interesting.. this thread is so old, but I'll dispense with my two cents..
first things first-- give up coffee a week in advance before Ramadan, in fact I'd advise tapering off.. caffeine has alot of stimulating effects and can actually be responsible for these 'harmless' supraventricular tachycardias you are likely experiencing mid noon... Now, wake up an hour before fajr, and make sure your diet contains something of a protein, I don't care if it is in the form of a shake or an egg, carbs are fast acting, they'll raise your blood sugar fast and leave you starving by noon.. so either have something fatty or proteinaceous for sihoor.. drink plenty of fluids preferably one of those sports drinks, propel or gatorade whatever just make sure it has a nice B complex vits, as those are very calming for the nerves. and have dates, dates are actually very beneficial if you'll have three with a small glass of milk that is actually very sufficient to sustain you... Now know this, unless you are actually ill with some pathological dz, in which case you are exempt from fast, fasting is actually very good for you so it is really mind over matter, just don't think of food, and know that every pound you are over weight constitutes equivalence of 4000 calories.. if you were on a normal western diet of 1800-2000 calories per day, that is already a two day allowance, further, I assure you, you have a storage of adrenal-cortex hormones, plus various enzymes that will carry you from one cycle to the next for constant fat burning.. you have your
Glycogenolysis is the catabolism of glycogen (requiring removal of glucose unit from glycogen and addition of phosphate) thus producing glucose 1-phosphate, and subsequently reconfigured (C-1 -> C-6) to yield glucose 6-phosphate, a potent reaction intermediary leading to glucose available to the blood and brain
you have your
gluconeogenesis--he process of making glucose (sugar) from its own breakdown products or from the breakdown products of lipids (fats) or proteins. Gluconeogenesis occurs mainly in cells of the liver or kidney.
you have your fatty acid synthesis and wowee you get loads of calories from the break down of one fatty acid, I can't even remember how many ATP's for energy but in the way of over 130 something, so whenever you feel the urge to purge, think of all those stores your body has smartly packed on its own volition as was created by the most resplendent engineer so that you can carry through the few hours of fast and remember there are those brothers and sisters who honest truth to God, don't have any food to it, not before or after fast...
thank you for your time and remember me in your prayers-- I need them imsad
