Comment by paulpauper

My meal, such as it is, is a salad that fits in a small bowl (less than 2 cups of lettuce and uncooked vegetables). None of this is helped by knowing that people who are so-called medical professionals are giving me is absolute horseshit.

Yup welcome to the bad genetics club. Those calculators of TDEE vs weight/height are only an approximation. Many such cases of people who fall well-below those estimates. Many people need far less food than commonly assumed.

PS Just giggled thinking about what it would mean to the US economy if suddenly every adult over the age of 28 started eating one small meal every 2-3 days... even our stock market is arrayed against us.

Not just from less consumption, but also reduced productivity--people being tired all the time, irritable, unable to work as effectively or unable to concentrate. This is why tech companies put so much emphasis on food and having cafeterias stocked with snacks or catering.