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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by miguelrochefort on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @09:51PM (#18760156)
Eating once a day.

It's hard to imagine going back to the inconvenience of eating 3 times a day.

Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by WheelsAtLarge on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @02:07AM (#18761063)
I do this too. I eat a few snacks a day and one meal a day, dinner usually. It works like a charm and I've lost a few pounds too.
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by kart23 on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @11:46PM (#18760585)
Wow. I'm impressed. I couldn't imagine eating less than 3 times a day, my body needs the calories. How do you do it?
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by Rodneyj on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @01:53AM (#18761019)
Why do you think he eats fewer calories than you?
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by babygoat on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @09:23AM (#18762250)
People can only fit so much food in their stomach in one sitting.
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by mrfusion on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @10:16AM (#18762510)
You can always eat more calorie dense foods. I could eat three pints of ice cream on an empty stomach. That’s 4500 calories.
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by sedeki on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:10PM (#18760220)
Really? Do you eat snacks later in the day?
Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by miguelrochefort on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @06:39AM (#18761702)
I'll eat more than once in some situations:

- Free food at the office

- Free food samples at the store

- Family/friend cooks breakfast/lunch

- Special breakfast/brunch/lunch event

- Coupons for >30% off at a nearby restaurant

- Going out for drinks/concert/movie

- Traveling and eating street food

I'm not too strict about it. I basically won't go out of my way to get food more than once a day (usually at around 7PM).

I skipped breakfast for as long as I can remember. I stopped eating lunch 4 years ago when I was doing keto, was never hungry, and wanted to save money (I used to eat out every lunch). Since then, I eat breakfast maybe once a month, and lunch maybe once a week (both off and on keto).

Some call it 23:1 intermittent fasting.