Any of you JUST eat when you eat? As in, not reading, watching something, etc. Fully focused on your food? Do you eat that way for every meal?

Not really no - except dinners when Bella is here. We try to make that a time we all sit down and eat together and focus on having a meal together type thing. But outside that it's always like ..watching TV or lunches at the desk and so on

No.

I rarely do anything one thing at a time anymore unless I actively force myself to do so.

Everything is multitasked.

no, I always watch something while I'm eating.

One of my big struggles is JUST eating. My RDN is encouraging me to work on eating more mindfully. It doesn't have to be done ALL the time, but I have noticed I do all of my overeating when I'm doing something else. It's legit almost impossible for me to overeat when I do JUST that.

I try to do that and I know I should do that, my RD has drilled that into me for years, but I find it so difficult, because very often I am grabbing something between tasks. I should really try to develop more of a sit down, take a break, enjoy a meal habit.

I have been given the same advice, and it was a shock to realize how easy it is to overeat when not paying attention. I hear you.

I turn off the tv when Minime eats or else she gets distracted and is the slowest eater evarrrrrr...

Never

we do for dinner. strict rule, everyone sits at the dining room table and talks to one another. no tv. music only.

we try to eat dinner and lunch without distractions. Breakfast I am logging into work and catching up on Plurk, etc.

Yes, but I don't have a child.

Most of the time, yes. I like to sit at the table and talk when it's possible. I don't eat at my desk bc my steno machine was $1500 and is knee high. 😂

If I am home alone because my wife is visiting family I have the TV on with a movie while eating and making food.

It's super rare. I have always been someone who likes to read while I eat, even as a child. Now I pretty much always eat at my desk, so I'm either gaming or watching something or doing social media or whatever. Or I'm reading.

I think the only time I just focus on my food is when we eat out, and I notice I eat REALLY fast if I don't have a distraction.

Sometimes I do. When I’m out to eat by myself. Plus since having the stomach band I eat super slow and I’m forced to chew everything to finer than baby mush.

Nah I'm always either reading, listening or chatting.

Thanks for sharing, everyone ! It's interesting to see how few of us JUST eat.