Diet During Ramadan For A Muslim
Q: Hi, im a muslim and therefore will be fasting throughout the Islamic month of Ramadan (lunar) meaning i will only be able to have two meals a day - one before dawn, and one at sunset. I am on your suggested diet right now but how would I go about fasting the month and still losing weight since im not able to have more than two meals?
A: My advice will be to make that morning and evening meal quite a bit bigger than before. Fasting during the day is not the best for losing weight, but your religion comes first, of course. So try to make the breakfast bigger, especially use more oatmeal and/or fruits, so you have a lot of carbs in there (in addition to protein and some fats). For the evening meal, go lighter on carbs (have a lot of green non-starchy veggies) but have a lot of protein and some fats (olive oil). After Ramadan is over slowly switch back to your previous diet if you still need to continue losing fat. And continue weight training during Ramadan if possible.