Since Z realized she was 2 today and should start tantruming at a drop of a hat (wheeee!), I’m going to have a mini hissy fit about Geneen Roth’s suggestion to not eat while watching TV/reading/using the computer, etc…
Wahhhhh!
I always eat when doing something else - usually while surfing the web. The idea of eating without entertaining my mind at the same time seems incredibly boring to me. I definitely think she makes a good point that TV/reading is a distraction from your hunger signals as you eat. I do. But I like enjoying my breakfast while catching up on the news or one of my message boards. The idea of staring off into the ether while I eat doesn’t feel natural to me. It kind of gives me the willies.
That’s weird, isn’t it? This post is making a huge sign above my head that says Disordered Eater Below, isn’t it??
Mleh. I could give up the TV watching while eating sooner than I could the reading (internet) and eating.
I’m going to have to mull this over a lot longer.
No you’re not weird!! I am exactly the same way - it feels unnatural to me to eat while doing NOTHING else. It feels almost…silly in fact. You’re not alone chickie!!
I’m with you! I tried turning off the TV and not eating in front of the computer, but lord, it’s so BORING that way. The only way I can eat without some sort of TV/Computer distraction is when I’m with a friend whom I can talk to, but this is never the case.
I also did a test and I found that I eat slower when I eat in front of the TV/Computer. I found that I was dragging out the time I had to eat so that I didn’t need to get up and do something productive!
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