Has your eating habits changed, or have you adapted them to fit your schedules for gaming?

[delete12345]

I'm just curious about your schedules and eating habits.

Recently, I bought Ring Fit Adventures, because it's getting too cold outside for me to do some light jogging, but I still wanted to do some exercise. This game is highly recommended by my co-workers, so , why not, I thought. The coldness also affected my perception of hunger, and started to notice that I'm eating a bit more than usual.

Am I a bear preparing for winter hibernation? Hmmm...., or a tanuki....

 

[minimalism]

Ring Fit makes me not eat food or want to drink much liquid until I work out thanks to Ab Guard.

 

[delicious]

I remember buying six burgers and eating them only during cutscenes while I played TLOU2 nonstop for like, two days straight
I did stop for showering and four hour sleep tho

 

[Mekanos]

Can't think of any game I've played that has changed my eating habits. All I need is 20-30 minutes to cook and eat a meal.

 

[lasthope106]

No.

 

[mopinks]

I eat food when I am hungry for food and play games when I am hungry for games

 

[Xavi]

Uh no, I also never eat and game at the same time. That's gross.

 

[TheThirstyPrisoner]

Not for gaming (that would be ridiculous), but for work. I hated taking such long breaks for lunch, and I almost never had time for breakfast in the morning. I started having Huel, which is a nutritionally complete meal drink for two meals a day. It's become a part of my lifestyle now and it gives me an hour or two more each day to actually do stuff. I still eat a regular dinner each night and on weekends I tend to have two or even three regular meals.

 

[DvdGzz]

I'm thankful for my standing desk and recumbent bike, they will help me stave off weight gain while juggling games on PS5 and XSX. Currently cutting so calories are reduced.

 

[Rosebud]

Not really.

I'm eating better now, but because soda was destroying my health.

 

[Multiverse Moo]

I've been indoors more recently simply due to lockdowns and work from home. My change involved a little more active VR along with some time in the yard, though I do think we tend to eat a lot more near the end of a year. Holidays and all that.

With the new consoles, I've found myself spending longer hours than usual sitting in front of a TV or out in the yard on my phone lol (PS5 graphics on a phone, aye) and less time in active-VR. This has led me to further explore healthier foods since I already spend a lot of time on a computer for work.

I'd like to invest in one of those rigs that lets me run around in VR someday, especially if the pandemic is here for a lot longer than we'd like.

 

[Ra]

Not for gaming (that would be ridiculous), but for work. I hated taking such long breaks for lunch, and I almost never had time for breakfast in the morning. I started having Huel, which is a nutritionally complete meal drink for two meals a day. It's become a part of my lifestyle now and it gives me an hour or two more each day to actually do stuff. I still eat a regular dinner each night and on weekends I tend to have two or even three regular meals.

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You have me interested in this Huel, looking at the website, the prices aren't bad.

Which do you buy?

Work from home has me concerned about my health. Substituting some meals sounds like a good idea.

 

[Jawmuncher]

You have me interested in this Huel, looking at the website, the prices aren't bad.

Which do you buy?

Work from home has me concerned about my health. Substituting some meals sounds like a good idea.

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Soylent is in the same category as Huel and you can get it at Walmart if you don't want to order online.

 

[Ra]

Soylent is in the same category as Huel and you can get it at Walmart if you don't want to order online.

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Have you tried it?

 

[LoadingErrorMTL]

I try to keep my gaming sessions to 2 or 3 hours on weekdays. Could go longer on weekends but I try to eat atleast a snack (a fruits) every 2 hours.

Generally eating healthier now. Cutting out sodas and sugary drinks helps alot.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Have you tried it?

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Haven't tried Huel, but I use soylent similarly to Prisoner, though just 1 day typically.
They taste fine and have enough weight to them to carry me to the next meal. The biggest thing is I prefer the store-bought ones.
Tried the powder and it never quite mixes right with how I do it.

 

[TheThirstyPrisoner]

You have me interested in this Huel, looking at the website, the prices aren't bad.

Which do you buy?

Work from home has me concerned about my health. Substituting some meals sounds like a good idea.

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I actually live in Korea, which has no distributor, so it is a bit more expensive but I still find it worthwhile even with shipping costs.

I've tried a couple of flavors of the basic powder. I started with chocolate and just the regular flavor, but now I've moved on to coffee. I don't crave coffee flavoring or anything, but it actually includes coffee (and costs the same price) so it's like I'm doubling up on efficiency (though I still drink more coffee). The coffee taste is pretty subtle anyway.

None of the flavors I've tried has been bad, but I think it would definitely take some getting used to for most people. And if you jump right into drinking it twice a day it takes some physical adjustment as well, but nothing too bad. Now I actually find myself craving it.

When you order, you can mix and match so you can order like a bag of plain, and then one bottle of a different flavor. They also have other curries and stuff now but I stick to the powder for the sake of simplicity.

 

[Squid Bunny]

I basically eat around the same time always, never crossed my mind to have gaming change that TBH.

My parents are the "dinner is sacred family time" kind of people so that could explain why.

 

[KillLaCam]

I was always am "eat whenever" person when I was growing up. Nothing has changed

 

[Ploid 6.0]

If I'm into a game eating has always come dead last. It never was a problem, even during my Final Fantasy XI days (MMORPG). At least I was in the house, when I would go out to play marathon games of 21 (basketball) I would go most of the day without eating and stressing my body out due to the competition and the need to win. Hydration was done for both gaming and outdoor activities however, not really eating.

