*joins other commenters in the stance of "No, really?"*
It's common sense, I don't see why it really needs reporting on or new studies.
It's common sense, I don't see why it really needs reporting on or new studies.
Snacking While Gaming Can Hurt Weight Loss
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hahahahahahhahaha that made me laugh, they all looked at me in the office funnyTwilight.falls said:
anyway, what i didnt really had seen and its kind of obvious is that your brain doesnt process the fact that you just ate, so you feel hungry still because you were obviously focusing on something else, so your brain doesnt know if you really ate, or not, and just to be sure it makes you eat more
"ok... did ate in the last 5 hours??... oh! i freed a Q! great... i think i need to eat something... there are chips... the bag is empty... K OF SPADES!!... open a new bag of chips and eat, i think i´m hungry"
Is everybody just reading the headline and commenting without reading the full article?
The point isn't "doing a sedentary activity plus eating food without exercise makes you fat," it's "eating while splitting your focus and attention means that you're more likely to eat more than you would otherwise, and feel less full afterward."
They're completely different things.
The point isn't "doing a sedentary activity plus eating food without exercise makes you fat," it's "eating while splitting your focus and attention means that you're more likely to eat more than you would otherwise, and feel less full afterward."
They're completely different things.
Thank you Captain Obvious! Right now if my stomach could actually tolerate anything the fruit looks really good. Guess it back to ginger ale and crackers.
Still eating while your attention is diverted: work, watching tv, or gaming you are bound to eat more and higher calorie food. It's something well known
Still eating while your attention is diverted: work, watching tv, or gaming you are bound to eat more and higher calorie food. It's something well known
^^This. I don't think most people read the article, or at least failed to understand.JerrytheBullfrog said:
I came into the thread thinking the same as most of the commenters "Duh, snacking leads to weight gain."
But this is actually interesting, and something I hadn't considered. A lot of times, I'm gaming while I eat, or reading, or watching TV.
As for all the people going on about "eating while sitting still", how the hell do you eat dinner? Do you jog around your dining room trying to eat your food? Most people at the least sit at the table with their families and eat.
Wow, look at the number of people who didn't read the article!
I personally don't eat and play games simultaneously but I DO eat and watch movies or videos simultaneously for pretty much every meal since I now live alone. Hopefully that doesn't have the as severe of an affect. I'd like to think that I don't continuously eat since I already have my proportions laid out before I start eating/watching. When my plate is clear, that's it.
I personally don't eat and play games simultaneously but I DO eat and watch movies or videos simultaneously for pretty much every meal since I now live alone. Hopefully that doesn't have the as severe of an affect. I'd like to think that I don't continuously eat since I already have my proportions laid out before I start eating/watching. When my plate is clear, that's it.
Yeah, I read the article, then wondered what the hell people are on about.JerrytheBullfrog said:
The article is saying eating while doing other things makes you eat more/feel less full/etc. It doesn't nesicarily just mean gaming either, I imagine people that do a working lunch at the office would have similar effects given the split in concentration.
What the study is saying is, "when you have a meal, go sit down and eat the meal, don't do other stuff while eating!".
First we get "research" that says we won't get slim by sitting in front of a screen all day and now this? Where do these "researchers" get their funding, the silly planet?
I'm in the same situation. I live alone, so sitting down to eat without a video on (or book open, or some other distraction) is really boring. It's boring to the point that I think I would rush through eating just to get back to doing something "interesting", and rushing your meal is bad for proper digestion and also leads to overeating.Cursed Frogurt said:
... I guess I could always start talking to myself while I eat... though I think that creates more problems than it solves.
To be honest the first thing I noticed was the bi-line: 'Want to lose weight? Don't snack while you game.'
The article refers to eating a meal while gaming, then snacking afterward. I would reckon that being hungry is a good reason to take a break from whatever you're playing, go prepare something, eat it, THEN you can go back to your game. If your tummy isn't grumbling, then you're not hungry
Although really, I think, the real point to be made is *don't snack* if you want to lose weight, regardless of whether or not you're gaming.
The article refers to eating a meal while gaming, then snacking afterward. I would reckon that being hungry is a good reason to take a break from whatever you're playing, go prepare something, eat it, THEN you can go back to your game. If your tummy isn't grumbling, then you're not hungry
Although really, I think, the real point to be made is *don't snack* if you want to lose weight, regardless of whether or not you're gaming.
It has happened to me when there's empanadas for dinner that if i bring some while i web surf or game on the pc, i can't remember having finished eating one and will look for an half eaten empanada i had already finished.
I actually never eat and play games at the same time. That just sounds like a pain in the ass. I'll certainly pause and pay a visit to the kitchen, though.
