Not In Front Of The TV. / myLot

June 22, 2025 9:26am CST

If you are trying to lose weight , never eat in front of the television. You can become so caught up in the show you are watching that you don't even remember how much or what you have eaten. What you do know is that while sitting there you keep reaching for something to eat, or drink... and the pounds keep piling on. Has that ever happened to you? Eating more than you should while watching TV? Where is your favorite place to eat? I prefer to eat at the dining table, but that can be a lonely affair for those who live alone. Even people who live with family members find that most of the time members are not around at the same time to have, breakfast, lunch or dinner. And when they are, they are usually watching something on their phone or chatting on their phone - at the table... What has been your experience?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (508137)

• Italy

22 Jun 25

Years ago, for a while I prepared food and served while we watched a show. I noticed that we were both putting on weight and from that day, no more TV while we eat.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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22 Jun 25

We don't plan for it to happen that way, but it does.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (508137)

• Italy

22 Jun 25

@Kandae11

Absolutely. No more eating in front of TV.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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22 Jun 25

@LadyDuck Right.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (386763)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jun 25

I've discovered this too. If I have something special that I'm eating I'll concentrate on enjoying it rather than suddenly discovering that it's all gone and I hardly remember tasting it.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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23 Jun 25

Yes, that has happened to me many times.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (125472)

• United States

22 Jun 25

When I lived with my parents growing up we ate around the table. Living alone, I don’t have room in my apartment for a kitchen table. Thus, I eat in front of the TV. But I fully agree it is not the best for us.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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22 Jun 25

I live alone, so l do it most of the time, except on weekends when l find it relaxing to sit at the table with a newspaper. Which is a bit oldfashioned - most people have their phones.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153513)

• India

23 Jun 25

Our dining table is so placed that watching TV while eating is quite a normal thing

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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23 Jun 25

Mine is too

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (100097)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

22 Jun 25

I eat in between working on my laptop, So I take a few bites, work and eat some more,

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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22 Jun 25

It isn't easy to overeat when working. There will be times when you even forget to eat.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

22 Jun 25

I live in a small apartment. My TV is in the dining area. So, I usually eat while watching TV. I agree sometimes I eat more than I should.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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22 Jun 25

My tv is close to my dining area as well.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (211964)

• United States

22 Jun 25

That's a good tip.

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (12229)

• Philippines

11 Aug 25

Heheheh I will always watch EXO Mukbang while eating especially Baekhyun mukbang while doing weverse live. For people who always lose appetite we need to se eour favorite kpops to motivate us to eat.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (149427)

• Roseburg, Oregon

10 Jul 25

I fix exactally what we will eat for a meal no more or no less. So far everyone is full.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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10 Jul 25

Good that you have that under control.

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@DaddyEvil (177485)

• United States

22 Jun 25

We haven't had a television in almost 20 years. I tend to eat lying on my bed reading and I only bring what I plan to eat for the meal into my bedroom. (We gave away our dining room table and chairs when we moved into this house. We didn't have room for it here.) I chat most of the time on my laptop and Pretty is in her bedroom talking online or playing online games.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (24201)

• United Kingdom

24 Jul 25

My grand children have their faces in there phones all the time so phones are banned once you enter the dining room. I never eat in front of the TV as we always sit in the dining room for meals.That way you can hold a copnversation with people & interact. If the TV is in they will be busy watching it & no conversation takes place.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57173)

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25 Jul 25

That is exactly what happens - unless definite rules are in place.