There's no reason you "should" go from breakfast to lunch, or lunch to dinner, without any food. In fact, it's better for your metabolism and blood sugar levels to eat every 3 to 4 hours. You'll also be less likely to overeat at meals, and you'll definitely have more energy. By eating this frequently, you'll also start to re-learn the more subtle signals that your body sends to say "feed me" other than ravenous hunger. I am much more in tune with my body and fuel needs since eating this way, and much less likely to let myself get too hungry, or even fatigued from lack of food.
I eat 5 times per day. The trick is that those extra snacks are a planned part of my day, included in my planned calorie intake, and I am prepared with the appropriate foods at work. Caffeine, sugar, and other junk will only leave you LESS energized, so it's important to have complex carbs, protein, etc. My snacks tend to be something like fruit and protein (cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.), or I will have vegetables and protein sometimes.
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