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There is a name for that, OMAD (one meal a day) and it's a perfectly viable plan, as long as the total calories for the day are less than his TDEE. And it's highly dependent on his natural tendencies or his ability to adapt, because the early stages of intermittent fasting (an overarching name for periodic eating that encompasses OMAD) can be difficult to manage until your body gets used to it and stops screaming at you to feed it.

I practice a similar strategy, though not as extreme, because I found it fits my life. I don't eat until 11:00 AM, M-F that meal is pretty consistent, 90% of the time it's 7.5 ounces of lean meat (canned, consistent) and about .2 lbs of spinach (I go through a 1 lb clamshell of it every week ) which totals ~245 calories, and then I typically don't eat again until dinner time, and then I consume the rest of my target 1550 calories before bedtime.

If I do snack between lunch and dinner, I try very hard to keep my total pre-dinner calories at 400. I call it the "400 at 4:00" plan and while some would find it incredibly unmanageable, I find that it fits me and my life very well.

Being at 400 calories (usually less) when dinner rolls around means I have a tremendous amount of leeway. If we decide to have fast food, no problem, I don't even have to look for low cal shit (although a good 500 calorie salad from Chick-fil-a has almost completely replaced their sandwich for me) and surprise dinner plans with friends are also no sweat.

What he's doing isn't inherently unhealthy, although it's sustainability is dependent on whether or not it fits him personally.

I feel the "abs are made in the kitchen" mantra does not apply to me.

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I've been unable to weight train or exercise meaningfully for 2 months because I'm recovering from a slipped disc in my back. That said, I walk / hike / lightly cycle all of the time — about 3x per week. I weigh about 178 lbs at 5'11. I have decent muscle mass, but plenty of average bodyfat distributed around my upper torso.

Yet... my diet is impeccable, or so I thought. Maybe I'm totally off-base, or it's just not working for me... but I just don't seem to shed body fat. It seems like my body vigorously holds onto it even while my muscles decline.

I essentially intermittently fast. I only eat between the hours of 4—8 PM, typically one large meal with some bits around it. Here is my diet.

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• I eat zero processed food. No grains, no bread. I do eat rice. I've stopped eating potatoes and sweet potatoes (always gives me gas).
  
• I purchase only 95% organic ingredients from Whole Foods near my house.
  
• I only use organic extra virgin olive oil to cook with, as well as organic ghee. I do not cook with butter.
  
• The only spices I use are: salt, pepper, turmeric, chili powder, garlic, minced onions, vindaloo.
  
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• Every single day I eat a full serving of sauteed organic leafy greens, I rotate between stuff like https://www.amazon.com/365-Everyday-Value-Organic-Spring/dp/B074H57S5G and the Super Greens, or spinach/arugula blends, etc. All I do is cook them with olive oil or ghee for a few minutes.
  
• I always additionally cook some bok choy, scallions, or asparagus.
  
• I always have about 3 pasture raised chicken eggs, scrambled with salt and pepper.
  
• I always have an additional organic grass-fed protein from a great local farmers market. Either ground beef, ground pork, lamb chop, etc. I also sometimes have these frozen patties from Tribali which range from chicken to beef: https://tribalifoods.com/
  
• I sprinkle in some organic sesame seeds for texture.
  
• Some days I'll cook 1 serving of white rice on the side.
  
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  I typically then have a few little snacks around the meal, depends on the day. Sometimes I'll crack open a young coconut and eat the meat. Other times I'll eat those Oven Baked cheese snacks from Trader Joes which are high in protein (https://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article/4847). I usually have a few bites of 85% or even 90% dark cacoa/chocolate.
  
  I mean... this is pretty lean, I'd say. I really try to emphasize leafy greens and quality proteins.
  
  But I just don't... have abs. I've been eating like this for at least 3 months. What am I doing wrong?