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[-] [email protected] 108 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] EmoDuck 91 points 7 months ago

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

[-] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't eat three meals a day because I take my work drugs for that sweet temp upgrade from ADHD to AD4K instead.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Wait when did the 4K upgrade come up!? I missed it.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

It’s 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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Dexedrine is better anyway but good luck getting it filled anywhere ever

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

I do both, so kinda the same but not quite?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

On any given day I can eat 1-4 meals.

It depends if I’m hungry. Mostly it’s 2 meals and I stop when I’m full.

I think it helps that I treat food like fuel rather than something I actively enjoy doing. On the days I’m more active I’m 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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

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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[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Its actually contra productive to skip one meal for that, just eat but less.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Why is it contra productive? If their daily calorie intake goes down than it is effective. That’s all that matters. Doesn’t matter if they achieve that trough intermittent fasting or calorie restriction.

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[-] [email protected] 72 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

Breakfast is against nature and I am ready to die on this hill.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Try telling this to my kids..

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Okay once again very slowly for the people in the back:

"Kids' metabolism != adults' metabolism"

[-] mindbleach 4 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 54 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

But, but... Neoliberalism is for your good and anything socialist is bad.

It's time to end neoliberalism.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Unless those meals are teeny tiny, 3 meals a day reliably means weight gain for me

[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Yep ditto. I have to stick to 2 a day most of the time and do regular cardio. Shit sucks

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

and here I am trying to eat 4-5 times a day to get >3000 calories in so I can gain weight.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Whole milk brother. It's much easier to drink than eat calories

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

2-3 meals a day and gaining weight over here. Nuts are your best friend if you're bulking.

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[-] lurch 5 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Just out of interest: have you considered preparing your meals yourself?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

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".

[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

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.

[-] lurch 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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 12€, but the place won't deliver for orders less than 20€. 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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Who eats three meals a day and why? I haven't eaten three meals a day in years now, and I surely have more than enough money to afford food.

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