You know you're fasting when...

[noura 0]

aaargh....ok so what is everyone having for dinner tonight???

i'm trying to diet but it's so darn depressing reading all the wonderful foods that people are cooking when i have a nice salad with chicken and whole wheat pita and a diet coke to look forward to.

Everything I can stuff into my mouth.

[doodlebug 3]

aaargh....ok so what is everyone having for dinner tonight???

i'm trying to diet but it's so darn depressing reading all the wonderful foods that people are cooking when i have a nice salad with chicken and whole wheat pita and a diet coke to look forward to.

Everything I can stuff into my mouth.

I did that the first two nights but the tummy aches weren't worth the instant gratification....no matter how good it all tasted.

[ya falaha! 0]

When a glass of ice water seems VERY tempting even more tempting than ice cream.

[UmmSqueakster 54]

When you know the exact time the sun will be setting from now through October 23rd

[ya falaha! 0]

When you wake up at 5:30am to eat and normally you can't stomach food before noon.

[noura 0]

when you have perfectly delicious food in the fridge that you cooked, but you want everything on the menu from 4 different restaurants!!!! all at once!

[Together4ever 1]

But why am I so HYPER?????

You realize you're fasting when you suddenly become much more conscious of the thoughts in your head... and find they're not all "proper". Blah.

And... when you have to cut through the lunchroom to use the copy machine you hold your breath, look at the floor and walk as fast as possible past the row of vending machines with fists clenched.

[Visa4habibi! 0]

When you can't decide what to eat: fruit or water or real food (yeah, water takes too much room in my stomack now and seems like food). Since the stomack can't take too much food anymore. But after you eat - you get so hiper and can't go to sleep and can't stop thinking about all kinds of things.

[Together4ever 1]

When you can't decide what to eat: fruit or water or real food (yeah, water takes too much room in my stomack now and seems like food). Since the stomack can't take too much food anymore. But after you eat - you get so hiper and can't go to sleep and can't stop thinking about all kinds of things.

I've gone hyper 24 hours a day. My energy level is so high I don't know what to do with myself. I workout in the evening to try to settle down, but I wake up several times during the night... yep... "THINKING". The alarm goes off, I hit the ground running (which is really ugly because my brain doesn't catch up to my feet very quickly).

[morocco4ever 63]

Wow, I don't know if I should be happy or jealous! I can't fast, I have hypo-glycemia. I tried 2 years ago for about 3 days but I was off the charts, so I wouldn't even dare try again.

I do find one thing interesting. My husband stays up until 6 in the morning every night so we can spend time together. Now he eats around 4:30 I think, then he snoozes until about 4:00 PM (how anyone can sleep that much is beyond me).

Then his routine is to get up, wash and pray. Get on the computer again so we can chat more (yes, we chat all day and all night...lol). And then, about 2 hours later he eats. I don't see much suffering going on here! lol

I have to admit, I chuckle at the idea of when he comes here and gets a job. I don't think he realizes just how much his life will change.

I admire you ladies for your dedication during Ramadan. It doesn't sound like any of you have the luxury of sleeping away the fasting.

[sarah and hicham 3]

Wow, I don't know if I should be happy or jealous! I can't fast, I have hypo-glycemia. I tried 2 years ago for about 3 days but I was off the charts, so I wouldn't even dare try again.

I do find one thing interesting. My husband stays up until 6 in the morning every night so we can spend time together. Now he eats around 4:30 I think, then he snoozes until about 4:00 PM (how anyone can sleep that much is beyond me).

Then his routine is to get up, wash and pray. Get on the computer again so we can chat more (yes, we chat all day and all night...lol). And then, about 2 hours later he eats. I don't see much suffering going on here! lol

I have to admit, I chuckle at the idea of when he comes here and gets a job. I don't think he realizes just how much his life will change.

I admire you ladies for your dedication during Ramadan. It doesn't sound like any of you have the luxury of sleeping away the fasting.

Hicham never worked a day in his life before he got here now he is working on his feet all day cooking for a Moroccan restaurant which apparently is not so fun during Ramadan! I would think it would be so hard to fast and work in a restaurant. He always comes home so tired during his break I feel so bad for him. On the other hand he likes getting paid! I think he thinks it's all worth it on payday. It is quite a change for him though. He said he needs a vacation already haha.

[morocco4ever 63]

Wow, I don't know if I should be happy or jealous! I can't fast, I have hypo-glycemia. I tried 2 years ago for about 3 days but I was off the charts, so I wouldn't even dare try again.

I do find one thing interesting. My husband stays up until 6 in the morning every night so we can spend time together. Now he eats around 4:30 I think, then he snoozes until about 4:00 PM (how anyone can sleep that much is beyond me).

Then his routine is to get up, wash and pray. Get on the computer again so we can chat more (yes, we chat all day and all night...lol). And then, about 2 hours later he eats. I don't see much suffering going on here! lol

I have to admit, I chuckle at the idea of when he comes here and gets a job. I don't think he realizes just how much his life will change.

I admire you ladies for your dedication during Ramadan. It doesn't sound like any of you have the luxury of sleeping away the fasting.

Hicham never worked a day in his life before he got here now he is working on his feet all day cooking for a Moroccan restaurant which apparently is not so fun during Ramadan! I would think it would be so hard to fast and work in a restaurant. He always comes home so tired during his break I feel so bad for him. On the other hand he likes getting paid! I think he thinks it's all worth it on payday. It is quite a change for him though. He said he needs a vacation already haha.

Welcome to life in the US! lol

Too many people think they will just walk off the plane and the US hands them a big handful of money. Well surprise surpise, no free lunch here. There is a reason americans have such a high stress level.

I feel bad that he works at a restaurant of all things...he must go crazy smelling all of that yummy food! On the other hand how lucky is it to have a moroccan restaurant so close! I have tried, but I just can't cook like my MIL. I don't know what I'm going to do when he gets here.

[Henia 11]

When you...

start to smell everything in the air, being able to ID every ingredients

your mouth is so dry you cannot swallow

when you are on pins and needles waiting to hear the athan

when finally you do get to eat, you realise i am not even really hungry (happens to me after about 1O days of fasting)

when break fast, you seem to keep drinking and drinking water

you do not crave sweets or salty foods anymore

you have that month long headache

you have that month long bad month during the daytime from about 1Oam to 4pm

You want to sleep alot

You feel sluggish

...that is all I can think of right now

[Henia 11]

Has anyone actually lost any weight yet cos of fasting?

[Together4ever 1]

Towards the end I did because as you said I found when breaking fast I wasn't so hungry. Uh, right NOW I'll probably end up gaining because when I break fast its UGLYYYYYYY. I'm so hungry. Hopefully that will taper off in a few days.