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eating while gaming? #407487
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waveLike just about everyone these days, I struggle with wanting to eat too much of the wrong things. Do you eat while playing games? If so, what? How often? Does gaming tend to stimulate wanting to eat?
I find that gaming related eating isn't as bad as while watching TV or reading.Especially action/RPG games that require quick responses that keep hands busy.Once in a while, I will munch while playing a point-and-click adventure. They're much more easy to play while reaching for the chips or crackers.I like to drink a diet soda or coffee while playing.
I did discover once that M&Ms were very easy to eat while playing any kind of game, so had to break that habit quickly!


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: bigmamma1] #407492
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Can't say I eat more while playing, but I do grab a bite once in a while.
Now coffee is a whole other matter. It goes down in pots, lol
And if I remember to have sodas in the house, that too.


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: misslilo] #407493
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Coffee and lots of it rotfl Snacks are great too as long as they don't spill crumbs on the keyboard.


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: GBC] #407495
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I don't really snack while playing games but have eaten lunch occasionally whilst doing so. I tend to drink a lot of coffee & in the evening sometimes wine or otherwise - the game session sometimes ends shortly after the latter! lol

Re: eating while gaming? [Re: chrissie] #407511
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I don't eat while playing games,but I do drink alot of coffee thumbsup


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Darleen03] #407520
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Trail mix and chai.

Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Becky] #407546
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grapes happydance


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: looney4labs] #407678
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I do not eat while I play, but I do drink.


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: bigmamma1] #407688
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Depends on what I'm playing. I'm a notorious snacker. It could be anything from tea and coffee cake (which, I'm sure violates some law of thermodynamics) to a veggie egg roll and a glass of Tang. lol



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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Trail_Mystic] #407693
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If you don't eat while gaming, how do you ever find the time headscratch


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: flotsam] #407701
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Chocolate Chex Mix or cheese and crackers, I cover the keyboard with a towel. Only works with Adventure games though.


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: hawkavonpuka] #407728
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The desk where my PC lives is on the third floor (US style) of my house, but the kitchen is on the first, so food and drink rarely make it to my desk. I do keep a tin of Altoids next to my PC, but the tin will last for weeks.

I find this is a pretty good way to avoid snacking.

Cooking dinner, on the other hand, gives me way too many opportunities to grab snacks when I should be concentrating on other things. wink

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Chocolate .bottles of water or coke .Chocolate peanuts . wave


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I always eat infront of my PC but not during gaming... When playing a game i usually have some coffe or a juice. Nothing more... grin


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Volkana] #407777
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They still make Tang? evil

Re: eating while gaming? [Re: bigmamma1] #407789
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I do not eat more than usual though I sometimes have lunch in front of my computer. laugh
They say that one addiction causes another on. I am a smoker and I noticed that I smoke many more cigarettes while playing games. Horrible smashpc


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Iva] #407803
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Originally Posted By: Iva
I am a smoker and I noticed that I smoke many more cigarettes while playing games. Horrible smashpc


This happens to mee too, but not all the time. Often I find I forget totally about smoking, lol.


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: misslilo] #407826
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I typically eat lunch while playing games. However, after Dracula Origin, that might change. razz

Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Becky] #407897
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Another good reson for point and click games. LOL I always eat at my computer and my keyboard rarely works like it should. It's on a roll out tray and slides under my monitor so I can get it out of the way if I need to. I use a washible, flexible roll up keyboard and they don't work as good as a regular keyboard anyway. I only use a real keyboard for programming and things like that where I need something more reliable.

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We have long had rule about not having messy stuff near the compy, so no snacking here during adventure games - just iced tea at arms length.

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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Becky] #408102
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Fruits and other things that can be eaten only with one hand are common when I adventure smile


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: flotsam] #408146
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A ice cold 16 ounce Budweiser with a straw so I don't have to take my eyes off the screen!

Re: eating while gaming? [Re: bigmamma1] #408178
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thumbsupLooks like coffee's the drink of choice for gamers-the caffiene helps keep us nimble and quick, esp. during the wee hours when we need toothpicks to prop eyes open! crazy

cazziejoe-if I had a beer while playing, my face would fall into the keyboard sleep


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: bigmamma1] #408180
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I eat Breakfast Lunch and Dinner at the oomputer because I dont have a kitchen table smile


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Re: eating while gaming? [Re: Becky] #408277
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I get a cup of coffee. It usually gets cold most of the time, because I will get absorbed in the game. When I take a sip...yoeww...cold coffee!
Time for a break to warm it up.

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