My eating schedule is as follows:

7AM- Wake up, drink a cup of coffee with some kind of fruit. Head to work
1PM- Hour lunch break. Make a sandwich with chips or eat a bowl of cereal or two.
6:30PM - Dinner time. Will either cook something or eat out, depending on my mood.

I drink lots of liquids throughout the day since I'm always more thirsty than hungry. ;_;

I wish I had a fast metabolism... My metabolism is too fucking slow.

Usually just dinner, and sometimes a small lunch. Im so shit for time lately that dinner is just an excuse to wind down at the end of the day.

This doesn't mean that I don't snack every so often, but as far as big meals go I just get one.

Since my work schedule is completely random thanks to being employed in retail, I usually have two bigs meals before and after my shift, spending my lunch break ragging on management. On my off days I'll actually enjoy a full breakfast, then a light lunch and dinner to keep me going the rest of the day.

typically I'm eating one meal a day if I remember to even do that or my wife asks if I'm hungry. I've never been one who does a lot of eating on a regular basis, but on occasion I have been known to eat more than once a day (typically while on vacations).
And why the reason for not so many meals? I am a rather picky eater. There are many things that my wife likes to prepare that I cannot stand (and sometimes can't even stand being around when they are being prepared/cooked). So I'll duck outside for a bit until the aroma dissipates from the rooms and then go on doing whatever.
But in the interim I manage to have my beverages that keep me going day to day.

I usually have a drink of milk in the morning and then a light dinner. I think my metabolism is pretty fucked up because somehow that, combined with the fact that I walk everywhere and do some moderate exercise, seems to keep my weight just nicely maintained. Not only that but sometimes on days where I eat unhealthily and about three times as much as normal I actually lose weight, despite sitting around on my arse watching films or playing games.

As for fluids, I actually have a constant headache because I never feel thristy and so forget to drink something. I usually only drink when I'm feeling really parched.

I used to get really sick if I ate breakfast after sports practice, so I got into the habit of not eating any. Lunch if I have the time I'll grab something but I usually just graze on whatevers in the cupboard from when I get home till I get to sleep.

And water. Lots and lots of water. I only drink water unless I'm going out drinking with friends. Probably 7 or 8 litres a day. Never been a tea or coffee person.

As a musician, I'm lucky to get two meals a day. Especially this semester there have been many times when I might drink coffee and have some yogurt in the morning and then not eat anything until I get back to my apartment at 10 that night. It's terribly unhealthy, but oftentimes there's not much I can do about it.

I have Symphony rehearsal three days a week during "lunch time" (ie: 12 noon), so I pretty much don't eat lunch anymore. Usually I have to practice at the times when I would have an early dinner, but if there's somebody else around that hasn't eaten then I will get to eat out at about 7pm.

On the rare occasion that I have the luxury to cook myself something, I go all out. I'll make homemade mashed potatoes, chicken, spaghetti...you name it. That generally happens about 4 times a month :(.

I eat a decent meal once a day, maybe twice or none depending on how I'm feeling. I usually like to cook dinner, but since NOBODY ever does anything where ever I live I cook = I clean. It's fine with me, but sucks big time where "wheres dinner?" scenario kicks in. Thats when I don't eat, cause I just lose all motivation to do anything.

I vary anywhere from 1 meal a day to 7 tiny meals a day. Depends on what kind of day it is.
On a typical work day, it would be 2 small "snack" size meals and 2 big meals, lunch and dinner.

Usually i eat once a day + snacks at night. Don't have time in the morning for breakfast.

Also, i drink an energy drink and probably 2-3 diet cokes every day.

i DO eat three times, but i wouldn't say they're "square meals". it's more like: breakfast/lunch at 12-ish or 1, dinner at 9:15/9.30pm, then a snack/very small meal anywhere from 11pm-2/3am. yea i know, it's screwed up. :P

I have weird habits...sometimes I eat 3 meals a day...sometimes 2...sometimes 4 (the 4th one would occur at a really late time, like after midnight)...I know that the irregularity of my meals is not healthy...especially when I don't eat for 8 hours after having a poptart....

I eat when I'm hungry. I don't always eat breakfast, lunch, I grab whatever I can find. Somethin quick. Dinner, I eat a little bit of what we have. And ocassionaly i'll have like a handful of chips at night. If that even.

I usually eat lunch and supper. This is mainly because of the fact that I rarely get up early enough for breakfast. By the time I wake up its 11 to 11:30am...

Keeps me away from the Fruit Loops at least.

I currently have like three meals a day. But since I heard that it's better for your health and your body to have more meals (like three main meals and two or three smaller meals during the day), I will try to eat more regularly. I won't eat more, it's just that I will try to eat something every two or three hours. Not at night, of course, because that's when I sleep =D

I usually eat two meals a day. That mostly consists of Peas and a Biscuit or Butterbeans and a Biscuit. And Cheetos. Love some cheetos. ;p Lately though, I've barely been eating one meal. I haven't had much of an appetite after having my baby.

Generally when I have an income, I eat pretty regular. Breakfast, Middle of the day and a meal in the evening. I don't really have set times. If I'm gonna be up late, I have a later evening snack too. I find that once I get hungry I tend to be unable to function as well. However, when I have no income, I tend to only eat once a day to save on food. I get used to it once my stomach becomes accustomed. Luckily I might be getting a job today. So I'll be able to start eating properly.

Gechmir, I do the same, but mine probably approaches freakish, as I'm both tall and spend a lot of time with athletics. I'm also a slow eater. Between those 2 things and eating (dare I say) annoyingly healthy and well-prepared foods, it's nearly impossible to not remain trim while preserving lean muscle mass.

Four light meals a day.

Breakfast - Bagel and a Coffee

Brunch - Sandwich and a coffee

Lunch - I work at a korean restuarant so... Bogogi and water, seafood tofu soup and alot of water, bibim-bop and water. One or the other, I can't eat taht much in one sitting.

Dinner - instant ramen and what ever left overs my family leaves for me.

Guess the bogogi isn't that light, but i do need the energy to cope with having to bring meals all over the restuarant.

Stonebowls are heavy:(

I don't eat breakfast on Tuesdays and Thursdays because by the time I wake up and have to get to where I have to, I only have time for a cup of coffee and a muffin. Otherwise it's usually three square meals for me.

I don't really have any exact eating schedule---I just break it all the time. Usually I eat 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), but I often skipped lunch. Sometimes I sleep from 6 pm until morning; that's skipping dinner, of course. I take snacks if I watch TV or surfing Internet; that makes 4 times a day. Sometimes I ever take up to 7 times a day. That's when I have nothing to do. I don't eat really much for one time, yet I rarely feel hungry. That's why I often skip lunch. My mother usually yells at me about skipping lunch, but wtf.

I eat all the time actually. Mostly junk food. Though when I do eat a real meal I only eat around 4 times a day or so.

I don't even eat in the morning, I just have lunch at work and supper when I get home. Sometimes I might have a snack before bed.

That should tell you something! If you don't eat something every few hours, you are in fact screwing up your metabolism. You could eat five times what you eat for dinner spread over five meals and you'd look and feel a hell of a lot better.

One meal a day plus sports? You probably don't have much lean mass left to preserve.


I know I'm getting preachy, but some of the posts in this thread are horrifying.