Eating habits change when carrying?

[JWF III]

Nope. I've always eaten (finger foods) and held drinks in my left hand, but always shot with my right hand. (I know I should practice with my weak hand:banghead:.) So I didn't change a thing to do what you are consciously trying to do. Also always hold a knife in the right hand (fork in left) when needed for dinner.

I'm not ambidextorous, I'm just screwed up that way.

Wyman

 

[Mastifflover]

Me too! I write, shoot pool, and eat with my left hand. Everything else including shooting is done with my right hand. I guess I wouldn't even have to interrupt dinner to defend myself. Pass the ribs please!

 

[Gryffydd]

I don't figure Jack McCall is going to be walking up behind me while I eat.

I did however start carrying grocery bags in my left hand when leaving the store. Especially Wal-Mart.

 

[CoLJ]

I drill at the range; hold beer in left hand...draw & shoot with right.

Packing away a few shots over lunch at the corner Bar & Drill, eh?

(I'll regret that joke when I sober up.)

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I got a call from the VA clinic last June -- I have "slightly elevated triglicerides." They sent me a list of food I can't eat, and told me to exercise and take fish oil. What I can eat is mostly sawdust and distiled water. (If you're doing a remodeling project, call me -- I can cr@p 2X4s.)

As a result, I have lost 35 lbs and now have to carry a gun in an IWB to get my pants to stay up.

 

[sanerkeki]

You can wash your hands?

 

[John Wayne]

Does carrying affect my eating?

Yes. Usually in the form of me sitting down, having the butt of my gun gouge my beer gut, and thereby encourage me to order a salad instead of a cheeseburger.

 

[cchris]

I eat more steak.

 

[makarovnik]

Greasy chicken while carrying? No problem; Just keep a napkin nearby and practice wiping your fingers then drawing.

Practice practice practice.

 

[Dulvarian]

The only thing that I changed is that when I am carrying, I don't ever carry stuff in my strong hand when out. I don't want to have to swap/drop/or flop junk around in my hand to draw if I had to. I also find that forcing the left side to do all the work when I can carry evens things out for the times that I cannot carry.

I have never worried about the hands being messy while eating. They get a lot worse working on cars, doing yard work, etc.

I also figure that any firearm that I use in a SD situation will be forever lost to me. The gun is just money, and I value my family's life more than that. (Besides, you wouldn't believe the money I have just blown...)

 

[NMGonzo]

Eat with my right ... I have my weapon at my left.

I cannot eat with my left, since I wipe my butt with it.

No, I am not a moslem.

 

[wojownik]

Two ways, but not in the way the OP meant I think... when carrying, I avoid establishments that serve alcohol (state law). And to make carrying more comfortable, I'm more careful what I eat... lost 12 pounds so far, and my Milt Sparks VMII is a lot more comfortable without the love handles...

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I can't say it ever changed my eating habits. As mentioned elsewhere, I do try to carry objects in my left hand, leaving my right (strong) hand free. This advice is actually centuries old.

 

[Gryffydd]

When I will carry something in my strongside hand is when it's something heavy, hard, and very throwable. Might make a nice diversion from a draw