Video Games :S GRRRR

osram34

Not only do i love to eat but i love to play video games... <--- probably why i gained weight in the first place. I recently purchased a new title which is one of my all time favorites and cant seem to stop playing. I still make time for the gym but im working out thinking on playing :S lol i have such a addictive personality... Now here comes the worse part... there is COD (Call of Duty) game coming out soon and im afraid that this will keep me plastered on my couch with the remote in my hand :S ahhhhhhhhhhhh maybe i should do pushups everytime i die in the game Just needed to let this out and by no means can i stop from buying or playing these games for that matter...

GL TO ME!

binary_jester

I just got great news. Gears of War 3 is delayed until xmas. Otherwise my workout would have gone all to hell.

mandijo

Maybe use this as your reward for doing your exercise daily. If you exercise 30 minutes a day, give yourself 30 minutes of game time.

orange_avocado

I feel the same way about the new Fable 3 that just came out. I know that once I'll buy it I'll want to skip the gym so I can sit on the couch and play for hours at a time. So I'm resisting the urge to buy, and made it into one of my goals, actually. Once I lose 10lbs, *then* I can buy it!

binary_jester

I feel the same way about the new Fable 3 that just came out. I know that once I'll buy it I'll want to skip the gym so I can sit on the couch and play for hours at a time. So I'm resisting the urge to buy, and made it into one of my goals, actually. Once I lose 10lbs, *then* I can buy it!

Any idea if you can get the threesome and prostitute achievement like fable 2? :laugh: :drinker: :drinker:

DancingDreamer

oh Video games. i can get caught up playing a Final Fantasy game for HOURS!!!! that doing sit ups every time you die thing is a great idea though! (what do i do for games that there is no dieing in though! XD)

Bigpelly8

Maybe use this as your reward for doing your exercise daily. If you exercise 30 minutes a day, give yourself 30 minutes of game time.

30 minutes only on call of duty is impossible. If that is the case, you work out for 8 hours, for 8 hours of game time!!!
That online mode is so addicting!! Nothing better than shooting at mouthy 13 year olds!!

becomingsara

I am a novice at home exercise equipment, but are there machines you can use WHILE playing??? WOuld that be an option?

Ahzuri

Oh man I'm gonna have to start doing that push ups after every death thing.Too bad I didn't think of/hadn't seen this before I beat Arkham Asylum, I'd have been slim by the time I beat it! LOL Thankfully my husband drags me to the gym after work for a hour before I can really set down and veg out

I'm also thankful most of my World of Warcraft things take place in the evening lol

RZEE

haha i know how u feel , i'm a gamer as well , and it's one of the reasons why i gained weight ... but i don't sit on my lazy bum all day and play "lazy" games" .. my wii is keeping me moving .. with the new just dance2 game i'm always breaking a sweat .. i admit that i HATE HATE HATE to exercise unless it's related to video games , wii fit was fun at first , but it got boring .. but omg i fricking love just dance games , it's even better than DDR tbh >_> .
so try it out if u have a wii , and if u don't , get one nao !! XD

Ahzuri

I am a novice at home exercise equipment, but are there machines you can use WHILE playing??? WOuld that be an option?

I think it would be hard to concentrate on something like that and work out but if you can they have bike peddles at walmart for like 30 bucks. I really need to start using mine again alas my 1 year old daughter thinks she needs to put her face in front of them when I do.

RZEE

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omg WoW is sooooo addicting!!

i actually stopped playing it cuz i was addicted in a scary way O_O

Ahzuri

"I'm also thankful most of my World of Warcraft things take place in the evening lol"
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omg WoW is sooooo addicting!!

i actually stopped playing it cuz i was addicted in a scary way O_O
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Lol it really is! My "addiction" to it was worse before my daughter was born but once shes out for the night I love nothing more than to play WoW with hubby. Course if it ever got to the point where I stopped doing my daily routine I'd have to stop playing!

kimmrdodge

Well since we are getting into the topic of video games....I have played WoW for....sigh....almost 5+ years. I was to the point where raiding was my life I based my real life schedual around it. I started to feel really unhealthy 6 months ago and started this weight loss effort. You can see by my ticker that slowing my game play has helped. I no longer rush home to make a raid, in fact I'm not raiding at all anymore. I'm trying to play more casually. But with CATA coming out in a month...lol. Who knows. I think I'm mostly tired of the game tho, I only play now when I'm bored, and so far I am not putting it before the gym, I guess my mind set is just different. I am working on my 7th and 8th 80....wow. I did stop completely for like 4 months, then just last month I turned it back on.
I think as long as you don't stop working out to play your game its all good.

jennylynn84

Not only do i love to eat but i love to play video games... <--- probably why i gained weight in the first place. I recently purchased a new title which is one of my all time favorites and cant seem to stop playing. I still make time for the gym but im working out thinking on playing :S lol i have such a addictive personality... Now here comes the worse part... there is COD (Call of Duty) game coming out soon and im afraid that this will keep me plastered on my couch with the remote in my hand :S ahhhhhhhhhhhh maybe i should do pushups everytime i die in the game Just needed to let this out and by no means can i stop from buying or playing these games for that matter...

