This is not to make you feel guilty but to start you thinking. The action of fasting is to create an inner hunger. Either of these can bring you closer to God. The important thing is not so much where the fasting leads you but that you set out wanting to go where it may lead you. Another yes you may want to include in your Lenten fast is to choose to live more simply.
Simplicity means choosing to pare down, to live with less.
While this idea has gotten a lot of attention lately on the talk shows and in the news, the Christian tradition has always called its followers to take a long look at what is really needed and to choose to live with less of what we simply want. This call to simplicity has led some people to make choices that protect the earth. You are also told that the road to happiness and success is paved with purchases and possessions. Simplicity may be as basic as looking around and seeing that you are not deciding what you need. You're allowing other pressures to influence your decisions.