Do you 'forget' to eat lunch?

When I was younger I would sometimes be mentally occupied so much or involved in a task that I would not notice it was a meal time. I was very thin at that time and maintained my weight easily. I would eventually eat but I could easily skip breakfast and lunch without noticing much if I were busy. If you don't often eat breakfast or often skip lunch you get used to it and don't get as hungry at those times of day. If you always eat meals at a particular time and you skip/delay them once then you will notice much more.

I got overweight. I don't blame weight gain on eating regular meals or noticing hunger. I ate too many calories for my activity level.

I don't forget meals now. I plan them in advance. I eat at the same times every day. One of my jobs in my household is to prepare meals for my family every day at specific times. It is pretty hard to forget to eat lunch in that case.

I can't forget to eat - I have IBS and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and if I don't eat something (even just a rice cake, or a drink with calories in) every 2-3 hours I'm doubled over in agony.

There is a ton of things I forget, like setting up the coffee pot the night before, or if I fed the dog, or if I paid a bill but I NEVER forget to eat. I may (very randomly) be not hungry when a meal comes around, but I never forget to eat.

I wouldn't say I have a weight problem as I've never been obese, but I tend to be on the beefier side.

annaskiski wrote: »

So Amy Schumer did a humorous bit a while back, about people who 'forget' to eat lunch. She said something like, "those words have literally, never come out of my mouth".

I thought that this was hilarious, because while I have sometimes skipped lunch on purpose, I have never 'forgotten' to eat lunch.

Of course my husband (who I am convinced is a mutant) has frequently forgotten to eat lunch. He also has never had a weight problem.

So confess, do you forget to eat lunch, and do have/have you had, a weight problem?

I remember hearing that joke and loved it too - have you seen her sketch on the perfect diet - slap chef? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfsAi95ghuU

Yup, never forgotten to eat lunch! I deliberately miss meals, rather than forget about them.

theabsentmindednurse wrote: »

Not forgotten, but have found myself had such a busy day that I haven't had time to eat.
This is rare however.
I find by the time dinner time comes I am ravenous.

Me too. I don't forget to eat and I'll be hungry but too busy to eat lunch. Usually when that happens I have a late lunch/early dinner.

Heard the same joke and that gave me a laugh as well, especially as my mom and sister have both commented that they have forgotten to eat lunch on occasion if they have a busy day at work. I have never done this and can't even fathom accidentally skipping one! I love food and get way too hangry if I don't have something to eat every few hours. If I miss a meal, something is seriously wrong with me.

Ha Ha Ha - Never

I'm not sure - purely as a matter of semantics.

I've had days here and there where I'm planning on eating lunch, but then get sidetracked and don't feel hungry until late afternoon, at which point I just wait until dinner to eat (or grab a protein bar or other quick snack).

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I'm wondering if by "lunch" people mean a set meal time. I consider anything between morning and noon "breakfast", anything between noon and evening "lunch" and anything evening and later "dinner". I may effectively forget to eat at exactly 12 if I'm too focused on something, but it's still lunch to me if I eat it at 3.

When I've forgotten "lunch", I mean that I might head into the library to research at 11 am and emerge at 4 pm thinking to myself, "Odd ... why am I hungry? ........ Oh look at the time!!

missh1967 wrote: »

I seriously hate those kind of people. "Forget to eat." For f.u.c.k.'s sake.

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