Ever skip a meal?

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 11:33 AM

Okay, so I was discussing the topic of food with my friend and I was shocked to discover that she has never skipped a day of eating

Makes me wonder how blessed America is

for the most part.

Which brings me to this question out of sheer curiosity, when was the longest time you went without food? Due to dare, project, health, illness, the list is endless. I had another friend who went nearly two days without food due to an assignment about the homeless (she had to sleep in a box as well) and she said it was the longest two days of her life.

This post is merely to compare the differences or similarities among people when it comes to their eating lifestyles

in different parts of the world.

souggy · 11-12-2009, 11:41 AM

Longest I went?

I would say 3 weeks, but I would be lying... I binged on uncooked pasta. About nine or ten day without any food. :S

I was really broke, and didn't want to admit I needed help with the bills.

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by souggy

Longest I went?

I would say 3 weeks, but I would be lying... I binged on uncooked pasta. About nine or ten day without any food. :S

I was really broke, and didn't want to admit I needed help with the bills.

Aw, hopefully your current situation is much better now! Next time let us know, we'll be more than happy to fed-ex you food (I know I will!)

souggy · 11-12-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdie

Aw, hopefully your current situation is much better now! Next time let us know, we'll be more than happy to fed-ex you food (I know I will!)

Yeah, I did learn.

Don't live outside of your means!

Royale · 11-12-2009, 01:42 PM

For my health reasons, I cannot skip any meals.

In the past I tended to skip breakfast when I went to work.

**Lissa** · 11-12-2009, 01:45 PM

I skipped breakfast for like 6 years. But now I am starting to have breakfast, even if it's just aroun 9.30-10.15am

But I have never skipped a couple of days meals

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royale

For my health reasons, I cannot skip any meals.

In the past I tended to skip breakfast when I went to work.

Ah, yes. I'm always in a rush to go to work, I tend to skip breakfast/lunch and eat when I arrive home. Dreadful for the metabolism!

Frisky Feline · 11-12-2009, 02:12 PM

i am not crazy about skipping a meal. if i were, then i would be so cranky! sometimes i have no choice, just a few hours delayed to make up to eat it.

years ago, i do skip meals a lot. It wasn't worth it!

deafironchef · 11-12-2009, 02:25 PM

i did fasting for 4 day to get me closer to god and same time body flush out

Jdtruly · 11-12-2009, 02:36 PM

Some years ago I fasted with water only for 30 days. It was a spiritual matter. The cravings for several days - 7 to 10 days - become extreme but after that your body settles into a routine and though you may feel far less energetic and even weak, hunger really seems to go away. You never lose the recognition that eating would be a welcomed.

I would recommend something like this only if a person is truly seeking a closer, committed relationship with God and they are physically able to do so. One caveat, there is a temptation once the fast is complete to pig out - big mistake. On this long a fast one needs to gradually begin eating - mild liquids for a day, the soups, modest portions to begin with until you're back to "normal" after about a week.

rockin'robin · 11-12-2009, 02:59 PM

wow! 30 days.....no can do!....I very seldom/rarely eat breakfast....and most times have a sandwich for lunch....I do cook a big meal at dinner everyday.

Would like to start fasting now! Since the holidays are fast approaching. Just might do it...

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdtruly

Some years ago I fasted with water only for 30 days. It was a spiritual matter. The cravings for several days - 7 to 10 days - become extreme but after that your body settles into a routine and though you may feel far less energetic and even weak, hunger really seems to go away. You never lose the recognition that eating would be a welcomed.

I would recommend something like this only if a person is truly seeking a closer, committed relationship with God and they are physically able to do so. One caveat, there is a temptation once the fast is complete to pig out - big mistake. On this long a fast one needs to gradually begin eating - mild liquids for a day, the soups, modest portions to begin with until you're back to "normal" after about a week.

I've done this before but for merely nine days at a time (3 meals a month) and it was solely to lose weight (this cycle continued for two years). I am curious to water fast for entirely different reasons now

thank you for sharing!

Loghead · 11-12-2009, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royale

For my health reasons, I cannot skip any meals.

In the past I tended to skip breakfast when I went to work.

