• amotio@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I work from home, IT, 8-10 hours sitting, programming. If I ate five meals a day I’d weight a ton in few months.

    Fasting helps me keeping the callory intake down. First meal at 3-6pm then some snack in the evening, keeping sugar intake low. If I eat in the morning I feel bloated and sluggish + at around 2pm I feel tired.

    Not eating keeps me fresh.

    • gerryflap@feddit.nl
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      5 meals is also excessive. I have the same schedule and I eat the normal 3 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner. I can’t really miss any because then my tummy becomes very distracting. I really don’t understand how you can go till 3pm without feeling any adverse effects. If I skip breakfast I’ll be useless and dizzy till lunch.

      I just don’t eat more than I need each meal.

      • jet@hackertalks.com
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        3 days ago

        It’s because they keep their sugar intake low. Most of the hunger urges are carbohydrate addiction manifesting

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      Depends on what is meant by a meal. You could simply eat smaller meals to get less calory intake.