GL TO ME!

Hahahahaha!

I definitely get where you're coming from. I just want to go home and play Dragon Age, because I STILL haven't finished it.

"I'll go the gym after I save Ferelden from the darkspawn!"

And DC Online is coming out soon (pushed back to Jan, unfortunately), which is totally going to monopolize all my "me" time. I'm indulging that one though, since I've been waiting for it for years (literally).

abyt42

How many hours do I need to spend on the treadmill before I can multi-class?

Utahbeth

This thread is Epic WIN!

I also had to quit WoW because of my addiction and the commitment needed for raiding, since my daughter was born I just don't have that kind of time. I'm really tempted to sign back up when CATA comes out, but at the same time I've got plenty of console games to finish. Right now I'm working on Dragon Age: Origins & Fallout: New Vegas.

I cannot wait for Fable 3 & Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood!

Ahzuri

This thread is Epic WIN!

I also had to quit WoW because of my addiction and the commitment needed for raiding, since my daughter was born I just don't have that kind of time. I'm really tempted to sign back up when CATA comes out, but at the same time I've got plenty of console games to finish. Right now I'm working on Dragon Age: Origins & Fallout: New Vegas.

I cannot wait for Fable 3 & Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood!

I had to quit for awhile when my daughter was born too of course I also managed to beat DA:O twice after that lol After she started sleeping well at night I just got on while she slept.

FitnessTim

Video games do not make me fat. I can go for hours playing while drinking diet soda and just eating a handful of pretzels.

I recently ordered the Kinect for the Xbox 360 so I'll be able to get my game on while still exercising. I know it's not the same because motion based games are typically lame, but when you are jonesing for a dose of gaming it might help.

Honestly, the Wii didn't even try to target the dude demographic. Friggin hula hoops and Yoga. Can you picture a guy telling his buddy at the gym, "Hey man, I did 100 spins in Hula hoops and 50 downward facing dogs to get the You-go-girl achievement! I rock!"

Still, I guess anything that helps you get off the couch is better than nothing.

FitnessTim

Hahahahaha!

I definitely get where you're coming from. I just want to go home and play Dragon Age, because I STILL haven't finished it.

"I'll go the gym after I save Ferelden from the darkspawn!"

And DC Online is coming out soon (pushed back to Jan, unfortunately), which is totally going to monopolize all my "me" time. I'm indulging that one though, since I've been waiting for it for years (literally).

One question JennieLynn84 - is that the Question standing next to you?

I'm such a geek for recognizing his costume. Quiz: Do you know which character in "The Watchmen" was based on the Question?

cutmd

Oooh, Hubby and I can't wait for CoD black ops to come out! We will work out in the am as usual, the fear is that it will cut into our sleep as it usually does (also bad for weight loss). At least we aren't as interested in eating while playing. It's all fruit and popcorn...

Lyadeia

Video games are one of the reasons why I set my activity level to sedentary, lol. I have every system you can name, and I play WoW every day after working out. :flowerforyou:

I don't find anything "fattening" about video games, it is what you put in your mouth while playing said games that makes you fat...getting in my 40 minutes of Insanity in between hours and hours of gaming is easy because my workouts are, after all, less than one hour. :bigsmile:

Sezmo83

Another WoW addict here lol. I've found that playing a game can take my mind off eating through boredom. Video games also helped me quit smoking so they're not all bad :laugh:

With Cataclysm coming at the beginning of next month I'll probably be far too busy to eat just for something to do. Well, I'm hoping so anyway.

lyssarowan

Ahh, I've found my WoW junkie friends! I used to be a hardcore raider, but quit about a year ago when I realized I was scheduling EVERYTHING around raiding. I'm a lot more of a casual gamer now (although I *am* taking days off work when cataclysm comes out...) WoW is now my "down time" - I log on, do some quests, piddle around a little bit... it's how I relax.

Like a couple people above have mentioned, video games actually help me NOT eat. I'm very much a "bored" eater, but if I'm focused on doing something or paying attention to a game, I'm actually a lot less tempted to get up and grab a snack.