That's similar to me, Royale. I used to skip breakfast & lunch all the time, but now I have to make sure I eat both, otherwise my metabolism will go way back down and will make it once again impossible for me to lose weight. I don't really enjoy eating in the morning because I always feel full, so I will usually just grab a banana even though I'm not a big fan of bananas.

jinxedkitten · 11-12-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Loghead

I will usually just grab a banana even though I'm not a big fan of bananas.[/COLOR][/B]

Really?? ((looks at the avatar)) Never met a monkey who disliked bananas

sara1981 · 11-13-2009, 01:10 AM

i do skip breakfast till lunch

souggy · 11-13-2009, 01:12 AM

So far... no one skipped more than a few meals? Interesting...

**Jiro** · 11-13-2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by souggy

So far... no one skipped more than a few meals? Interesting...

me

~*Kaelei*~ · 11-13-2009, 01:24 AM

skipped breakfast since 6th grade.... which was like year 2000.

**Pepsi** · 11-13-2009, 08:12 AM

I'm at the point now that I only eat one time a day.

***VamPyroX*** · 11-13-2009, 12:14 PM

I've gone a long time without food. I don't remember how long it was, but I do remember that it was when I was extremely busy with two full-time jobs. *groans*

Loghead · 11-13-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdie

Really?? ((looks at the avatar)) Never met a monkey who disliked bananas

I never thought about how it would contradict with my avatar.

posts from hell · 11-13-2009, 04:45 PM

I was at the cabin for two weeks with 4 days worth of food.
I managed well.

Ive went a few days without food before. The situation was so strange though.

I do on the flip side have plenty of body fat I can rely on for a very long time.

**Bottesini** · 11-13-2009, 04:47 PM

Way too many. Not by choice. And it has wreaked havoc with my health and also I am quite fat now from related PTSD.

I am way against skipping meals.

Partygirl · 11-13-2009, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jdtruly

Some years ago I fasted with water only for 30 days. It was a spiritual matter. The cravings for several days - 7 to 10 days - become extreme but after that your body settles into a routine and though you may feel far less energetic and even weak, hunger really seems to go away. You never lose the recognition that eating would be a welcomed.

30 days!!! Omg! Most people will die between 40 and 60 days no food.
I know it was spiritual but that seem very danger thing to do.
I wonder if someone 30 days no food would be left with some type of permanant damage to their health?

**Bottesini** · 11-13-2009, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Partygirl

30 days!!! Omg! Most people will die between 40 and 60 days no food.
I know it was spiritual but that seem very danger thing to do.
I wonder if someone 30 days no food would be left with some type of permanant damage to their health?

It is very bad for your heart! THe body has to get protein from somewhere.

***~SG~*** · 11-13-2009, 11:53 PM

The longest I went without food is a week, that because I had a food poisoning. So I live on drinking Lemonade for a week.

Some days I do skip breakfast but then that's not very common. Other times I skipped dinner is that cause of I had a very huge lunch.

jinxedkitten · 11-14-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~SG~

The longest I went without food is a week, that because I had a food poisoning. So I live on drinking Lemonade for a week.

Some days I do skip breakfast but then that's not very common. Other times I skipped dinner is that cause of I had a very huge lunch.

Well, your tempting avatar might be inspiring an audience to pig out

I drool every time I see it!

**sequoias** · 11-14-2009, 12:00 AM

yep, I have skipped meals a few times...it's normal...no one can NOT miss a meal...it's just impossible for their whole lifetime.

**shel90** · 11-14-2009, 09:36 AM

Like SG, it was about a week due to being sick with a violent stomach virus and flu at the same time. I think that was during my senior year of high school.

11-12-2009, 11:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
jinxedkitten Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,488	Ever skip a meal? Okay, so I was discussing the topic of food with my friend and I was shocked to discover that she has never skipped a day of eating Makes me wonder how blessed America is for the most part. Which brings me to this question out of sheer curiosity, when was the longest time you went without food? Due to dare, project, health, illness, the list is endless. I had another friend who went nearly two days without food due to an assignment about the homeless (she had to sleep in a box as well) and she said it was the longest two days of her life. This post is merely to compare the differences or similarities among people when it comes to their eating lifestyles in different parts of the world.

