Skipping breakfast... and lunch

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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Welcome back Honeylissabee. Anything new?

    Obviously not, she's using the same excuses as the last time.
    Figured as much. Guess we can watch it unfold like last time. I hope you brought popcorns.

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    Oh, I see you beat me to the "welcome back", pass me the popcorns.
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  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    I don't know you, but it certainly sounds like you're working "under the table" or else you're an illegal immigrant or an intern. It sounds like you have been here before and have been a PITA to people who recognize you.

    To stay on topic, protein bars in your pockets. Go to the F****ing bathroom to eat it if you have to. This sounds incredibly illegal that you work 10hrs a day and not afford a break or even a lunch.
  • pander101
    pander101 Posts: 677 Member
    Welcome back Honeylissabee. Anything new?

    Obviously not, she's using the same excuses as the last time.
    Figured as much. Guess we can watch it unfold like last time. I hope you brought popcorns.

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    Oh, I see you beat me to the "welcome back", pass me the popcorns.
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    You all beat me to it. Thought I recognized the post.

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  • northbanu
    northbanu Posts: 366 Member
    What's the problem? It doesn't matter when you eat. Eat your calorie requirements when you can. Try and get some decent nutrition when you do eat, but even that isn't a deal breaker. One should be able to go 8 or 10 hours without eating. It's really not that long.

    And what's all this blah blah blah about Weight Watchers and what not. You can't count calories? Seems to me you can't NOT count them.

    Honestly, and I now it's not want you want to hear, but count your calories, stop eating when you reach your goal, and eat when you can. There is NO reason you can't find time during your hectic 24 hour day to put calories down your face.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    Welcome back Honeylissabee. Anything new?

    Ohhhhh. I didn't notice the name at first - good catch!
  • northbanu
    northbanu Posts: 366 Member
    Plan your journey. Be consistent. Do research, and let the magic happen!

    I understand the sentiment in that statement, but I think it's important to know that it's not magic. Changing how we eat and live doesn't just happen. It takes real willpower and hard work. It requires one to be very honest with one's self, and the ability t forgive one's own failures and start each day as a new one. It's not magic. It's an unrelenting desire.
  • benaddict
    benaddict Posts: 1,381 Member
    She's actually correct about there being no federal law requiring that employees be given breaks; got this from the US Department of Labor website (http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm):
    Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks as compensable work hours that would be included in the sum of hours worked during the work week and considered in determining if overtime was worked. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly and unambiguously communicated to the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished. Bona fide meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable.

    I'm just hoping this thread turns out like her others. I've got my bingo card ready. Included: someone posting links to her other profiles, people actually trying to help, excuses that don't actually address the helpful suggestions given, more than 3 popcorn gifs on one page, her "friend" trying to prove he's real, profile deactivation...

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    HLB, what's your actual question here? Are you asking if it's ok to skip meals? If so, the answer is yes, it doesn't matter when you consume your calories as long as they are consumed and not in excess of what you're burning. Otherwise I'm not sure what the point of this thread is other than to entertain us on an otherwise boring weekend.
  • ftsolk
    ftsolk Posts: 202 Member
    I only have one active profile as my HoneyLissaBee account is no longer active.

    Yes, a 10 hour day with no break is torture, but that is not the norm. We just had a REALLY bad week. I'm only supposed to get 28-29 hours a week. Last week, I got over 42 hours. I don't get paid under the table or anything like that.

    I've tried things like bars, and today I had a nut/seed mix from Starbucks, but it wasn't as busy today as it was last Wednesday, and I did get a break, but some days it's so crazy that I either don't get a break, or I don't get a break until near the end of my shift.

    And I can go a full day without eating. That's not the problem. The problem is I have no way to schedule my eating. If I knew I could consistently eat dinner at 8pm, I'd be able to adjust and be hungry at 8.

    No matter how hungry I am after eating dinner, a few bites into dessert, and I'm full because I'm NOT used to eating after dinner anymore. I do it on occasion (maybe once a week), but I don't eat nearly as much as I used to in the past.
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  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    She's actually correct about there being no federal law requiring that employees be given breaks; got this from the US Department of Labor website (http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/breaks.htm):
    Federal law does not require lunch or coffee breaks. However, when employers do offer short breaks (usually lasting about 5 to 20 minutes), federal law considers the breaks as compensable work hours that would be included in the sum of hours worked during the work week and considered in determining if overtime was worked. Unauthorized extensions of authorized work breaks need not be counted as hours worked when the employer has expressly and unambiguously communicated to the employee that the authorized break may only last for a specific length of time, that any extension of the break is contrary to the employer's rules, and any extension of the break will be punished. Bona fide meal periods (typically lasting at least 30 minutes), serve a different purpose than coffee or snack breaks and, thus, are not work time and are not compensable.

    I'm just hoping this thread turns out like her others. I've got my bingo card ready. Included: someone posting links to her other profiles, people actually trying to help, excuses that don't actually address the helpful suggestions given, more than 3 popcorn gifs on one page, her "friend" trying to prove he's real, profile deactivation...

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    HLB, what's your actual question here? Are you asking if it's ok to skip meals? If so, the answer is yes, it doesn't matter when you consume your calories as long as they are consumed and not in excess of what you're burning. Otherwise I'm not sure what the point of this thread is other than to entertain us on an otherwise boring weekend.