Fliegenschwein

Another WoW addict signing in. I agree that playing wow has stopped me eating as much, but its also a big reason why I havent got anywhere near the amount of exercise that I should have (I dont think corpse running counts :laugh: )

Perhaps we need to set up our own self help group :laugh:

RaggedyPond

I play WoW also. Level 73 Death Knight, Woot!! I disabled my account now that I don't have time for it. I found I wouldn't eat while playing... who has time to eat when you are running dungeons? Weekends I would stay up till 4 in the morning chugging energy drinks to stay awake and then get up the next morning at 8 and do it all over again. I would consider taking time off work to play! Haha! Anyways whenever I start playing again the rule will be I have to work out b4 going on the computer.

Bigpelly8

I tried WoW a few about two years back, and didn't really like it. Never was a big fan of doing quest, after quest, after quest, etc. Maybe because other games I played were completly different, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about. I played Star Wars Galaxies before sony ruined it, and have played Guild Wars for about 5 years, but seldom do I get the chance to sign in anymore. I have been looking for something new, but don;t think my old laptop could handle it. New laptop coming this month so I'll get into something in my down time. Always open for suggestions!!

jennylynn84

Hahahahaha!

I definitely get where you're coming from. I just want to go home and play Dragon Age, because I STILL haven't finished it.

"I'll go the gym after I save Ferelden from the darkspawn!"

And DC Online is coming out soon (pushed back to Jan, unfortunately), which is totally going to monopolize all my "me" time. I'm indulging that one though, since I've been waiting for it for years (literally).

One question JennieLynn84 - is that the Question standing next to you?

I'm such a geek for recognizing his costume. Quiz: Do you know which character in "The Watchmen" was based on the Question?

Wow. I am gonna have to tell my husband you knew who he was. It was Rorschach, btw.

Yes, we thought a Batgirl/Question team-up would be funny for Halloween. Sadly, most people didn't know who he was, just thought he was creepy.

Sezmo83

Another WoW addict signing in. I agree that playing wow has stopped me eating as much, but its also a big reason why I havent got anywhere near the amount of exercise that I should have (I dont think corpse running counts :laugh: )

Perhaps we need to set up our own self help group :laugh:

You just made me sad by saying that copse running doesn't count :sad: I'll have you know that I get a lot of exercise from bashing the run button repeatedly in the hope that the ghost mount will move a bit faster :blushing:

pinkarrow

I'm a HUGE gamer and have been since Pong in the 70's and started playing tabletop games like D&D in the 80's!!! I am getting the new Kinect for Xbox that comes out tomorrow and am getting the Your Shape fitness game and the Dance Central which has settings for counting calories too if you want. I am SOOOOOO excited about the Kinect since I am a game addict and sit on my *kitten* HOURS at a time playing my fave game (obesession) The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion!!! This will get me off my *kitten* and get me moving. My friends have the Wii and the fitness stuff and I just wasn't impressed, I like the idea of the Kinect since there are NO controllers to handle... YOU are the controller! I can't wait to try it out tomorrow, Thursday just couldn't get here soon enough, lol!

BTW, I used to play WoW too but had to stop since I had my son 3 years ago. I also used to play Final Fantasy online as well. God, those were the days! And it's nice to see so many other female gamers out there!

Lunachic77

I started playing WoW when I got stationed in Korea for a year...it was May 2008. I was in shape (about 125lbs) eating healthy and lead a pretty active social life. Once I got into the game, I ate junk food, stopped exercising and didnt make time to hang out with my friends anymore. When i finally came home I was heavily into raiding and that's all I did, much to my family's detriment. I didn't want to go out or do anything, I didn't get dolled up anymore and none of my clothes fit so I started just hanging out in sweats all the time. My uniforms were getting tight and I felt fat. One day, about Aug 2010 I was raiding Icecrown and we kept wiping at Sindragosa. I got up for a quick bio and actually looked in the bathroom mirror at myself...my usual sweats and a T Shirt and I looked down ...I had a massive muffin top, my once clear and healthy skin was now pale and broken out, my face was pudgy and I had massive bags under my eyes from staying up every night to raid... I really, finally saw the destruction i had done to myself and how much i let myself go. I went to our bathroom scale and weighed myself...something I hadnt done in a long time...I weighed 148 lbs!!! At that point I realized that I had become so obsessed over my game that I let everything go for it. I love playing it but with anything you have to practice moderation. I started cutting back on my WoW time and I currently play about 1-2 hours a day (just enough to do a heroic daily and a Wintergrasp, and to do all my daily prof work, i.e. icy prism, xmute, glyphs and cooking/JC dailies). I started going to the gym again, 3x a week and I watch what i am eating very carefully making sure to not break my daily calorie count. I sleep 8 hours a night and my skin is returning to having a healthy glow.

I am a bit concerned about the Cata expansion because the first month is all about rushing to 85 and getting your profs maxxed but I think after seeing myself in that horrid way really opened my eyes to being more cautious. In hindsight, it was so shocking to me that I couldn't see that there was a problem while i was playing. I thought it was normal and just another hobby like any other. Has anyone ever been this bad with a game?