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Original poster

I actually forgot to have lunch today… worried?

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coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 22:59

It completely escaped my mind, which means today I’ve had

2 weetabix with milk
Yoghurt, apple and walnuts as a snack

Went out for dinner and had a large pizza and dough balls.

That’s not enough food for an adult for a day, is it? Surely it can’t be healthy? I can’t believe I just forgot to have lunch. I was just working away and it never even entered my head. Usually I have 3 big meals a day and snacks on top.

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naichick · 04/10/2023 23:09

Do you normally eat breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks every single day?

StarlightLime · 04/10/2023 23:10

A large pizza and dough balls for dinner, and you're worried about under eating? 🤔

mummy21blueeyed · 04/10/2023 23:11

Is this a serious thread? Some of always forget one meal never mind the ones like me who don’t eat breakfast and we survive. Did you settle down start scrolling on mums net and think about the most pointless thing of today many people don’t eat 3 meals a day many.

Furryrug · 04/10/2023 23:11

🙄

JaxiiTaxii · 04/10/2023 23:12

I genuinely LOVE that you've clearly never had an issue with weight or food bevause you'd 100% know the calorific value of pizza v. recommended intake and you'd know that there's no consequences to skipping a meal.

It's rare to escape that trap into adulthood.
I hope you enjoyed the pizza 👍

Canibearsed · 04/10/2023 23:12

Are you worried that you have eaten too many calories today? I just worry that your post comes across as someone who has disordered eating.

HerMammy · 04/10/2023 23:14

Can we stop the I'm hormonal excuses for being daft/attention seeking/arseholey etc, seen it on multiple threads lately.

ncob · 04/10/2023 23:14

sounds like you’ve had more calories than needed today….

its totally fine to have 1 meal a day, OMAD.

we’ve just got used to overeating. Humans dont actually need this much food.

Dustpantsandbush · 04/10/2023 23:15

I’ve done this so many times I’ve lost count. Once forgot to eat literally all day due to a sudden death in the family sat down 9pm that night and realised I’d not had one bite to eat.

villamariavintrapp · 04/10/2023 23:15

Please update after the terrible consequences are over.

Eenymeanymineymo · 04/10/2023 23:15

I'm confused as to what the issue is tbh.

StarlightLime · 04/10/2023 23:16

villamariavintrapp · 04/10/2023 23:15

Please update after the terrible consequences are over.

This thread appears to be one of them 😂

alwaysonadiet1 · 04/10/2023 23:17

OP is a plonker. That's all.

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coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:18

I agree with everyone on here who’s said it’s a silly thread! It really was, I shouldn’t have posted it. Genuinely thanks for bringing me to my senses :)

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Thewizardbinbag · 04/10/2023 23:19

coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:08

Thanks, I have already explained the reasons for posting further above so thank you to everyone who has been constructive & kind! Hormonal atm and tired which makes me a bit more prone to overthinking small and silly things.

Oh just stop it. Hormonal? It’s people like you who hold women back, using stupid phrases like “I’m hormonal” when you’re just being an idiot.
Women are plenty capable and we function just fine; we don’t need to be blaming hormones. Don’t tar us all with the same brush by saying hormones made you think you were going to starve because you skipped lunch. And then ate a pizza which would have had 1500-2000 calories all on its own.

FOJN · 04/10/2023 23:19

Dustpantsandbush · 04/10/2023 23:15

I’ve done this so many times I’ve lost count. Once forgot to eat literally all day due to a sudden death in the family sat down 9pm that night and realised I’d not had one bite to eat.

I've had many days where I thought I'll get lunch in a while and then found it's 8 or 9 o"clock before I've eaten anything at all. I'm not sure it's great for me but I'm not wasting away!

OP what do you think the consequences of missing one lunch might be? Worrying about a single missed meal seems a bit extreme.

Original poster
coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:20

Thewizardbinbag · 04/10/2023 23:19

Oh just stop it. Hormonal? It’s people like you who hold women back, using stupid phrases like “I’m hormonal” when you’re just being an idiot.
Women are plenty capable and we function just fine; we don’t need to be blaming hormones. Don’t tar us all with the same brush by saying hormones made you think you were going to starve because you skipped lunch. And then ate a pizza which would have had 1500-2000 calories all on its own.

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You’re right. It was a silly thread!

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SleepingStandingUp · 04/10/2023 23:22

Op are you ok? Genuinely

TheShellBeach · 04/10/2023 23:22

AutumnCrow · 04/10/2023 23:05

You think over the course of a day you might have developed undernourishment and an eating disorder?

Grin
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coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:23

SleepingStandingUp · 04/10/2023 23:22

Op are you ok? Genuinely

Yeah fine! Lots better now I realise how daft I was being to even worry over such a trivial non issue lol

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TheShellBeach · 04/10/2023 23:24

I missed lunch today as well but I made up for it by eating five ice creams and a large moussaka this evening.

mondaytosunday · 04/10/2023 23:28

If I'm busy I forget to eat lunch and wonder why I'm so hungry later.
My daughter (18) only eats one meal a day most of the time, if she has lunch it's a bowl of soup. That pizza and dough balls are probably your daily calories allowance alone!

WhateverMate · 04/10/2023 23:29

coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:23

Yeah fine! Lots better now I realise how daft I was being to even worry over such a trivial non issue lol

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I'm having a very hard time buying this though.

How old are you? Has there literally never been a single day in your adult life where you haven't eaten 3 meals a day?

Have you never known anyone ever to eat 2 meals a day?

Have you never watched the news in the last 5 years and seen how many people are using food banks?

How many meals do you think those people eat per day?

Hermittrismegistus · 04/10/2023 23:31

I'm having a very hard time buying this though

She's was probably just attention seeking and wanted a load of "omg babes be careful u r u ok hun?" responses.

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coffeeoffee · 04/10/2023 23:33

Hermittrismegistus · 04/10/2023 23:31

I'm having a very hard time buying this though

She's was probably just attention seeking and wanted a load of "omg babes be careful u r u ok hun?" responses.

I wasn’t attention seeking but can see why it would seem that way. Was just worrying about it, but now I see it’s trivial

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