Though lunch is standard fare in modern society, it was not so for our prehistoric ancestors. In Loren Cordain's latest Paleo Diet newsletter, he mentions that for hunter-gatherers, "lunch was rarely or never consumed".
To this end, I have been experimenting with skipping lunch several days each week. Whereas I used to always each lunch seven days a week, now I eat lunch only about three days a week. I eat lunch on days when I'm feeling hungry, and just skip it the rest of the time.
After making the change, I've learned that in the past I may have been eating lunch out of habit, not because I was actually hungry. I've also noticed how tired some of my co-workers are after coming back from eating big lunches. A lot of times it seems my energy levels are higher when I skip lunch than compared to when I eat it.
I could go all the way and just never eat lunch, but I think the way you've eaten your whole life programs your body to some degree. I've been consistently eating lunch for decades now, so I think my body "expects" it to some degree. Maybe over time I will phase out lunch, but for now a gradual change seems wiser. Hopefully this change will yield some positive health benefits.
