, and have a very early breakfast. A lot of the foods are high-carb, and they tend to make the early morning meal big to get them through work.

Not Ramadan: eating during the day.

Ramadan: eating the same amount or more in the night and very early morning.

Before I came here, I thought Ramadan meant actual "fasting", with only one meal in the evening and then that was it, but no. That's not what it is.

That's got nothing to do with ramdan but with bad cultural habits of unhealthy eating style. We eat healthy, do light exercise before and after iftar and manage sleep.

[Anonymous]

Any idea is only as good as its implementation. Ramadan is practiced differently among billion plus muslims, same as other aspects of religion.

[Anonymous]

Funny SNL skit on fasting and Ozempic.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-RETLnHNpM&pp=ygUMcmFteSB5b3Vzc2Vm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny SNL skit on fasting and Ozempic.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8-RETLnHNpM&pp=ygUMcmFteSB5b3Vzc2Vm

Perfect!

[Anonymous]

Almost done, invites for Eid parties and festivals already out.

[Anonymous]

5 more days.

Eid is next Wednesday. I still have to buy an outfit and kids toys . Tysons will be packed this weekend !

[Anonymous]

Does anyone celebrate/take off for all three days? An old coworker of mine says she takes off all three days as it’s “her religious right”

Most Americans I know just do one day and it’s enough then back to school/work the next day. The three day celebrations only happen in Muslim majority countries

[Anonymous]

What would be a good gist to send a co-worker? Any specific gift card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone celebrate/take off for all three days? An old coworker of mine says she takes off all three days as it’s “her religious right”

Most Americans I know just do one day and it’s enough then back to school/work the next day. The three day celebrations only happen in Muslim majority countries

Everyone I know just takes a day off. Some even only take the morning off and go back to work. I plan on taking the entire day off though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone celebrate/take off for all three days? An old coworker of mine says she takes off all three days as it’s “her religious right”

Most Americans I know just do one day and it’s enough then back to school/work the next day. The three day celebrations only happen in Muslim majority countries

Some people time their PTO and take whole week off, others only take couple of hours for prayer and breakfast with family and then back to work, rest of the festivities after work and on weekend. Many work as usual. There are more than a billion, everyone does it differently.