Abnormal diet but it seems to be working

I've never been one to eat breakfast. I never feel hungry in the morning and typically the first time I'll eat is around 11am for lunch.

For the last 2 weeks I've been getting up at 4am and doing an hour on the treadmill and 30 minutes of weight lifting before work. I work a physical job and found I was getting hungry around 8 or 9am which is never the case. I don't have any breakfast foods in my home so I decided on a whim to put a chicken drumstick and thigh in my air fryer while I'm exercising in the morning. I'll bring it into work and usually eat it at 9am when I take a break. By lunch time I'm not hungry so I've stopped bringing in more food and usually just grab a coffee.

When I get home I'll do another hour on the treadmill and then eat a can of baked beans and protein powder ice cream. This meal comes to around 1000 calories. So far I haven't been hungry, I've had more energy than I have had in years, and I don't feel the urge to snack.

Just as a summary my total calorie budget for the day:

9:00AM - Chicken leg and thigh (400 Calories)

11:00AM - (Lunch) Coffee (150 Calories)

5:00PM- Canned of Heinz Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce and protein powder ice cream (1000 calories)

So for an entire day I'm eating around 1500 calories. I've been taking a multivitamin just to make sure I'm getting the proper minerals and vitamins. A big reason for the beans is because they are delicious and more importantly have a lot of fiber.

When I look at what I'm eating I can't believe how good I'm feeling. I've always had a bad habit of not eating anything all day and then going to the grocery store after work. I would buy two family size bags of chips and a premade sandwich and eat them in a sitting. Or buy two pizzas and a pound of cheese to make them to my liking. So I guess it's not surprising that I feel better in a way, but damn do I feel good right now.

I think I can maintain this diet for an extended period of time. Should I be worried about nutrition. Am I completely insane for only eating the above? I understand eventually I'll have to change it up but right now I feel like I have momentum and I'm worried about changing anything. Thanks for everyone's input.

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********For those who are curious I stumbled upon protein powder ice cream by accident. A few weeks ago I had a half full 4L jug of milk that was 3 days from expiration. I blended it up with chocolate protein powder and just froze it in individual containers. When I tried it I couldn't believe how good it was. I'll let it thaw for around 20 minutes before eating and the texture is very similar to ice cream. The portion I have made up uses 2 scoops of powder (60g protein) with around a cup and a half of milk (2%). The two scoop of protein powder have 320 calories and the 1.5 cups of milk has 200 calories. That's around 500 calories with 75g of protein and very little sugar (more in the milk than the powder). I find it much easier to eat the protein powder consistently when I make ice cream.

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