Do you link your MFP to Facebook?

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  • bluelena
    bluelena Posts: 304 Member
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    I keep them separate. Just as I don't post EVERYTHING on FB and Twitter, I don't post it all here, either.

    If people wanted to know the details of my nutrition and exercise, they can ask. Or they can friend me here.

    I can see the flipside, though. For some people, they post fitness and weight loss progress on FB to help hold themselves accountable. I've noticed that the majority of those people aren't on MFP, so to each their own. MFP holds me accountable, some people use FB or Twitter.
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
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    Hell no I don't link..LOL I prefer to let people see the changes when we hook up together... Facebook is intrusive enough with out my weight journey LOL


    This!
  • ozigal
    ozigal Posts: 173 Member
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    Up until I had lost 65lbs, I posted nothing about what I had been doing from a health perspective on facebook.

    Many of my friends live overseas so they had no clue. At 65lbs I made a comment that said something like "And now there is 25% less" - a few people worked out what that meant and I had lots of people asking me to post a pic.

    When I hit minus 70lbs I posted the first photo of me and had 60 responses within a couple of hours. Most people were shocked but everyone supported me.

    Now I post my training runs and my running goals. I get lots of positive comments on those including comments from a guy I know who is a marathon runner/ triathalon competitor. I really value his opinion.

    I've had numerous friends ask me how I did it and at least 4 friends who are now trying to do the same thing. One of them messaged me the other day to tell me she had lost 10lbs since we spoke.

    I still don't have MFP linked to facebook and never will because I am ultimately responsible and accountable for that side of things.... besides I dont want to bore my friends too much :)
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,039 Member
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    I don't link MFP to Facebook... I get enough questions in real life about the new healthy me. I am on MFP for fitness support!
  • janejaneyjane
    janejaneyjane Posts: 12
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    No, it's easy on here as everyone here seems to be on the same page with support and loosing weight, not everyone is like that on FB.
  • auteurfille22
    auteurfille22 Posts: 251 Member
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    Nope! I like having them separate. People on Facebook don't really get it. Most of my friends in real life (who are also my friends on Facebook) are very fit and thin. Very few would understand the joy I get from being able to run for 20 minutes straight or being able to do a workout video using (gasp!) five pound weights. They might want to be supportive, but it's hard for them when their fitness victories involve being able to run half-marathons, etc. The few real-life friends that I want to keep updated about my journey, I do so more directly. Otherwise, I love MFP because no one here will belittle my accomplishments that may seem so insignificant to the average, healthy person.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
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    No I don't (didn't even know you could haha), I don't post any numbers (weight/measurements), but I sometimes post pics showing how big my old clothes were, or include some of my work out stuff on my status updates.
  • cwaters120
    cwaters120 Posts: 354 Member
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    I do NOT link MFP with Facebook and won't. People here on MFP are supportive and understand the trials, tribulations and triumphs that go along with this journey. I do not need to waste time with filling in those who can't/ won't understand or are overly critical without the understanding of what goes into such a journey. My MFP friends are super supportive and all I need. I can miss FB for a while, but I ALWAYS have MFP with me where ever I go! :bigsmile:
  • fietsvrouw
    fietsvrouw Posts: 50 Member
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    I am with most people here - I don't link it and I have not discussed my weight loss regimen with very many people.I don't mind posting pictures from hikes I take and I posted today about my bike ride. Most of the people on there knew me when I was very thin, and they already know I have gained about 85 pounds (or that I have gained). This is probably all in my head, but i feel like sharing a lot of details about my weight loss would encourage people to focus on my weight as an interface for interaction. This journey feels more personal to me than even my work in therapy - I prefer to share it with people on a common journey. I don't view this as coming back from a defeat or fixing something that is broken - I view it as a transformation and shuffling off the baggage that has been there whether I was thick or thin, and that led to the weight gain in the first place. I am not sure my friends from high school or my former grad school colleagues would necessarily understand that.
  • cranium853
    cranium853 Posts: 138 Member
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    No, because my Facebook contacts are for other interests and frankly because I can think of a few who would not be supportive or positive in any way. Facebook is where the fattening recipies come from.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
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    No, because my Facebook contacts are for other interests and frankly because I can think of a few who would not be supportive or positive in any way. Facebook is where the fattening recipies come from.

    It's not as fun when they post food porn on facebook as it is here.
  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
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    NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 555 Member
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    Nope. Though about it, but then I realised I don't think I could get nearly as much support there as I do here :)

    Since I started end of Sept, I've been tagged in wedding pics (I was a bridesmaid) in Nov- no one noticed I had lost weight :/ Then in the beginning of February I posted 1 pic (my current profile pic) and had many supportive responses :) But since then I have kept it hush. Most people probably think I gave up (again) lol, but once I hit my goal weight my friend is going to take photos and post them :)

    In the beginning I tried to get people to come to the gym with me, but no one ever wanted to :/ So I found MFP and since then I've had so much more support in that area! :D FB is great to stay in contact with long distance friends but I don't need them knowing all the personal details of my struggles.
  • littlelady2b
    littlelady2b Posts: 104
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    I deleted my FB too much drama and since my blood pressure went up and stayed up for the first time in my life I didn't just make a weight loss lifestyle change I made a total lifestyle change. That means lowering stress and living a drama free life as best as I can anyway. Besides I'm enjoying mfp a lot and I like giving support to those who need it when I can. I've also found a place in mfp where I can share some of my knowledge in kinesiology from university to help people while I help myself. FB just doesn't work into those plans for me.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,041 Member
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    I mention it when I hit milestones, but I really don't see the need to let everyone know what I'm eating every single day.

    This^^^
  • likethe309
    likethe309 Posts: 26
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    I don't have them linked because I find it annoying when people brag daily/weekly about their workouts/diets on there.

    I only post when I hit milestones. I posted the first time I fit in single digit pants and I posted the day I became "half the woman I once was."
  • emtjmac
    emtjmac Posts: 1,320 Member
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    Negatory. The two worlds must never collide. There is MFP me and Facebook me. Two different people.
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
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    Nope. I hardly use FB anymore and I don't need support from the FB friends. I'd much rather get support from my wonderful MFP friends who are active and fitness oriented.
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
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    Negatory. The two worlds must never collide. There is MFP me and Facebook me. Two different people.

    Exactly. Shudder! Well, not so much two different mes as two sides of me.
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
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    Nope! I'm a little less filtered here than I am on facebook. Plus, I find if I tell people I know IRL that I'm trying to lose weight I won't stick with it very long (I'm sure there's something psychological there lol)

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