There are lots of western Christians who fast regularly but don’t advertise it.
I think we Western Christians have tried to make things too easy - what with lighter to no fasting and also nice comfy pews and comfy cushioned kneelers. The Orthodox have it right for their 2+ hour Divine Liturgy - you stand or you kneel in God’s presence. Only the old and the pregnant and the ill get to sit!
btw, Dr. Eckleburg disappeared some years ago :) along with Quix and zC!