can you eat while other people around you are not eating?

there are times that i can't. depends on the people who are around me, let say my family or friends are around...of course i can't eat well if they are not eating...as much as possible i would like to share with them anything i have. but there are times that i can do it specially when i am very hungry! my health is more important than what will other people will say. i remember when i am still working, i always buy something before riding in a bus coz it will take me an hour before reaching our house and i will be hungry while traveling. and inside the bus, i will eat those foods and i don't really care if other people looks at me! hehehe. although there are times that i feel a little conscious...but its just a little!

This happened to me several times, but only because they have finished eating already. hehehehe so I don't have the dilemma of thinking that I am making them jealous. I do get a bit conscious though, since all of them have the chance to observe me while I eat because they are not busy eating.

I can't eat as well if the others are not eating, I don't know why but I think it's just doesn't feel right to eat while others don't. I can't easily ignore my stomach when I'm hungry, but I'd rather wait or maybe just have a snacks for a while, lol.

acie .. at times if i have to and no choice , i will take a bite, turn against the wall and munch slowly .. that is if the food can be hidden in my hands otherwise .. not at all i will feel ashame too cheers

It depends on where and who I am with. If I am alone, I don't really bother with the other people around me. If I am with friends or relatives, be it at the restaurant or anywhere, I will automatically tell them I eat first, like seeking for permission. I think it's more like being polite and I am not comfortable if I am happily munching and they are just watching or still waiting for their food to arrive hehe...

Lol I kind of feel the same way. Like everyone has their eyes on you, and they're hungry or something. Or some times if it is in a casual conversation, I don't want to make any loud noises while I'm eating to disrupt the conversation. I also find that I am a slower eater compared to others, so often when people are talking I am rushing to finish my food and join the conversation.

hi acie_21 , my dear i also cant eat. i am very shy in that . i am really very uncomfortable in eating infront of others. and if nobody is eating and just i have to eat, then it is for sure that i will be on fats . i will not eat, infact i will never eat. i can eat only and when everyone is eating so that nobody is bothered what and how much am i eating. i am always on a diet in eating but then too i am very shy in filling my plate infront of other snad then eating.

It is difficult fo me to eat infront of others when they are not eating. It is ok for me to do with my family memebers, but it is very very difficult to do with my colleges or my friends. I don't prefer to do so and also I would like to offer them whatever I eat. I will be very happy when other join with me for eating. This is a good question.

I can't eat when others are not eating.

well i ll ask them to dine with me first...try this for 2 or 3 times...then i ll inform them i m hungry and start eating...if they wish they can also join me....