Ramadan: Day 4

If you’re wondering what it’s like to fast for 16 hours and then binge eat, try it sometime.

The worst that will happen at first is that you eat/drink too much, causing your stomach to spasm uncontrollably. What a wonderful pain that is.

About twenty minutes after you’re done eating, your body attempts to fight its way into stasis mode. If you had to walk to eat, the walk back is going to be an all-out struggle. Your legs and arms feel like lead and your ability to sustain verticality is seriously put into question.

Your next task is to find a couch or bed, so you’re prepared when the inevitable crash comes.

Approximately two hours go by with you rendered useless on the couch before moving even enters your mind as a possibility. But once you’re up, the energy level starts to come back.

It’s quite the process, really. I’ve found that the hardest part is keeping the blood-sugar level under control. It’s perpetually low during the day and barely breaks the normal level after eating. As long as I avoid high-sugar stuff, I should be ok.