Not In Front Of The TV.

@Kandae11 (56624)
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 (477010)
• Italy
22h
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 (56624)
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21h
We don't plan for it to happen that way, but it does.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (477010)
• Italy
21h
@Kandae11 Absolutely. No more eating in front of TV.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56624)
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20h
@LadyDuck Right.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (356586)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
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 (56624)
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11h
Yes, that has happened to me many times.
Amber
@AmbiePam (99642)
• United States
22h
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 (56624)
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22h
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 (147997)
• India
13h
Our dining table is so placed that watching TV while eating is quite a normal thing
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56624)
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13h
Mine is too
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (86220)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14h
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 (56624)
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14h
It isn't easy to overeat when working. There will be times when you even forget to eat.
M Cheung
@Beestring (15511)
• Hong Kong
21h
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 (56624)
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20h
My tv is close to my dining area as well.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (191468)
• United States
22h
That's a good tip.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (151548)
• United States
19h
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.