I haven't eaten three meals a day since I was in middle school. And not because I couldn't afford to.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2026
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I've found that I'm actually less hungry throughout the day, if I skip breakfast. So, even when I then have lunch, I'm satiated much quicker.
My working theory is that my stomach shrinks when empty, in particular throughout the night. So, if I don't shove down breakfast in the morning:
- My stomach can shrink even smaller until lunch.
- There is less empty space in the non-stretched stomach, so less hunger.
- When I do eat lunch, the smaller stomach fills up quicker, meaning I shove down less food for lunch, too, and therefore my stomach doesn't get particularly stretched until dinner either.
Shit, I just eat when I'm hungry, which is usually just once a day sometime in the evening. Occasionally I'll also eat midday around lunchtime too, but not often. To hell with that 3 meals a day shit though, I think my belly would explode if I ate that much.
I'm lucky if I get 1 a day.
Wasn’t the 3 meals a day kinda invented by cereal brands?