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Post by freecharlie on Aug 22, 2022 0:22:19 GMT
We've always had dinner as a family at the table. Now with ds gone, it is just me. Today I am eating while sitting on the couch watching TV. I can't decide if this is a bad habit I don't want to get or if it is just going to be where I eat some meals.
Where do you eat if you are the only one eating?
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Post by chedanemi on Aug 22, 2022 0:26:10 GMT
When we had children at home, we ate every evening at the table. There was absolutely no TV watching during dinner. Now that it's just the two of us, we eat every evening in front of the TV. We have our favorite shows we watch!
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Post by janeliz on Aug 22, 2022 0:27:29 GMT
One of my favorite things in the world is curling up on the couch with my lunch or dinner and watching a show or movie. I don’t consider it a bad habit at all.
I will eat at the table if I’m eating soup and a sandwich or something like that. Hard to eat that on the couch.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Aug 22, 2022 0:29:06 GMT
I live by myself. Sometimes I eat at the table, sometimes at my desk while online.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 22, 2022 0:29:17 GMT
I was by myself half-time last year and I ate at the little table in my apartment most of the time. I did occasionally eat dinner on the couch watching a show on my laptop, but I am not great at eating like that without inevitably spilling on myself, so I really just did that if I was eating something like a sandwich.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 22, 2022 0:29:52 GMT
If it's just me, or me and DSO, we will eat on the couch. I don't consider it to be a bad habit, I see it as a benefit of being older and not having kids around.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 22, 2022 0:30:34 GMT
Standing at my kitchen counter looking out the window over the sink. Never had a window over my sink before!
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Post by papersilly on Aug 22, 2022 0:31:51 GMT
Couch in the den in front of tv
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Post by hennybutton on Aug 22, 2022 0:34:17 GMT
I eat at my kitchen table, even if it's just me. However, if it's just me, I usually go out. DH is kind of a picky eater and turns up his nose at a lot of foods that I like or that I'd like to try. I take advantage of the rare times when he goes out of town to go to places that he refuses to eat at. And if I'm going to buy food, I'm not going to bring it home and have to deal with dishes.
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Post by juanita on Aug 22, 2022 0:34:17 GMT
We mostly eat in our chairs in front of the tv and we have some favourite shows we watch!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 22, 2022 0:34:30 GMT
Jeremy usually eats on the couch in front of the TV and I eat at the dining room table by myself. I try to be intentional with my food. Mindful eating. So I pour a glass of wine and I eat on a proper plate with a cloth napkin and sometimes I listen to music.
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Post by J u l e e on Aug 22, 2022 0:38:22 GMT
Kitchen island.
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Post by peabay on Aug 22, 2022 0:39:58 GMT
I eat at our dining room table while flipping through a magazine or at our kitchen island.
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Post by leannec on Aug 22, 2022 0:40:08 GMT
Where do you eat if you are the only one eating? I eat at the kitchen table where I have access to my laptop and can see the TV in the family room ... I have never been much of a sofa sitter.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 22, 2022 0:40:32 GMT
I eat lunch alone almost every day. Usually on the couch in front of the tv. It is my only alone time to watch whatever I want to watch. If I am alone for dinner I’ll eat on our counter height bar.
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Aug 22, 2022 0:52:02 GMT
In my chair watching TV. I am also most likely to be using paper plates. The easier the better for ckean up.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 22, 2022 0:57:01 GMT
If it’s just me, either at the table with a book or at my desk with the laptop.
With my husband, son, or usually all three of us? Always at the table.
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Post by anniebeth24 on Aug 22, 2022 1:11:02 GMT
If I'm alone, I eat at our kitchen island, sitting on a bar stool. We don't have a TV near the kitchen - would have to take food down to the basement family room if I wanted to watch and eat.
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Post by lesley on Aug 22, 2022 1:15:37 GMT
When my kids were young, we always had dinner sitting at the kitchen table. Nowadays, DS and I will either sit together on the couch if it’s something like pasta or rice, but at the table if it’s something that requires a knife and fork! If I’m eating alone, I tend to eat at the table. The TV is rarely on.
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Post by katlady on Aug 22, 2022 1:16:09 GMT
I usually eat at the kitchen table, even when eating alone. I don't like juggling a plate on my lap and being a short person, I usually sink into a sofa. A table and chair is more comfortable for me while eating. If I am eating alone, I'll have a magazine or book with me.
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Post by purplebee on Aug 22, 2022 1:20:29 GMT
I mostly eat at the kitchen table with a book or my tablet. I rarely watch TV. Dh usually eats in front of the TV on a snack tray. I’ll join him if he is watching Razorback sports.
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Post by TXMary on Aug 22, 2022 1:20:46 GMT
I eat lunch alone every day and it’s always at the kitchen island with a book. Dinner is DH and I and we eat on TV trays in front of the TV.
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Post by Merge on Aug 22, 2022 1:25:10 GMT
If it’s a sandwich or something I can eat with my hands, I’ll sit on the sofa. If it requires a fork and knife, I prefer to be at the table.
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Post by brynn on Aug 22, 2022 1:27:48 GMT
My kitchen is tiny, so my dining room table is in the Great Room with the living room furniture and the TV. So, I eat at the table and watch TV.
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 22, 2022 1:30:09 GMT
One of my favorite things in the world is curling up on the couch with my lunch or dinner and watching a show or movie. I don’t consider it a bad habit at all. Same here! Sitting at the tv to eat is one of the only times I give myself time to just relax and watch a little tv without worrying about doing something else. It's not a bad habit, it's just some relaxation time.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 22, 2022 1:52:35 GMT
If I’m anywhere by myself during a mealtime, I’ll eat wherever I feel like it, LOL. I also eat whatever I feel like eating too. Honestly though, it depends on what I’m eating. I usually eat my bowl of cereal in my easy chair while I scroll through my emails, etc. once the house is quiet. At lunchtime if I’m by myself, I usually eat at the kitchen table because my lunch options are easier to eat at a table. We usually eat dinner all together at the kitchen table. If I’m by myself I usually won’t cook an actual meal because I can’t be bothered to make that kind of mess for one person. I’m more prone to eating something like a can of ravioli, a sandwich or a plate of chips and cheese that I can sit in my chair to eat.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 22, 2022 1:54:32 GMT
I’m Ali e for dinner, I’m probably eating at my desk in my craft room…watching a video or show.
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 22, 2022 1:55:37 GMT
Table. I can see the TV (open floor plan downstairs) and it is a comfortable spot.
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Post by kate on Aug 22, 2022 1:58:40 GMT
I rarely am alone for lunch or dinner. I guess I usually eat at the kitchen table or in my armchair if I have a book or crossword puzzle. We don't have a TV. I eat snacks at my computer, but not meals. And I never eat at the dining room table alone - probably because the light in there is too crummy for reading. LOL
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Post by scrapmaven on Aug 22, 2022 2:15:37 GMT
We eat in front of the tv every night. Dh is the only one eating a regular dinner, so we might as well. You have to do whatever will keep you from being lonely and bored. If eating in front of the tv is it then give yourself permission to do so.
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