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JUSGETTENBY42
Posts: 5,471 4/27/13 11:54 A
At the bar in the dining/ kitchen area
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PEACEFULHOME
Posts: 4,046 4/10/13 11:57 A
Most often in the living room.
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AANGEL3
SparkPoints: (98,525)
Fitness Minutes: (46,380) Posts: 3,807 1/18/13 5:25 P
Living room. It's just the two of us.
SW:239/CW:218/GW:150 ~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~ An AAngel appears to be just like everybody else, only more so.
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MNJONES2
Posts: 2,015 1/8/13 11:08 A
If I cook we eat at the table, if hubby cooks in the living room with the tv on. sigh
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IZZY911
Posts: 336 12/16/12 12:23 P
It's just me and my husband so we generally eat at the coffee table in the living room or in the kitchen. Like CATINCJ my dining room table has been moved into storage. I have my loom sitting where the table used to be.
To see the preciousness of all things, we must bring our full attention to life. (Jack Kornfield)
The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another. (Jack Kornfield)
If you do not make good use of this free and precious life, What good does it do to possess a human body? (Shabkar)
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JUSGETTENBY42
Posts: 5,471 12/14/12 12:38 P
In the kitchen at the counter
Mary Canavan
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CATINCJ
Posts: 1,305 10/17/12 5:23 P
We got rid of our tables (except for the picnic table, stored in the garage).
We sit together in the living room or sunroom for our meals. We decided not to have tv so we would have more time together to talk, read, etc.
Cathy
"It's never too late . . . to live happily ever after." Why not start today?
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 9/30/12 9:37 P
I love the butternut squash soup, especially this time of year. I should learn how to make it.
Ate at the table for breakfast, ate standing up for lunch and need to eat dinner yet.
SparkPoints: (58,329)
Fitness Minutes: (55,898) Posts: 3,882 9/30/12 1:03 A
We had lunch at the Pacific Restaraunt in Tillamook today. Great food and healthy choices. Everything is organic and fresh. We had a butternut soup with ginger and man was it tasty.
The best thing for the inside of a woman is the outside of a horse. SADDLE UP AND RIDE!!!
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 9/29/12 1:32 A
Ate at Bings and put 3/4ths of the food in takeout boxes for lunch the next few days. No MSG so should be okay.
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Native Foods @ Bridgeport! WooHoo!
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 8/10/12 1:41 P
dinner last night was a sub sandwich in the car in front of the laundry mat. Very tacky. I should have at least driven to the river to eat. I would have enjoyed it more.
Where I eat has not been an issue for me, what is important is what is on my plate.
"Happiness is a place between too little and too much" Anonymous
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SASIKHASI1
SparkPoints: (58,329)
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Tonight was in my chair, ate a healthy dinner, watched a movie, fell asleep during the movie and did the dishes when I woke up.
The best thing for the inside of a woman is the outside of a horse. SADDLE UP AND RIDE!!!
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MNJONES2
Posts: 2,015 7/26/12 11:24 A
I am trying to eat at the table more often. It helps me slow down and focus on how much I am shoveling into my mouth.
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SASIKHASI1
SparkPoints: (58,329)
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I stand up sometimes when I eat dinner, but one really should sit down and relax while eating in my opinion. That way you can enjoy your food and chat with whomever you are eating with.
The best thing for the inside of a woman is the outside of a horse. SADDLE UP AND RIDE!!!
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CHEESYWONDER
Posts: 28 7/25/12 4:17 P
When my boyfriend is home we sit at the table in front of the TV. When I am home by myself I do that or I stand up and eat in the kitchen. I guess we should invest in a dining room table.
Question: Is it a bad habit to stand and eat? I mean, as long as a person isnt scarfing down food so they can go back and sit down.
~Brandy~
SASIKHASI1
SparkPoints: (58,329)
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I eat in theliving room mostly with my hubby, he sit on the couch and I sit in my chair.
The best thing for the inside of a woman is the outside of a horse. SADDLE UP AND RIDE!!!
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LYNNRODRIGUEZ
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at the computer desk, at the dinning room table and sometimes on the patio table
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 7/6/12 2:42 P
LOL Well, lets just work on habit substitution. Pick your most comfy chair and cuddle up there with your food. Just keep your attention on the food. I too am guilty of eating everywhere again. Glad you responded to this thread to remind me to pay attention to my food.
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All the wrong places. At my desk at work, in the living room, in the craft room. Something I need to break. According to 'diet' researchers and docs you should have an eating place. Like the kitchen or break room. When you eat in your everyday hang out places, like your desk, your brain associates these places with food. GREAT now I've identified ANOTHER habit I need to break!! LOL Thanks guys!! HAHA!!
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JUSGETTENBY42
Posts: 5,471 9/22/11 10:20 P
In the kitchen
Mary Canavan
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 9/19/11 10:34 P
Today I manged to eat two meals in the kitchen and the third and a snack I ate with hubby in living room in front of the TV. Some progress.
SparkPoints: (85,702)
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We ahve a dining room table in the dining room where I eat all my meals. never eat in front of the TV. Ifocus and learn about my eating behavior while I am eating. Not focused on what's on TV. distractions such as TV commercials that ahve to do with poor food choices is not a ahbit of mine however i do sit in my favorite chare drinking my morning coffee wh
rosalyn, so sorry aobut the diagnosis of yoru beloved DH.ile I watch the morning news.
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I do what works for me: which is to eat in front of the TV. I measure out my meal and take mindful bites. As I'm chewing I enjoy a good program. I find that if I try to eat without a mild distraction I eat far too quickly and more than I wanted to because my mind wanders and then I realize I didn't actually enjoy eating. Then I start craving more food, even if I'm full! Definitely figure out which way works best for you so eating is enjoyable.
†~Amber~†
MUSCLE DOES NOT WEIGH MORE THAN FAT 5 lbs = 5 lbs
5 lbs of muscle simply takes up less space than 5 lbs of fat!
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If nothing tasted as good as being thin felt, no one would ever get fat!
FOOD TASTES GOOD Let us eat it in moderation.
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SHAPELY
Posts: 10,286 9/19/11 1:49 P
I admit I do eat in front of TV Wait a minute Gals give me a chance to explane?????????//
My DH has Altzheimers and that is where his chair is where he always is, so ofcourse I want to eat with him, so I have No Choice. Hugs Rosalyn
Rosalyn Larson I am so happy to be on Maintenance. It took 2 years but it was worth it. I am going to keep it in a 5#s range up or down. My Promise is I will never ever do that to myself again-----Rosalyn
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GRAMMACATHY
Posts: 17,537 9/19/11 1:10 P
I thought so. This slapped me in the face. I tend to eat in front of the TV, computer and while driving. I have to work to eat in the kitchen.
Be Mindful The kitchen will work, too. Why? Because experts believe that eating in the kitchen or dining room, rather than the living room in front of the TV or the office in front of the computer, will help you focus on your food -- not what's on the screen. And that's important, say a growing band of researchers. They suspect the real culprit in the growing obesity epidemic may be a bevy of bad behaviors that fall under the category of "mindless eating." It's a distracted kind of eating, where people focus on something other than their plates and, as a result, don't notice when their bellies are getting full.
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