You don't eat three meals a day because you have no money.
I don't eat three meals a day because I want to lose weight.
We're not the same.
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You don't eat three meals a day because you want to lose weight
I don't eat three meals a day because shit is it already 5 pm? Why did my hunger response not say anything? Time to eat my entire daily caloric allowance in one sitting
We're not the same
I don't eat three meals a day because I take my work drugs for that sweet temp upgrade from ADHD to AD4K instead.
Wait when did the 4K upgrade come up!? I missed it.
Itβs called adderal, but good luck getting a prescription filled. All the tech companies are hoarding it for their H1B guys to code twice as much.
Dexedrine is better anyway but good luck getting it filled anywhere ever
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I do both, so kinda the same but not quite?
On any given day I can eat 1-4 meals.
It depends if Iβm hungry. Mostly itβs 2 meals and I stop when Iβm full.
I think it helps that I treat food like fuel rather than something I actively enjoy doing. On the days Iβm more active Iβm more hungry and so eat more.
There is no point to this comment other than to put out my odd relationship with food I guess.
That's okay, we all have our quirks.
When in really into the zone (whatever zone that might be) I tend to not have any appetite and "forget" to eat. But that doesn't happen all this often. Also, I just like good, or basically yummy food. Makes it kind of hard to change your habits and eat junk only about once weekly.
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Its actually contra productive to skip one meal for that, just eat but less.
Why is it contra productive? If their daily calorie intake goes down than it is effective. Thatβs all that matters. Doesnβt matter if they achieve that trough intermittent fasting or calorie restriction.
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I haven't eaten three times a day in almost 20 years. Nothing to do with money - I just like black coffee in the morning and nothing else.
Breakfast is against nature and I am ready to die on this hill.
Try telling this to my kids..
Okay once again very slowly for the people in the back:
"Kids' metabolism != adults' metabolism"
You'll gain fifteen pounds a year eating like this.
I'll gain fifteen pounds a year eating like this.
We are not the same.
The actual statistic of the headline is that people surveyed reported that over the last two years they "sometimes" or "regularly" no longer ate three meals a day because of inflation and the fall in their purchasing power.
But, but... Neoliberalism is for your good and anything socialist is bad.
It's time to end neoliberalism.
Unless those meals are teeny tiny, 3 meals a day reliably means weight gain for me
Yep ditto. I have to stick to 2 a day most of the time and do regular cardio. Shit sucks
Did you count the calories on those meals? Because my meals are always pretty much exactly on 450kcals, so that's only 1350kcals. With a Banana, a proteine shake, milk coffees and a chocolate bar that would still be way below 2000kcals.
But remember: Communism is bad. Capitalism will make everyone well-off, any day now!
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and here I am trying to eat 4-5 times a day to get >3000 calories in so I can gain weight.
2-3 meals a day and gaining weight over here. Nuts are your best friend if you're bulking.
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When I order food they often have a minimum order value in money. It's usually so much, I just can't eat more than one meal. I know in advance, so I skip breakfast and get full at lunch, then skip diner too, because I'm still full.
Just out of interest: have you considered preparing your meals yourself?
This. Skipping a meal to afford food delivery is not a financial problem. It's like saying "I am poor because I can only afford to drive one way with my Lamborghini and have to walk home".
I mean, there are good reasons why people would choose to order food rather than cooking it: no time between three jobs, disabilities and so on. My comment wasn't meant as an offense.
You misunderstood: I'm not doing it to afford food delivery, but because the restaurant I'm ordering at has a minimum order value and I don't want to throw half of it in the trash.
For example: I want pizza and it's 12β¬, but the place won't deliver for orders less than 20β¬. So I have to add some idk lasgna or a second pizza. I end up with food for more than 1 meal, so I skip the other meals to be able to eat it while it's fresh. Simetimes I save a bit fir later, but it's nit the same quality.
Sorry, I indeed misunderstood. Looks like, I was not the only one. So, you're not wasting money, neither do you waste food. It seems you're just a camel :)
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Hopefully itβll help with the obesity epidemic.
I bet it will make it worst: the cheapest foods are the worst in terms of calories density.
They will get fat but malnourished.
Yes, that's what we are already seeing. People always laugh about USA, but regarding overweight and Diabetes Type 2 we are on a fast track to get even with them. And when politicians want to intervene the sugar lobby fights back really hard. (Here in Germany they came with the argument that a ban on advertising for Sweets would interfere with the freedom of speech π€¦ββοΈ)
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