What specific individual benefits did the author gain from fasting?

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The author says fasting helped him lose weight, work with fewer distractions, and reflect more deeply on life.

He says he lost weight during Ramadan and finished a lot of work without being distracted by chips, peanuts, and biscuits. He also says the tidier office, with those snacks gone, helped him focus more clearly on life’s details.
Weight loss was one immediate effect.

The author states plainly that he “lost weight” during Ramadan. That is the first personal benefit he identifies from fasting.
Work became easier to complete.

He says he was able to finish a lot of work without the usual distractions from chips, peanuts, and biscuits. The absence of those snacks also made the office tidier.
He became more reflective and attentive.

Fasting made him pay more attention to “life’s details,” including who he had wronged and where he stood in life. He also reflects on his duties to friends, family, countrymen, and patients.
Hunger and thirst gave him a new perspective.

He says the experience gave him insight into what it is like to be without food and water. He describes that as humbling, especially in relation to people who cannot afford to eat when others can.

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