Several passionate fasters offered these tips to help others get started or enhance their current fasting practices.
- Avoid eating between meals on Wednesdays.
- Avoid social media one night per week.
- Skip one meal this week and give the money for the meal to a charity or food shelf.
- Instead of going out for lunch tomorrow, go to church during your lunch hour and eat a simple bag lunch on your return trip.
- Instead of browsing the Internet on your cell phone while you are waiting, pray.
- Replace 15 minutes of your evening Twitter, Instagram or Facebook time with browsing Catholic news, letters from Pope Francis or biographies of saints.