 

[xir]

just found out i have hypertension 2 so cutting out sodium all over the place. i was a salt fiend, but it's not too hard since i was never super into food in the first place, but the high blood pressure was scary as shit, had to go to the doctors etc, all from busting a blood vessel in my eye and telling my eye dr at a routine checkup so he chekced my bp and almost made me go to the ER

edit: never been a snack-while-eating guy, always been pretty skinny until last few years and not bad now (6'1'', 165 lbs) but I lost 7 pounds when i was reviewing dark souls 2 back in the day

 

[PumpkinPieAddict]

MGS4 taught me how to make eggs faster. So there's that.

 

[Alek]

I buy a lot of tesco meal deals because that means I can skate to the shop, or walk the dog and grab lunch.

This is a tesco meal deal if you're unaware

I always feel like getting up and doing something when I stop gaming. So I usually have a real itch to go out. So I guess because gaming is a particularly stay-at-home activity, it makes me want to spend more time outside and get up and walk around a bit.

As for the food, I don't think it's especially nutritional but I think it's fine. It depends what you get as your 'snack' and 'drink' I guess. I also tend to buy some other bits for dinner while I'm there. Usually I take the time to cook dinner at home though unless we're going out.

I tend to skip breakfast most of the time, or just grab a snack. I don't know why but I just don't feel like eating anything in the mornings, I never have and I find it really difficult to eat first thing. Someone bringing me food in bed is like, a nightmare.

 

[Scruffy8642]

Hm nah, I've never been one to let gaming (or anything else) get in the way of my daily activities, generally sleep through breakfast on days off, have lunch and dinner at a similar time, rarely stay up past midnight and sacrifice sleep. I just don't lose track of time. Generally don't eat while I'm gaming either (or rather I only eat my 2 main meals and that's it for the day usually). Just turn the game off for a few hour break when it reaches any of those times. Mainly game the most in the 2 hours before dinner and bed time.

 

[Viale]

I mean, I may order out/delivery a bit more the days following a big game release, but that's about the most mine changes

 

[Truant]

I completely forget to eat when I play something I really love and that I can immerse myself in. I can literally go for 8-10 hours without even thinking about food. This happens less and less as I play fewer games, though, but I'm still fully capable of forgetting about food for very long periods of time.

 

[pikachief]

I dont think about food while playing so sometimes I'll go most of the day without eating or just eat one meal in the day.

 

[Strike]

Nope.

 

[fontguy]

I wear one of those novelty beer hats with bottles of Soylent.

 

[lazerface]

Craft beer and video games are one of my favorite pastimes

 

[Bucéfalo]

Food protocols and lifting is top priority for me, if anything, videogames and other social activities have to adapt to my gym routine and eating hours.

 

[ShinUltramanJ]

Videogames adapt to my lifestyle.

By the time I get around to playing, I've started fasting. So only naturally flavored sparkling water for me.

On weekend mornings I stopped eating until after I've worked out.

 

[Deleted member 17207]

Umm..I can't say I've ever had to think about this whatsoever. I eat at meal times and my playing video games doesn't tend to interfere with necessary parts of my life like that?

Video games are a hobby/activity, not like - what I do with my life that everything needs to be planned around lol.

 

[Aether]

I buy a lot of tesco meal deals because that means I can skate to the shop, or walk the dog and grab lunch.

This is a tesco meal deal if you're unaware

I always feel like getting up and doing something when I stop gaming. So I usually have a real itch to go out. So I guess because gaming is a particularly stay-at-home activity, it makes me want to spend more time outside and get up and walk around a bit.

As for the food, I don't think it's especially nutritional but I think it's fine. It depends what you get as your 'snack' and 'drink' I guess. I also tend to buy some other bits for dinner while I'm there. Usually I take the time to cook dinner at home though unless we're going out.

I tend to skip breakfast most of the time, or just grab a snack. I don't know why but I just don't feel like eating anything in the mornings, I never have and I find it really difficult to eat first thing. Someone bringing me food in bed is like, a nightmare.

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I was gona say that looks tasty but unhealthy, till i have seen that its just a 40g pack of chips. Thats okay i guess.


Less gaming, but more since i gained a lot ofweight over the last 2-3 years (IT-Worker, gaming, studying...)
Well, this summer i figuratively died on a hiking trip (well, it was a steap one), and decided to revamp my eating habits (also: the pandemic, so able to cook)
I cant count how many meals where a combination of brokoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, lentils, califlower, chicken breast, turkey breast, chickpeas, eggs, fish...
With the second lockdown and sitting more at home i have less bike rides, so more need to restraing my meals...

I totally see why so many IT workers move to more active hobbies, last year i started comparing gaming costs to my other interests (cycling, archery, traveling,...)

 

[Orb]

My eating and gaming have nothing to do with each other. I don't understand.

 

[Ryengeku]

Gaming satiates my hunger. I only remember that I'm hungry when I select rest mode.

 

[Dogui]

I eat less if i'm playing a game i really really like, since i never eat while gaming. This is positive in general because i usually eat a lot more than i should, tho this only happens with like 1% of stuff i played, only the really good stuff.

 

[Pyro]

I only let video games affect my eating/showering for Christmas break '09 as a Freshman in high school who had just gotten Xbox Live & MW2. Otherwise at worst I'll eat a late lunch and subsequent late dinner because of games.

 

[Metalgus]

Back in the day, once I realized that you could play Waverace 64 with a single hand, I started eating full meals will playing it.