Pre-ramadan fasting tips
- Take up some voluntary fast days or make up for missed days from last year, this can help ease your body into the fasting routine.
- Visit your doctor in advance if you have any chronic diseases to get advice regarding fasting.
- Start having your breakfast earlier than usual so that your transition into fasting will not feel so foreign for your metabolism.
- Over the next few weeks running up to ramadan, stick to 3 main meals a day and avoid snacking in between. by stopping the snacks you will only be dropping one meal of your diet during fasting.
- Cut down gradually on your caffeine intake. it will help in training your body to function regularly caffeine free during fasting hours.
- Meal planning before ramadan ensures you are intaking the right amount of nutrients and eating the optimum amount.
- Begin gradually reducing portion sizes since over-eating pre-ramadan will only increase your appetite and makes it more difficult to fast.
- Ramadan is the best time to quit smoking. take the chance and start reducing the amount of cigarettes to prepare yourself for ramadan. try to take a step forward and quit smoking entirely by the end of ramadan.