To not want to be quizzed about breakfast?

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I do voluntary work and I often end up doing a weekend shift very early. It starts at 4 am.

I often end up doing it with another woman who asked me if I had breakfast before coming out. Obviously I said no - I don’t fancy eating in the middle of the night!

Now she keeps asking me and saying I should I actually find it a bit embarrassing. I’m sure she means no harm but AIBU

Just lie and say you had some cornflakes.

I don’t want to though. It makes me feel a bit sick to be honest. It just isn’t any of her business surely.

Why not just say Yes some cereal, it’s a tiny lie to shut her up we all do it sometimes don’t we?

I suppose I feel a bit uncomfortable with my colleagues believing I’m so greedy I have to stuff my face in the middle of the night and it’s not even true.

Having breakfast isn't 'greedy'.

Yeah, breakfast eaters...greedy fuckers

It’s not normal to feel sick when someone asks you if you’ve had breakfast, it’s also not normal to think a bowl of cereal at 4am before going to work is greedy it’s hardly stuffing your face.

Say you’ve had something and I bet she doesn’t even ask again, she is only asking because you tell her you’ve had none

Be inventive:
Week one: crunchy nut cornflakes and a boiled egg
Week two: quinoa and a kale smoothie
Week three: egg Mcmuffin and a chocolate shake
Week four: a full turkey roast dinner with all the trimmings
Week five: last nights leftover king prawn vindaloo ( I'd give the lavatory a good ten minutes after me if you know what's good for you...)
Week six: muesli and syrup of figs smoothie
Week seven: a double G&T and half a jar of mango chutney
Week eight sauerkraut and a mince pie
Etc, etc, etc....

Don’t even start me on those brunchers!!!

Or just tell her to mind her own business

Breakfast isn’t greedy - breakfast is breakfast no matter what time you get up.

You must think night workers are absolutely disgusting eating dinner in the middle of the night!

Eating before you leave for work isn't greedy if you are not hungry thats fine just say that the

The woman is just making conversation

Sounds like you have food issues, OP. Are you overweight by any chance?

I used to work shifts.

I started at 5 am (without eating, apart from a cup of tea) and would break for breakfast at 8 am.

No reason why you should eat before your shift starts.

What a non issue.

You are embarrassed to tell her you haven't eaten and you don't want to lie and tell her you've had a small bowl of cornflakes.

Tell her to 'fuck off and mind her own business'. That'll do the trick

Now she keeps asking me and saying I should

Just ignore her or tell her to give it a rest.

Jesus peace, you really need an AIBU to help you with this life or death situation??

I wouldn't bother lying to her. Just tell her (pleasantly) next time that it's no use asking again as you never intend to have breakfast before 4 am.

Why is it 'embarrassing' to be asked if you've had breakfast - surely you can just say 'yes, thanks' and move on to another subject to do with your volunteering.

At first I thought "yeah, people are often intrusive when they think they're only making small talk"

But after this: I feel a bit uncomfortable with my colleagues believing I’m so greedy I have to stuff my face in the middle of the night

I think you maybe have an unhealthy relationship with food.

It’s not that I think everyone is greedy but I personally do not need to eat the second I get up. I’m not embarrassed but it does make me feel a bit sick imagining it so I dont want to converse about it. We finish at half seven am anyway.

I had leftover banoffee pie for breakfast today misses point

She just making conversation OP. Just move the conversion along. The thing I talk about with my colleagues the most apart from work is probably food