Eating in front of the computer and Television
By Brooke
@o2bnocn (2992)
United States
July 16, 2008 9:37am CST
Do you eat when you are on the computer or watching Television? I read in a magazine that if you are trying to loose weight that you shouldn't eat in front of the computer or television because you don't pay attention as to how much you are eating. I have noticed that if I eat in front of the computer I do end up eating a lot more. It's not that bad when I am watching television, then I pay a lot more attention but when I am on the computer and I eat a meal or snack on something I just keep eating. I would like to brake this habit because it is not healthy and because it I think it would help me to lose weight. I would like to stop eating in front of the television also but that is going to be a lot harder to do because I eat in front of the television a lot.
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27 responses
@highlyclever (1111)
• United States
17 Jul 08
My wife is a small lady, and so she also watches to make sure that her weight does not fall too low. For her, she needs to make sure that she is eating enough calories for the amount of exercise that she does.
Eating fruits in front of the tv is a good habit. (I give my children carrots to eat in front of the tv! They do not notice that they are eating them...)
^_^
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
16 Jul 08
I eat in front of my computer sometimes but if you pay attention to what you put in your plate before you sit at the computer or in front of the tv then you wouldn't be over eating. Sometimes it takes me longer to eat while in front of the computer b/c I am busy with something else. Lately I have been trying to eat at the dinner table more so my kids will get use to eating there and it will be easier for us when we go out to eat. I also have been taking their food away b/c my daughter sometimes leaves to go play and comes back to eat later. I am trying to teach her there is a time to eat and a time to play so the dinner table helps us with that.
@fauziibrahim (104)
• Malaysia
17 Jul 08
For me it is not a good habit. It harm you more than help you. first, When you eat in front of the computer or television you become lazzy to move. It can build you fat hahah. Secondly, if you drop you food or drink on you computer or laptop you might loose your computer ahahah
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
i agree with what you've said and aside from that, it also shows that we lack some discipline and manners because of the things that we do
@startstop123 (435)
• India
17 Jul 08
I like to eat in front of the Television and Computer. My hands will be free as i play some movie on the television and i finish my lunch or dinner watching this movie. Similar with the computer, i play some movie and sit back and have mu lunch or dinner. My mom sometimes scolds me for doing these things but she is now habituated with my behavior. I try to change myself as early as possible
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@shintongs23 (537)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
I love eating especially when watching movie or TV shows or even when I am in front of my computer. But I do not eat often when I am online because I am busy with online stuffs. If I feel hungry, I will go the kitchen where I would prefer a heavy meal so that I can stay longer in front of the computer. My computer is also located in my room so eating inside my room is a big no-no for me for I hate insects crawling in. But when watching TV shows in the living room, I usually eat light snacks like chips, chocolate bars and others.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
17 Jul 08
actually in office i eat in from of computer. i also do the work at the same time. in home,. i generally do not take food at computer table. but rarely take food in front of the TV if very interesting program is going on there.its true we do not pay attention to the amount we are taking.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
17 Jul 08
I'd snack in front of the TV or working on the computer. Not the meals (lunch or dinner); just snacks like peanuts, chocolates, potato chips or ice creams. Like you said, it's not healthy, but it's a hard habit to break. I enjoy snacking especially when I'm working on the PC, and need to think.
@RhythmWalker1 (825)
• United States
17 Jul 08
I'll admit that I do both. And, I have recently thought of how the kitchen or dining room table has lost it's value to some of us because of this. Since it's usually just two people at my house eating, we tend to keep it simple and eat wherever we choose to. But, I miss the big family meal with everyone sitting together and discussing what happened during the day.
Are we all to preoccupied to do things like that anymore? Or has this fast pass
world turned us into people who have lost their values of family and manners?
@MizukiZHR (611)
• China
17 Jul 08
Hey,there.I often eat in front of my computer and TV.I don't think it is harmful to me.On the contrary,I enjoy the time of eating in front of computer or TV.I feel very relax and comfortable when I do it.But my mother ofteh tell me not to do like this.
@jose95380 (30)
• United States
17 Jul 08
hmmm wat an intrezting topic lol n well i have to say i eat while am on the computer and while im watching tv and i dont seem to eat all that much but i guezz thatz b-cuz
i limit my self lol but that isnt the caze with my brother he eats like crazy lmao
i dont think he even realizez it at the time =-/
@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
i eat in front of the tv but usually just finger foods and chips. i never eat in front of my pc because of fear of getting bits of food stuck in the keyboard.
not eating in front of the tv will not help you lose weight. if you really want to lose weight, junk tv altogether and go out of the house of be active in sports. lol!!!
@nikecold (91)
• India
17 Jul 08
It depends on everyones mood to eat while watching movies or while on the internet. When i was schooling i hardly watch TV and i was not good at computers rather i was not studying computers at all. However after completing my schooling i started studying computers and i was really interested in learning computer stuff all the time and about TV there was only one day to watch tv that was sunday. So after completing my Graduation and while working now i started eating whle watching TV and but not while on computers.
Bye.
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
17 Jul 08
I do eat in front of the computer sometimes. I seem to be always in a rush these days. However I don't find myself eating too much though when I'm in front of the puter. I guess it's because I do this during nighttime. I don't like to eat a lot during night time. I just drink a lot of water.
@inia_54 (175)
• Malaysia
17 Jul 08
My advice, never bring food or drinks near your computer. Can you imagine what it will do to your computer if the food/drinks spill over on your computer? Eating infront of tv, iy's ok, I guess, usually when I am alone and I don't want to miss important prorgams. I am staying in a samll apartment. The tv is in my room and nobody else in the house see what I'm doing, so eat lol...
@Alex42692 (167)
• United States
17 Jul 08
No I usually don't eat in front of the TV or computer because then I'll eat way to much. It's really hard to resist a bowl of popcorn when it's on the table right next to you. I actually used video games to help keep my hunger down because when I play them, I get so focused on it that I don't feel hungry as long as I play them. I also drink a lot of water and that helps keep my hunger down too.
