dodg4kat, I agree that one of the hardest things is incorporating social meals, including family dinners, into your life while also eating only when hungry. If you are trying to eat an evening meal with your family, I suggest having a small morning meal and then waiting until supper if you can, or simply sitting at the table with them, having water and conversation, but not eating. I do the latter not infrequently, because I like having that time together.

MMiller26, 7 hours is fine. Sometimes I'm not hungry for 20 hours. I try to just wait until meat sounds unbelievably good.