Forget the "Freshman 15".... how about the "World of Warcraf

Vespyr

I love video games...but like others have said I was too busy in game to remember to eat. I think I lost all muscle tone and my life. WoW still has a place in my heart but until I can balance life and MMOs...I must choose life lol. and Skyrim. 6 months free of WoW. At one point I did jumping jacks during flight.

alecta337

I played WoW for 6 years, but I don't think it had much effect of my weight. My weight went up and down when I was playing

I was had some eating and self esteem issues when I was a young teen, so I didn't eat much.

The only think about WoW and food that I noticed was that I always had 2 12packs of diet soda next to my desk, usually Fresca and diet coke and I would drink them every time I got hungry so I didn't have to waste time getting up and getting something to eat.

Oh and I live with the guy who ran my first guild on Warcraft. Such a sweet love story

Lyadeia

Anybody else here think that this game indirectly affected your weight in a bad way?

Honestly...

NO.

I play the game daily. When I am not working, sometimes I play literally all day...yeah, yeah, I'm a nerd.

I've also, since purchasing the game years ago, gone from 191 pounds to 137 pounds, size 20 to size 6, and can squat and deadlift more than my body weight.

For me, the 2 things are not related.

Then again, I don't mindlessly eat while playing. But, I firmly believe that it is the mindless eating, NOT THE GAME, that causes people to not see success while trying to get in shape and play the game.

DancingFox

I know I gained a few pounds when I first discovered WoW, years back. Fortunately, it didn't get too out of hand since I also worked as a lifeguard and found myself at a pool during those pesky, mandatory work hours.
Last year I went through another phase of playing, constantly...but this time I was unemployed. I won't say the game has been the pure reason, but I'm sure it contributed for it leading to the heaviest weight I've ever been.

Working on reversing all of that, though!!! ... On that note, must go check my auctions.

Vermilla

You can't really be a victim of a game, and a game doesn't make you gain weight. It's your choice to sit there and play and eat and do nothing that makes you gain the weight. That aside....

I used to do the same. I loved games and frankly, was too lazy to make good food. I'd eat whatever was fastest so I could get back to my games. I'd play a good 10 hours straight and be surrounded by pizza, McDonalds, sodas and little debbie cakes. After I realized how horrible this was, I got my butt moving. I still play some, but not for ten hours straight, and I'm always stopping to hit the gym, go for a walk, cook healthy food and basically have a life outside of gaming.

shady81x

I remember when I played WoW, I used to think that if I actually did everything my character did, I would be tiny. I think the game industries need to invent a new type of MMORPG with VR where you actually have to DO everything your character does...except the dying. Lol. Unfit gamers would go the way of the dodo!

If such a game gets invented, am so NOT gonna play a rogue... fk that kinda atk spd irl :laugh:

SFalconStorm

I remember when I played WoW, I used to think that if I actually did everything my character did, I would be tiny. I think the game industries need to invent a new type of MMORPG with VR where you actually have to DO everything your character does...except the dying. Lol. Unfit gamers would go the way of the dodo!

If such a game gets invented, am so NOT gonna play a rogue... fk that kinda atk spd irl :laugh:

No, I can see it. You'd have to crouch down and creep around. Talk about fat burn! Lol

Cold_Steel

This thread is further proof that there are hot woman who play the game.... lol ..Use to be such a topic in trade chat during vanilla wow...

Firefighter_Jay

Wow ruined my life. I stopped playing the day my wife offered sex if I came to bed, and I told her that I would be in as soon as I was finished with a raid.

Took weeks to make that up to her. Part of my penance was to delete all my 80s (one each class) and promise to never play again.

DieVixen

I havent played it in over a year,I kinda miss it and am thinking of starting back up. Im just not sure because its kind of a time suck

lacroyx

Anybody else here think that this game indirectly affected your weight in a bad way?

Honestly...

NO.

I play the game daily. When I am not working, sometimes I play literally all day...yeah, yeah, I'm a nerd.

I've also, since purchasing the game years ago, gone from 191 pounds to 137 pounds, size 20 to size 6, and can squat and deadlift more than my body weight.

For me, the 2 things are not related.

Then again, I don't mindlessly eat while playing. But, I firmly believe that it is the mindless eating, NOT THE GAME, that causes people to not see success while trying to get in shape and play the game.

I was playing and mindlessly eating. I'd choose fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner since it was quick and allowed me to just keep playing while eating. it wasn't WoW for me it was FFXI. I quit in Fall of 2009 and didn't touch any MMO's for the longest time. I been dabbling with SWoTR recently. I am much more active now than I was then. I used to play 6-8 hrs a day everyday. Now I average 3-5 hrs. a week.

sawyermark

Same as a lot of the others here I'd just eat junk to satisfy my hunger and drank probably a 12 pack of soda a night while playing.
My Mmo's started with Everquest in 98 and moved from it to Wow when it came out. I still play some everyday but with going to the gym, making sure I have stuff done I need to get done, I've cut back from 6 to 7 hours every night to 1 or 2.