Nothing. But what you raised was bound to become a concern to someone at some point in the conversation.

You have seen the meme on the toaster with the touch screen that alts mid toasting bread, right? The toaster that supposedly has “smart” features to record how user X likes their bread. That is not something in need of registering.

The example is an obvious exageration.

No it is not but it was bound for the issue to be raised.

Depends on the amount of sugar added to it.

You made me smile with that line on the humans looking around and thinking in different ways to eat the landscape.

You are correct, our ancestors ate whenever and whatever they could but we are not our ancestors. We’ve developed and went above and beyond those constraints.

And this is not to deny your point. I can easily withstand an entire day with a single meal, like many others, but it is not pleasant. And it is very well understood how keeping a schedule for eating, properly, is benefitial.

I have. I have a few relatives that either suffered or suffer of diabetes and besides watching what and how much they eat, every single one keeps a life as close to normal as possible.

True. Every person is unique.

I can only reply with sitting down and stopping to eat, instead of the opposite. Keeping a schedule. Avoid junk food.

I’m quoting my doctor here.

Unless there is a need for a special regime, it is what I have been advised for decades.

There is a very long list of things for which software is unnecessary and improvement even less.

The meme: toasters. No toaster needs software to work; electricity, a resistance and a mechanical timer is enough.

I’m going to have to disagree with you.

Having a full stomach and a regular blood sugar level is what translates into satiety. If not, discomfort sets in. People on full IV nourishment report hunger and thirst. There has to be some reason behind it.

And I have to wonder if not allowing the digestion to run to its course before eating more won’t cause ill effects.

I hadn’t mention the gamification detail but that is a thing also.

Allow me my ignorance for a moment: on what?

What you’re describing in closer to what muslim endure during Ramadan, which is fasting, by definition.

If you feel fine with such regimen, good, but how adequate for common practice can it be?

My own anecdotal observation tells me the “grazer” (not a word I enjoy using) tends to put on a lot of weight. That constant eating is putting unnecessary calories into the body, regardless they eating “healthy” snacks.

I’m not going to disagree with you on that remark. I pay attention to the supermarket shelves and it does seem a lot of snacks are taking room previously available to basic food items.

Protein bars, protein powders, granolas, dehydrated this and that, nut mixes, etc.

The real food is going. Somewhere. I can feed myself out of this, in a pinch, but I hardly consider it food.

I abused the word there. Pica, in my language, is often used colloquially to address someone that is constantly eating, not out of need but by impulse.

Grazing sounds like a sure way to gain weight and fast. By not putting in on one sitting a full meal, capable of sustaining for a given amount of time, we’ll constantly adding to our mouth this and that. It makes harder to tally how much is eaten in one day.

And not eating between meals can not be considered intermitent fasting? We have a meal and abstain from eating until the next. It is quite intuitive, as far as I understand the notion.

My personal take?

Funneling.

This was a class on Social Psychology and even the books for the class were not to be read in full. Instead, only excerpts were to be consulted.

That creates a huge context gap. Drills in narrow concepts. Does not foster thinking and relation of concepts and ideas.

The teacher was creating a low effort class, easily manageable, with little to no opposition to her methods and ideas.

Mid morning, mid afternoon… I resembles pica or just boredom eating.

It’s about stopping and making a proper break from the whatever we might be doing. Stop to read a book, when at work, talk a bit with my family. Just stop to exist, I think.

Intermittent fasting? Grazing?

Please elaborate.