Forgetting/Not motivated to eat?

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On weekends or non-work days, and sometimes on very busy work days, I forget to eat. I know this is bad and it affects my job (biannual fitness assessments), but it either doesn't occur to me to eat, or it just feels like a chore. I saw a nutritionist and got a one week plan listing every meal. That has helped me to actually go shopping and have the right foods on hand. If it is during the work week, I will pack the cooler with all the food I am supposed to eat that day and then try to remind myself throughout the day I have to eat everything in it. But, I find this to be a chore many days and when there is no cooler (weekends, non-workdays) it is even harder.

Anyone have some advice? I workout regularly, so that helps some - I get hungry after the workout, but that doesn't cover the whole day and I am not making my Basal Metabolic Rate caloric minimums on most days. This has been becoming a bigger issue as I get older.

I have to crack this code, or my job will be in jeopardy. I have squeaked by on my last two Fitness Assessments, but if I don't improve my performance this will be a problem in November.

I have that problem even when I am completely healthy the only thing that ever worked for me was some self bribery. For example I love to read so I made a deal with myself I am only allowed to read while I am eating. This did to things for me, it distracted me from the chore like feeling by giving me something else to focus on, and since it is impossible for me to not read for a whole day I know that I am eating at least a bit every day.

It also helps to make sure that I have something that doesn't require cooking or refrigeration close by me at all time so I didn't have to go out of my way to get food.

As for what you eat, If you tend to feel full too fast try to sneak in extra calories of what you can eat. Like extra butter in your mashed potatoes, switch to whole milk, pick starchy veggies just simple things like that.

If none of this helps, I would recommend talking to your doctor, there are many medical conditions and medications that can effect ones apatite.

Just please be careful if you don't eat for long enough you can get very sick, possibly even end up in the hospital or needing a feeding tube. trust me it isn't a route you want to go down. but it also isn't anything to be ashamed of many people have problems with food and the earlier you get the problem resolved the better off you will be.

Thanks for the tips!

Not a problem, I would rather see someone get better before its bad then go through even half the stuff I went through/ go through.

If there is noone to make the food for you and remind you of dinnertime its natural you don't eat properly. At least that's how I am.
If I am home alone I forget to eat till I feel hungry and then I go to kitchen and just grab something fast - a yogurt, sandwich with peanut butter or in best case some rice pap (ready to eat after pouring hot water on it) with apple muss(in jar from shop, ready to eat).