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I go to my all day seminar tomorrow and it says specifically that we are not to bring food. I am a little confused that they are going to put us in a room for 6 hours and we can't eat. What about lunuch? No lunch is scheduled. Is there going to be a mass of cranky overweight people pushing eachother out of the way in the parking lot when this is all over? Has anyone else had this situation?

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I can't imagine why your seminar would even last 6 hours. I have been to 3 and the longest was 2 hours, which allowed plenty of time for questions and answers. Six hours just seems like an awfully long time to me. :lol:

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I can not imagine! I went to the behavior modification class from 8 to 4 here but they catered in low fat low carb high Protein lunch of cheese enchiladas and salad plus a dessert. We also had breaks where they provided teas, Water, Protein Bars, and Protein Shakes. I don't think anyone was hungry. I honestly think that is horrible there is no lunch. Surely there is at some point.

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Maybe it's a psychological test to see how many secretly tuck a candy bar in their purses . . . :-)

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That's odd. My seminar was 2 hours, plenty of time for everything. Never heard of an all day one.

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I can not imagine! I went to the behavior modification class from 8 to 4 here but they catered in low fat low carb high Protein lunch of cheese enchiladas and salad plus a dessert. We also had breaks where they provided teas, Water, Protein bars, and protein shakes. I don't think anyone was hungry. I honestly think that is horrible there is no lunch. Surely there is at some point.

I am hoping for a class like yours! :lol:

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They must plan to have Snacks or something on hand. You can't have anyone, thin or fat, in a room sitting for 6 hrs without breaks that include food. Everyone would have a headache and diabetics would be passed out on the floor.

Pack a couple Protein bars in your purse just in case.

Or call and ask?

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I believe they will likely have something there for everyone to eat. It might be band or RNY friendly foods, so you can get a feel of what it's like afterward. I seriously doubt they will leave you all starving for six hours.

Like Molly said, maybe you can call and ask.

...and yes, six hours is a very loooooong seminar! Drink some coffee before going in! LOL!!

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