11-12-2009, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
souggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9,541	Longest I went? I would say 3 weeks, but I would be lying... I binged on uncooked pasta. About nine or ten day without any food. :S I was really broke, and didn't want to admit I needed help with the bills. __________________ "It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don’t understand it." - Richard Freynman

11-12-2009, 01:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lissa Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,296 Blog Entries: 1	I skipped breakfast for like 6 years. But now I am starting to have breakfast, even if it's just aroun 9.30-10.15am But I have never skipped a couple of days meals __________________ lissa, 23, profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. http://bioniclissa.blogspot.co.uk/

11-12-2009, 02:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jdtruly Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 9	30 day fast Some years ago I fasted with water only for 30 days. It was a spiritual matter. The cravings for several days - 7 to 10 days - become extreme but after that your body settles into a routine and though you may feel far less energetic and even weak, hunger really seems to go away. You never lose the recognition that eating would be a welcomed. I would recommend something like this only if a person is truly seeking a closer, committed relationship with God and they are physically able to do so. One caveat, there is a temptation once the fast is complete to pig out - big mistake. On this long a fast one needs to gradually begin eating - mild liquids for a day, the soups, modest portions to begin with until you're back to "normal" after about a week.

11-13-2009, 01:10 AM	#15 (permalink)
sara1981 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Little Rock,Ar Posts: 7,049	i do skip breakfast till lunch __________________

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11-12-2009, 01:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Royale Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: World's Second Coldest Capital City! Posts: 4,418	For my health reasons, I cannot skip any meals. In the past I tended to skip breakfast when I went to work.

11-12-2009, 02:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,239	i am not crazy about skipping a meal. if i were, then i would be so cranky! sometimes i have no choice, just a few hours delayed to make up to eat it. years ago, i do skip meals a lot. It wasn't worth it!

11-12-2009, 02:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
deafironchef Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Austin Posts: 478	i did fasting for 4 day to get me closer to god and same time body flush out

11-12-2009, 02:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 15,339	wow! 30 days.....no can do!....I very seldom/rarely eat breakfast....and most times have a sandwich for lunch....I do cook a big meal at dinner everyday. Would like to start fasting now! Since the holidays are fast approaching. Just might do it...

11-13-2009, 01:12 AM	#16 (permalink)
souggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9,541	So far... no one skipped more than a few meals? Interesting... __________________ "It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don’t understand it." - Richard Freynman

11-13-2009, 01:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
~Kaelei~ Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 1,571	skipped breakfast since 6th grade.... which was like year 2000. __________________

11-13-2009, 08:12 AM	#19 (permalink)
Pepsi Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,370	I'm at the point now that I only eat one time a day.

11-13-2009, 12:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
*VamPyroX* bloody phreak from hell Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 40.18, 58.41 Posts: 34,162	I've gone a long time without food. I don't remember how long it was, but I do remember that it was when I was extremely busy with two full-time jobs. groans __________________ Check out my city... C L I C K H E R E! (If you've already visited yesterday, visit again today!)

11-13-2009, 04:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
posts from hell Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,434	I was at the cabin for two weeks with 4 days worth of food. I managed well. Ive went a few days without food before. The situation was so strange though. I do on the flip side have plenty of body fat I can rely on for a very long time.

11-13-2009, 04:47 PM	#23 (permalink)
Bottesini Joe's Friend Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: With Owl Sock Posts: 37,535 Blog Entries: 1	Way too many. Not by choice. And it has wreaked havoc with my health and also I am quite fat now from related PTSD. I am way against skipping meals. __________________

11-13-2009, 11:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
*~SG~* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Western Australia Posts: 6,851	The longest I went without food is a week, that because I had a food poisoning. So I live on drinking Lemonade for a week. Some days I do skip breakfast but then that's not very common. Other times I skipped dinner is that cause of I had a very huge lunch. __________________

11-14-2009, 12:00 AM	#28 (permalink)
sequoias Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Iowa, wind generation capital Posts: 21,895	yep, I have skipped meals a few times...it's normal...no one can NOT miss a meal...it's just impossible for their whole lifetime.

11-14-2009, 09:36 AM	#29 (permalink)
shel90 Let It Snow!!!! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A place where crabs are popular Posts: 40,307 Blog Entries: 3	Like SG, it was about a week due to being sick with a violent stomach virus and flu at the same time. I think that was during my senior year of high school. __________________ "Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it." --- Anonymous

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