Fasting Question

[Fether]

So I’m almost done with the Book “The Obesity Code”. It’s a big book that goes over all the dieting fads and the nutritional studies and facts associated with each fad and the pros and cons of each. A very fantastic book that explains obesity and weight gain in an understandable way.

ANYWAY!

One section talks about the great health benefits of regular fasting. After reading it I decided I wanted to test it out. At the same time, Another thought entered my mind. “This will give me more opportunities to fast throughout the month besides fast Sunday’s, which will allow me greater spiritual blessings!”

Now here is the question. If my primary motivation to fast more is due to health reasons, would it be reasonable to include a spiritual side to the fast and expect spiritual blessings from it?

Thoughts?

[Grunt]

19 minutes ago, Fether said:

So I’m almost done with the Book “The Obesity Code”. It’s a big book that goes over all the dieting fads and the nutritional studies and facts associated with each fad and the pros and cons of each. A very fantastic book that explains obesity and weight gain in an understandable way.

ANYWAY!

One section talks about the great health benefits of regular fasting. After reading it I decided I wanted to test it out. At the same time, Another thought entered my mind. “This will give me more opportunities to fast throughout the month besides fast Sunday’s, which will allow me greater spiritual blessings!”

Now here is the question. If my primary motivation to fast more is due to health reasons, would it be reasonable to include a spiritual side to the fast and expect spiritual blessings from it?

Thoughts?

Make your primary reason to fast spiritual and reap the health benefits.  

[Midwest LDS]

48 minutes ago, Fether said:

So I’m almost done with the Book “The Obesity Code”. It’s a big book that goes over all the dieting fads and the nutritional studies and facts associated with each fad and the pros and cons of each. A very fantastic book that explains obesity and weight gain in an understandable way.

ANYWAY!

One section talks about the great health benefits of regular fasting. After reading it I decided I wanted to test it out. At the same time, Another thought entered my mind. “This will give me more opportunities to fast throughout the month besides fast Sunday’s, which will allow me greater spiritual blessings!”

Now here is the question. If my primary motivation to fast more is due to health reasons, would it be reasonable to include a spiritual side to the fast and expect spiritual blessings from it?

Thoughts?

As long as you begin and end each fast with a sincere prayer, I think you can easily serve both purposes.