My husband and I love heading over to a restaurant and read while we eat. One of my favorites are the Sundays we head over to a diner for some breakfast food for lunch.
i always read while i'm eating...i'm doing it right now (eating lunch!) ... i do it when i'm eating alone only ... pretty rude to start reading when you're with other people ... like read the
paper if i'm grabbing a meal alone at home or read the sugar sites when i'm eating lunch at my desk
Now that I have a Kindle, I read ALL THE TIME, but it has made reading while snacking much easier, you don't have to hold it, just set it up and every once and a while press a button! It's
hands free reading!!
I read voraciously anyway. Ever since I was a kid, I read cereal boxes, newspapers, magazines, etc. while I read. Things that don't require much thought and are easily propped on the table;
I'm not so big on reading novels while eating.
I can't eat and read a book at the same time, and it's even annoying to eat and be on the computer at the same time. When I eat I like to have conversations with people or watch TV. I am even
one of the weird ones who has no issue eating in silence, with no one around and nothing to do. I tend to do this on my lunch break. I talk all day, it's nice to shut up, stop and just sit
while I eat.
Almost always, actually! I just find it really relaxing to sit down with dinner and a book, and unwind. It also helps me, because I used to watch TV while I ate and then whenever I watched TV
at other times, I would suddenly feel the inclination for a snack! It doesn't seem
to work that way with reading, though; I don't necessarily want something to eat just because I've picked up a book. I also find it stops me wanting to keep snacking or going back for seconds
after dinner - if I'm in the middle of a great book, I'm occupied, and can set aside my plate and just stay immersed in the story without picking at leftovers or reaching for the chocolate
all the time.
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Only at breakfast or brunch and that would be the morning paper(which will most likely be extinct soon).
1Only when I'm by myself, so it's super rare these days. And prolly a treat LOL, since I've not done that since I was single and living alone.
Usually I'm busier making sure our son eats his food (since he's in that--I'm not eating that--phase).
2I eat alone a lot - and most of what I read are things relating to work.
3I read when I eat with family or alone. Otherwise, I'd be staring out into space, which I really hate!
4My husband and I love heading over to a restaurant and read while we eat. One of my favorites are the Sundays we head over to a diner for some breakfast food for lunch.
5i always read while i'm eating...i'm doing it right now (eating lunch!) ... i do it when i'm eating alone only ... pretty rude to start reading when you're with other people ... like read the paper if i'm grabbing a meal alone at home or read the sugar sites when i'm eating lunch at my desk
6Now that I have a Kindle, I read ALL THE TIME, but it has made reading while snacking much easier, you don't have to hold it, just set it up and every once and a while press a button! It's hands free reading!!
7sometimes at sunday brunch; but other than that, never.
8I read voraciously anyway. Ever since I was a kid, I read cereal boxes, newspapers, magazines, etc. while I read. Things that don't require much thought and are easily propped on the table; I'm not so big on reading novels while eating.
9Only when I am by myself at home, or in my office.
10Oh and if I eat out at a restaurant by myself, but only certain places.
11eating and reading YumSugar, naturally!
12I'm in school - I read classwork all the time.
13My husband and I watch DVDs while we eat!
14I read my Google Reader feeds while eating breakfast in the morning. I prefer watching something when I eat though.
15Nope.
16Absolutely! I can't stand to only do one thing at a time.
17All the time, since I love to read! At dinner I don't though, that's when my family is home and I eat with them.
18If I'm eating by myself I always read either the newspaper or a book.
19Don't do it when I'm with other people but I like to catch up on the news when I can.
20I can't eat and read a book at the same time, and it's even annoying to eat and be on the computer at the same time. When I eat I like to have conversations with people or watch TV. I am even one of the weird ones who has no issue eating in silence, with no one around and nothing to do. I tend to do this on my lunch break. I talk all day, it's nice to shut up, stop and just sit while I eat.
21Not since i was in College..when i used to study when ever possible especially during Finals week.
22Yeah, I multitask like crazy. Can't do just one thing at once. And if I'm not doing something else while eating then I eat too fast.
23I do crossword puzzles or Sudoku while I eat. It helps me eat slower for some reason.
24I like to browse the NY Times on my iPhone while I'm eating. Portable, always have it with me, and it keeps me up to date on news.
25usually when I'm by myself...and usually at breakfast over the paper or something...otherwise, not so much.
26Almost always, actually! I just find it really relaxing to sit down with dinner and a book, and unwind. It also helps me, because I used to watch TV while I ate and then whenever I watched TV at other times, I would suddenly feel the inclination for a snack!
It doesn't seem
to work that way with reading, though; I don't necessarily want something to eat just because I've picked up a book. I also find it stops me wanting to keep snacking or going back for seconds
after dinner - if I'm in the middle of a great book, I'm occupied, and can set aside my plate and just stay immersed in the story without picking at leftovers or reaching for the chocolate
all the time.
27I do at lunch during work, usually a book or homework. If I'm at home and alone, I'll bring my food to the computer and read that.
28nah
29Only when I'm eating by myself or hubs is reading something too.
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