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by stefantheard 2951 days ago
this was my realization too when I first started hearing about IF several years back.. "I do this already, but on accident" I have never eaten breakfast in my adult life. I eat once at 11:00AM for lunch, then again at either 6:00PM or 9:00PM for dinner depending on if I train that night or not. I don't snack or drink any calories, so this is basically intermittent fasting right? It seems weird but it does make sense, I am relatively lean and don't put much effort into it.
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I'm the same way. People always nag me to eat breakfast but that actually just makes me hungrier and throws off my schedule. Generally if I don't eat anything I won't get hungry for a few hours after waking up, until 11-11:30 like you. I'll have a "big" lunch, like chipotle burrito size, then a light dinner 7-8 hours later. No snacking and stick to drinking water, black coffee, and alcohol. I remain at the same weight I was in high school and haven't fluctuated more than +/- 5 pounds over my entire adult life. It honestly rules and I don't even know how I got into this routine, just that eating breakfast usually seems gross to me.
Yes, this is basically 16:8 (16 hrs without food, 8 hr window for meals)