Is it okay to skip lunch or dinner?

Is it okay to skip lunch or dinner? Hmm, that’s a tough one, isn’t it? I mean, honestly, skipping a meal once probably won’t send you to the emergency room, right? But making a habit of it? Oh honey, no. That’s a recipe for disaster, I tell ya! I speak from experience – I used to skip lunch ALL the time when I was working that crazy job downtown. Remember that one, with the impossible deadlines? Yeah, that was fun. Not. I’d be dragging myself around by 3 pm, utterly brain-dead and seriously grumpy. My energy? Poof, gone. And then? It’s straight to the vending machine for a giant chocolate bar – or worse, a whole bag of chips. Ugh, just thinking about it makes me want to crawl under a rock.

So yeah, consistent meals are totally key. It’s not just about the calories, although those are important, you know? It’s about having the energy to actually live. To think clearly, to be nice to people (myself included!), to avoid that awful 3 pm crash and subsequent junk-food binge. You need fuel, just like a car needs gas. I once read something – I think it was in a magazine or maybe a blog – about how inconsistent eating can mess with your blood sugar levels and hormones and all that. Sounds complicated, I know, but the upshot is, it’s just not worth it for the sake of skipping a meal or two!