If I do that sort of eating schedule, I'm miserable. Absolutely miserable. I wind up so hungry in the evening that I can't help but to eat. I can't concentrate

If I do that sort of eating schedule, I'm miserable. Absolutely miserable. I wind up so hungry in the evening that I can't help but to eat. I can't concentrate on things that aren't food. I tend to overeat and on occasion, binge on a lot of food at once. This is especially so when hormones are fluctuating (i'm female). I tend to gain weight eating like this. It truly isn't worth it. However, if I eat most of my food later in the day, I'm fine. I skip breakfast. I sometimes eat lunch or a snack - cold food, something like a piece of bread with cheese or something. If I'm a little hungry later, I might eat a few nuts. I eat a hearty dinner, and eat until I'm happily full. Sometimes I have an after dinner snack. I eat chocolate and candy sparingly as I want it. The main change with hormone fluctuations is that I tend to eat more snacks (but less food at dinner). I'm mostly vegetarian with a bit of fish. Unlike the schedule you describe, I'm not miserable this way. I don't think about food all day and I do not tend to overeat. I can control my weight pretty easily and generally always have being full to look forwards to. Warding off hunger until later is so much different than having to go without until tomorrow. I understand it probably works well for you: My mother is much the same way with her eating. But folks are wired a bit differently (including their insulin responses to different foods) and adjusting such things makes sense.