Eating "by the clock"

when I'm working i do this .. wake up and have breakfast then 6hrs later i will have lunch then 6hrs later dinner .. with a snack thrown in along the way at times but not always..seems to work for me as i also fit in exercise in between the meals .. however on my days off it all goes out of the window and i struggle to eat enough at the right times while I'm off.

No, it wouldn't be sustainable longterm for me.

You seem to have a day that accommodates that schedule. My days are topsy turvy.
Besides I hate breakfast with all the passions of the universe. I skip breakfast & lunch and eat a big meal when I come home from work and have a small meal later in the evening.
One recommendation is that you eat more leafy greens and beans in order to get more fiber so that you can feel comfortable between meals.

Ideally, I do, yes. I benefit a lot from it. (Not in an ideal situation though, so not right now, and that's a challenge for me.)

I do this too and I really like it. I like knowing when I get to eat next! I don't usually eat before 9am but I don't have a cut off time, though I don't like to go to bed full any more.

My hunger cues seem to be off and since I can't use hem as a guide (right now), I use the clock. I usually eat every 2 hours or so at work. (How do people go 6 hours? I would be cranky.)

I do intermittent fasting because I also don't get satisfied with my meals, I have only 1400 calories a day for maintenance, which when split into a 3 to 6 meals is absolutely nothing for me, so I eat between 12 and 6pm, meaning I save my breakfast calories for after 12, after a while of doing this I don't even get hungry or cravings in the morning.

Yep you are looking at happy, successful by the clock eater here (1pm, 3pm, 6pm, 8pm, 10pm, and Midnight) I sometimes do other time configurations of 6 meal periods as well.

I have been doing that since starting my weight loss journey two years ago. One of my many pre-weight loss problems was eating ALL THE FRICKIN TIME. I would literally eat every half hour to hour.. I can't believe it only added up to 3500 calories a day instead of like 7000 calories like you see on some weight loss shows.

I decided to do 6 small meals a day instead of 3 to give myself more chance for success. It started as an experiment because I was terrified how I was going to "make it" without food.. I know so dumb but I was so right! When my stomach "hurts" with hunger pains from trying to make it 2 to 3 hours between each meal It tells me that the previous meal must have not been nutritious enough (lacking protein and/or fiber). It also sometimes points out that I may only feel hungry out of stress, boredom, or tiredness.

This keeps me on the straight and narrow. After 2 full years of this, I don't think I'll ever eat 3 square meals a day ever again. By the way I am unemployed so yes it is easier on me but in my mind I will protect this with all I got when I get a job because it works!

I didn't plan to do that, but I do it naturally because I thrive on schedules and routines. As long as you're not going to freak out if your natural rhythm gets messed up I found it to be very effective.

I have to because I work a rotating shift, which means my stomach never knows when it should be hungry and if I don't regulate when I eat I never eat, then binge when I all the sudden feel hungry.

Not consciously… but my schedule is so routine that it ends up being about that way. By looking at my diet (meaning the food I eat), I pretty much know how long it will keep me satisfied. If I find myself hungry before that time, I make myself drink some water. Works every time.