What do you think of eating only 2 meals a day?

Whatever works for you within your calorie budget. Unless there’s a medical reason for eating schedule.

This works for some people. Not for all. Personally - its not for me. But I have a cousin who loves it, and her blood sugar levels and some other medical conditions have improved as a result of it.

2 meals a day or 10 meals a day. Doesn't matter. deficit matters. Do what works for you.

I’ve been doing one meal a day (OMAD) for a month now and love it. It’s all about finding something that works for you.

I usually only eat one to two. Some people eat 5 or 6. If you're getting enough calories and nutrition, the number of meals is arbitrary.

I used to make myself eat breakfast, I believed the ol “most important meal of the day” idea. However I naturally am not hungry in the morning. So about a year ago I stopped eating breakfast and have only coffee until lunch. Never been happier and I get more calories for later in the day.

Do what works for you!!

I have coffee in the mornings ...then lunch and dinner...and sometimes nuts or ice coffee or a fruit smoothie for my munchies

2 meals a day is fine. That's what I do. No breakfast, just lunch and dinner. I do have snacks, but I'm well within my calorie deficit each day.

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To me nothing would be more unsustainable than splitting my calories over three meals a day. I started this with a strict no eating before noon policy. I save most of my calories 800-1000 for dinner ( out of 1250). This has worked beautifully for me. 75 pounds gone in 10 months. On maintenance for over a year. (I have one day a week where I eat 1800-2200 calories but otherwise stick to 1250). Works for me.

It's important to find what style of eating will help you stick to your goals long term. I don't know that I buy into the supposed "other benefits" of IF. But for me, it does help me significantly with feeling satisfied and sticking to my calorie goals. I used to try the small meals/grazing thing because at the time there was a lot of hype about how that was best, and you're not supposed to be hungry because you're eating all of the time.

Yes, I was eating all of the time, but I was ravenous all day long. I never ever felt satisfied, even though I was eating plenty of calories. It took me a long time to realize big, but less frequent meals are SO much better for me. Lately with mostly being at home I eat lunch and dinner, with both meals being about 700-800 calories each. When I was working (not from home) it depended on my plans for the evening but I preferred to save a big chunk of my calories for the evening. Sometimes I'd have a much smaller lunch (300 ish calories) and then have the freedom to go out to a restaurant for dinner and eat whatever I wanted (within reason, of course). Or even if I was eating at home, I liked having most of my calories in the evening when I could relax and enjoy them. I'd have a good sized dinner and sometimes dessert.

Your total calories is what matters, not how they are divided.

Me personally - would not fare well on 2 meals per day. I do not like big meals.

I usually eat 5 meals per day, some bigger than others.

or 3 meals, 2 snacks if you want to label it that way.

I often eat 2 meals on the weekend. Whatever works best for you.