It sounds like you're stressed out and food is a tool for coping. Have you found other ways to deal with stress?

Journaling
Yoga
Meditation
Walking
Reading
Dancing

Try one of these activities after work/before dinner and see whether it helps you. I don't think you need to skip a meal.

Research Intuitive Eating. It teaches you to truly recognize your body’s needs and to pay attention to emotional triggers, among other things.

If your problem is overeating, skipping a meal is setting you up to fail. Cut down on the bad foods to over eat and make more of good foods. You need to train yourself not to overeat. Chew gum when you're done. Brush your teeth. Have tea or something to drink instead.

I need to lose 40 pounds. I have noticed that I tend to overeat at dinner, when seating with family, and relaxing after a very stressful day of work. I feel that I have tried everything (dieting, exercise, acupuncture, working with two different nutritionists...). I lose weight and pounds come back (and more). I am now thinking of just skipping dinner and replacing with a meal substitute. Has anyone had a successful experience with this approach? Any recommendation (I am 55)? Thanks