Do you use the internet while eating?

hvert · Jul 19, 2021 at 05:30 AM

Do you use the internet while eating?

I read websites while eating breakfast, sometimes on my phone, sometimes my computer. I was always a reader during meals but think maybe I should go back to books/magazines/newspapers.

Jul 19, 2021 at 05:36 AM

no.

usually I watch tv- right now, I'm rewatching all 7 seasons of " malcolm in the middle"

love that show

divine1966 · Jul 19, 2021 at 08:15 AM

I often do. I do read while eat often as well, but magazines or electronic books. I’ve learned the hard way not to read paper books while eating. Spills or grease spots lol

divine1966 · Jul 19, 2021 at 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

no.

usually I watch tv- right now, I'm rewatching all 7 seasons of " malcolm in the middle"

love that show

It was a great show, wasn’t it?

eskielover · Jul 19, 2021 at 09:35 AM

I do. I live alone with my critters & don't have TV, so internet is what I use while eating. Book reading is quiet time curled up in my chair.....no food

hvert · Jul 19, 2021 at 09:55 AM

Now I want to rewatch Malcolm in the Middle - that was a great show! So was Bernie Mac.

I agree about paper books. Nothing like reading a library book and getting to greasy fingerprints, lol.

Mountaindewed · Jul 19, 2021 at 11:46 AM

I don’t eat while using my phone or watching TV. I like to just sit with my food and be mindful of it. I also often eat in my room and I never watch my TV. I sometimes drink soda in front of the TV though.

RoxanneToto · Jul 19, 2021 at 01:16 PM

I eat and drink while using the internet - they’re both part of my usual unwinding from work routine when I get home.

MuseumGhost · Jul 19, 2021 at 01:23 PM

I do but I'm very careful with it, these days---have destroyed one too many keyboards with spillage of drinks.

Soupe du jour · Jul 19, 2021 at 01:24 PM

No, not anymore. My husband has been home for over a year now. I prepare all meals (three per day) and meals are always at the kitchen table. When I eat, I concentrate on the meal and any conversation with my husband.

In the past when I was still working, or when I was home alone during the day, I would occasionally eat something while online at lunchtime. Never at breakfast or dinner. The same situation as in the first paragraph applied for those meals.

herbal tea · Aug 12, 2021 at 06:42 AM

Yeah, that's what I'm doing right now

Mountaindewed · Aug 12, 2021 at 06:47 AM

I thought of this question yesterday when I was eating rice cakes. I had 3 on the table. I was distracted by my phone. The next thing I knew all 3 of the rice cakes were gone and I was very confused since I didn’t remember eating them all.

That’s why I try to stay in the moment and not eat while using the Internet or watching TV.

sarahsweets · Aug 12, 2021 at 07:36 AM

No but I use it while smoking.

hvert · Aug 12, 2021 at 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed

The next thing I knew all 3 of the rice cakes were gone and I was very confused since I didn’t remember eating them all.

I did something similar while reading a book yesterday. Felt hungry, counted out some crackers, got through them all before I knew it.

It feels weird to just eat without reading something.

downandlonely · Aug 12, 2021 at 06:45 PM

I used to because I live alone. But now I am trying to be more mindful about what I eat, so I slow down and eat less. I do have drinks while chatting on here though.

Nammu · Aug 12, 2021 at 07:55 PM

No but I duo watch tv while I eat it’s easier. I’ll be reading a book and put it down to eat but turn on the tv for company while I eat

mote.of.soul · 10:25 AM

No, I don't read while eating; too many stoppages while I put food in my mouth. But I do enjoy having my documentaries playing.

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hvert Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: US Posts: 4,887 10 3,785 hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 05:30 AM #1 Do you use the internet while eating? I read websites while eating breakfast, sometimes on my phone, sometimes my computer. I was always a reader during meals but think maybe I should go back to books/magazines/newspapers.
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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Jul 19, 2021 at 05:36 AM #2 no. usually I watch tv- right now, I'm rewatching all 7 seasons of " malcolm in the middle" love that show
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divine1966 Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Dec 2014 Location: US Posts: 22,375 (SuperPoster!) 9 1,277 hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 08:15 AM #3 I often do. I do read while eat often as well, but magazines or electronic books. I’ve learned the hard way not to read paper books while eating. Spills or grease spots lol
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eskielover Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Oct 2004 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 24,753 (SuperPoster!) 19 14.6k hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 09:35 AM #5 I do. I live alone with my critters & don't have TV, so internet is what I use while eating. Book reading is quiet time curled up in my chair.....no food __________________ Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018
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hvert Grand Magnate Member Since Jan 2014 Location: US Posts: 4,887 10 3,785 hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 09:55 AM #6 Now I want to rewatch Malcolm in the Middle - that was a great show! So was Bernie Mac. I agree about paper books. Nothing like reading a library book and getting to greasy fingerprints, lol.
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 11:46 AM #7 I don’t eat while using my phone or watching TV. I like to just sit with my food and be mindful of it. I also often eat in my room and I never watch my TV. I sometimes drink soda in front of the TV though. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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RoxanneToto Grand Poohbah Member Since Aug 2020 Location: England Posts: 1,692 3 6,991 hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 01:16 PM #8 I eat and drink while using the internet - they’re both part of my usual unwinding from work routine when I get home.
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MuseumGhost Grand Magnate Member Since Apr 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,257 12 12.3k hugs given	Jul 19, 2021 at 01:23 PM #9 I do but I'm very careful with it, these days---have destroyed one too many keyboards with spillage of drinks.
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herbal tea Member Member Since Nov 2020 Location: USA Posts: 46 3	Aug 12, 2021 at 06:42 AM #11 Yeah, that's what I'm doing right now
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sarahsweets Threadtastic Postaholic Member Since Dec 2018 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,006 (SuperPoster!) 5 192 hugs given	Aug 12, 2021 at 07:36 AM #13 No but I use it while smoking. __________________ "I carried a watermelon?" President of the no F's given society.
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Aug 12, 2021 at 06:45 PM #15 I used to because I live alone. But now I am trying to be more mindful about what I eat, so I slow down and eat less. I do have drinks while chatting on here though.
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Nammu Crone Member Since May 2010 Location: Some where between my inner mind and the solar system. Posts: 71,359 (SuperPoster!) 13 53.6k hugs given	Aug 12, 2021 at 07:55 PM #16 No but I duo watch tv while I eat it’s easier. I’ll be reading a book and put it down to eat but turn on the tv for company while I eat __________________ *Nammu* …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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mote.of.soul Legendary Member Since Jan 2018 Location: New Zealand Posts: 13,126 (SuperPoster!) 6 21.9k hugs given	Aug 12, 2021 at 08:56 PM #17 No, I don't read while eating; too many stoppages while I put food in my mouth. But I do enjoy having my documentaries playing. __________________ "A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."- Dōgen Last edited by bluekoi; Aug 16, 2021 at 10:25 AM.. Reason: Edit for OP.
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