This is a great article. I started skipping breakfast a few years ago. I thought it would be difficult because I work a physically demanding job, but it actually resulted in me having more energy and focus in the morning. In the spring and summer I can delay eating until lunchtime. In the cold weather, I need something warm to drink in the morning (like tea or broth) and a light snack sometime in mid-morning. Now I generally have a light vegetarian lunch and a big dinner. Two meals a day really feels very good to me.

It caught me off-guard, actually, how much better I felt after cutting out breakfast. I assumed it would take time to acclimate, but I felt the benefits of it from day 1. I think it is more important to get and stay hydrated in the morning. Water with a little bit of apple cider vinegar has helped me feel refreshed and also suppress my appetite on the days where I do feel hungry.

I've definitely become skeptical of the "three square meals a day" idea that has been pushed on us since birth. But when you eat like that with all your meals spaced out, it means your body never gets a rest from digestion and you rarely (if ever) experience what actual hunger is. I think this just leads to eating becoming and exclusively an act of routine and pleasure, and not because it is something you actually need in that moment.