Dear Heather,
I realize this is partly outside the scope of the Fast-5 discussion group, but as a fellow Catholic, I just wanted to send out a reminder of what you probably already know--that once the bread and wine are consecrated, the accidents (including the calories) are still there, but that's no longer bread and wine we're talking about, but the body and blood of Christ and not bread or wine at all. So the calories are there, but honestly, given what an amazing gift it is to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion, I'd either just not worry about the fact that it is outside your 5-hour eating zone (that's what I do) or change the 5-hour eating zone to begin during Mass if you like, since we are to fast for an hour before receiving Communion anyway. Personally, I have not noticed that receiving Holy Communion causes any limbic hunger at all.
Peace in Christ,
Carla
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