    There was no question in the first place. I'm just here because i noticed the name as the poster and knew what was coming ;D
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    But i do have a piece of real advice for you...you really need help. So if you have insurance, go to a psychiatrist and learn about why you seek so much attention from people here (and why you troll them so badly when you obviously don't want help), and maybe see a nutritionist who can help you. But you're not much into actual help, as has been previously proven by your previous posts here....so i don't know how you're ever going to get anywhere.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    Welcome back Honeylissabee. Anything new?

    Obviously not, she's using the same excuses as the last time.
    Figured as much. Guess we can watch it unfold like last time. I hope you brought popcorns.

    I was just drinking my beer when I read that. :grumble:

    And my favorite..

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  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I only have one active profile as my HoneyLissaBee account is no longer active.

    Yes, a 10 hour day with no break is torture, but that is not the norm. We just had a REALLY bad week. I'm only supposed to get 28-29 hours a week. Last week, I got over 42 hours. I don't get paid under the table or anything like that.

    I've tried things like bars, and today I had a nut/seed mix from Starbucks, but it wasn't as busy today as it was last Wednesday, and I did get a break, but some days it's so crazy that I either don't get a break, or I don't get a break until near the end of my shift.

    And I can go a full day without eating. That's not the problem. The problem is I have no way to schedule my eating. If I knew I could consistently eat dinner at 8pm, I'd be able to adjust and be hungry at 8.

    No matter how hungry I am after eating dinner, a few bites into dessert, and I'm full because I'm NOT used to eating after dinner anymore. I do it on occasion (maybe once a week), but I don't eat nearly as much as I used to in the past.
    How long will decide to keep a job like that with that issue before you find a new job? Is that the only job in your town?

    Honestly, what is it you want to hear in this thread?

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick

    She needs to expedite this process as I'm likely going to go over my calories to have more beer and watch this magic unfold.

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  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick

    She needs to expedite this process as I'm likely going to go over my calories to have more beer and watch this magic unfold.

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    Oh no ma'am! Don't you worry, she's an artist. This elaborate masterpiece will likely take days to unfold and keep you entertained through many a morning coffee to come.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick

    She needs to expedite this process as I'm likely going to go over my calories to have more beer and watch this magic unfold.

    tumblr_inline_mowh5rFPCr1qz4rgp.gif

    Oh no ma'am! Don't you worry, she's an artist. This elaborate masterpiece will likely take days to unfold and keep you entertained through many a morning coffee to come.

    Duly noted. *pencils it in along with morning coffee*

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  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    I only have one active profile as my HoneyLissaBee account is no longer active.

    Yes, a 10 hour day with no break is torture, but that is not the norm. We just had a REALLY bad week. I'm only supposed to get 28-29 hours a week. Last week, I got over 42 hours. I don't get paid under the table or anything like that.

    I've tried things like bars, and today I had a nut/seed mix from Starbucks, but it wasn't as busy today as it was last Wednesday, and I did get a break, but some days it's so crazy that I either don't get a break, or I don't get a break until near the end of my shift.

    And I can go a full day without eating. That's not the problem. The problem is I have no way to schedule my eating. If I knew I could consistently eat dinner at 8pm, I'd be able to adjust and be hungry at 8.

    No matter how hungry I am after eating dinner, a few bites into dessert, and I'm full because I'm NOT used to eating after dinner anymore. I do it on occasion (maybe once a week), but I don't eat nearly as much as I used to in the past.
    How long will decide to keep a job like that with that issue before you find a new job? Is that the only job in your town?

    Honestly, what is it you want to hear in this thread?

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick

    Oh since you cancelled one profile out of your 1000's, that allows you to make the same post again? HOnestly, if you want the attention just unlock your diary again. That was some fun reading, much more than reading about your job issues that you haven't done anything about months later.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I only have one active profile as my HoneyLissaBee account is no longer active.

    Yes, a 10 hour day with no break is torture, but that is not the norm. We just had a REALLY bad week. I'm only supposed to get 28-29 hours a week. Last week, I got over 42 hours. I don't get paid under the table or anything like that.

    I've tried things like bars, and today I had a nut/seed mix from Starbucks, but it wasn't as busy today as it was last Wednesday, and I did get a break, but some days it's so crazy that I either don't get a break, or I don't get a break until near the end of my shift.

    And I can go a full day without eating. That's not the problem. The problem is I have no way to schedule my eating. If I knew I could consistently eat dinner at 8pm, I'd be able to adjust and be hungry at 8.

    No matter how hungry I am after eating dinner, a few bites into dessert, and I'm full because I'm NOT used to eating after dinner anymore. I do it on occasion (maybe once a week), but I don't eat nearly as much as I used to in the past.
    How long will decide to keep a job like that with that issue before you find a new job? Is that the only job in your town?

    Honestly, what is it you want to hear in this thread?

    That's what I told her last time

    She's just here for her once a quarter dose of MFP attention. She'll be off eventually and back after a brief hiatus without even bothering to come in with a new shtick

    Seems like she rotates between here, SparkPeople and WW message boards. Keeps things fresh and gives her a new audience to entertain her each time.
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
    Briefly skimmed through this and now I'm off to get popcorn...
    In real life.
    Because gifs.
  • Amerielle
    Amerielle Posts: 153 Member
    Welcome back Honeylissabee. Anything new?

    I'm late to this party, but I thought the same thing when I read the op. Looks like nothing has changed.