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I'm the same way. Sometimes I'll even skip breakfast and lunch and I'll only have problems if I go more than 12 hours or so.
That said, I'm paid salary and we don't track hours, so I only work through lunch if I'm behind on something. I can usually get my work done in 30-35 hours/week, so most days are pretty chill and I'll take breaks with my coworkers.
In that position, I'd definitely take lunch
Unfortunately where I am employers usually only make people salaried if they're planning on requiring more than 40 hours a week from them
That's often true in my area, and there are weeks when I put in >40 hours. But since we're able to provide our own estimates and upper management is generally happy with our delivery (our dept tends to over-deliver on our yearly goals), we can generally keep things manageable.
But yeah, I do take lunch 99% of the time when I'm in the office, but more like 40% of the time when I WFH. Nobody seems to care when people leave early as long as the work gets done.
I think my company is a bit unique here, and it's why I stay. I could probably get a bit better pay elsewhere, but the work life balance makes up for it.