Sad- the community here is not like Sparkpeople
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SoulOfFire1514 wrote: »I did own my own studio for years, before moving across the country.
I'm a tattoo artist, but I do a lot of things, painting, drawing, photography, sculpting, airbrushing, mixed media, etc. Anything to keep me creative!
It is my profession, so yes, I still do all those things.
Although I've been more focused on my health and weight loss journey as of late, so less time on my artwork, outside of tattooing.
That's fantastic!
I've found that too: that there is much less time for creative endeavours now I'm focusing on health and weight loss. With a busy job and 2 kids, time was so short anyway! I do wonder about the effects of this as I get a lot of benefit from drawing and painting. I find that while I'm painting I feel so in the moment that I don't worry about anything other than that.
But now there's a half finished oil painting in my shed-studio untouched for a week, as I've been exercising in the time I would be painting. I guess like anything else, I'll just have to prioritise and commit to slower, but steady, progress.0 -
One thing that's great about SP being deleted is that it turned into another obnoxious social media site. Just think of all those hours you wasted on SP clicking for points when you should have been out exercising and living your life. Getting off SP and off the computer/phone is probably the best thing you can do for your health. The motivation also never came from SP, it came from you. There are so many more articles here that are new unlike SP posting nothing but outdated garbage from a decade ago. Here the "Blog" are the articles you are looking for and they were written in 2021 not 2009 like Spark. All that stuff on the SparkPeople home page was outdated, repetitive spam. The tracking here is far superior too, obvious that Spark copied it from here as they did most of their program. Even the premium features that we paid for on Spark People was all outdated too. Send me a friend request. What we were stuck using on Spark was well over 10 years old. The challenges never changed, or updated, and there were never any new ones, the teams are pretty much all dead and haven't been posted to in years and the articles are outdated.
Everything you're looking for here is somewhere here, keep clicking! You got this.5 -
Click the "bell" near the upper right and you can personalize your notifications.SoulOfFire1514 wrote: »1poundatax wrote: »Hi and welcome. You are right, SparkPeople was very different than MFP. I joined SparkPeople years ago but didn't find it worked as well for me. I loved the recipes on SparkPeople, but I find lots of recipes on sites like Skinnytaste and Slender Kitchen. I enjoy the boards here though I don't participate a lot. I hope that you are able to find a way to make MFP work for you- it just goes to show we all need different things. Good luck!
It definitely is different. I found it much more motivating and inspiring, to be honest.
MFP lacks a lot in that area.
I was on it for 13+ years. I loved it. It helped me lose the weight after I had my son, and Ii kept it off, until a series of severe health issues that required many surgeries happened, and the weight was put back on.
I lost 40lbs again, and then a nasty divorce hit. I gained some of it back, but am losing it, and almost back to the weight I was before the divorce- only a couple lbs away.
Still 45 to go.
I'm making it work for me, as best I can. I'm just saddened with the loss of what kept me motivated.
And I wish the community side of things was easier to use- no notifications for replies, and no way for me to search on the topics/forums that I've posted in, to see any responses.
I can find my own created topics, but I can't seem to find the ones I've tried to participate in.
It lacks a lot and I wish it didn't.
I want to like MFP. I really do.
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Also, if former Spark people want a community they were used to, then START IT UP yourself. Create the ambience instead of looking for it.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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Also, if former Spark people want a community they were used to, then START IT UP yourself. Create the ambience instead of looking for it.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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But I like going to burger king and order big Mac!3 -
I find Spark People Friends to be a great and active group. It is so active I can't keep up with it. I have other groups transferred from Spark People that I have to track. I like MFP's tracker and have told it I want to lose a pound a week and for the most part I have done that since joining MFP. I will greatly miss Spark but most of my active teams are or have found new places.2
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SoulOfFire1514 wrote: »I keep trying to like this site. I really do.
I use it, because I need to track everything, but it certainly lacks so much support, unlike spark.
The challenges are very lacking, I can't seem to meet people who have like-minded ideas or goals, and it is very plain.
I miss the abundance of information that SparkPeople offered, and there was always something to keep you motivated, like sparkpoints and fun and games. I also miss the recipes.
Can anyone offer me any different info? Am I missing something about this site?
Help me to love this place. I'm here because I need to be, since I've lost what I had for the past 13 years. 😔
It's kind of funny. I tried Sparkpeople many years ago and it just didn't stick with me. It also took me awhile to find my rhythm and place here. But I stuck it out long enough to come to enjoy it. So maybe if you just join in more and look around you'll find the parts of it that you like as well? I know there are recipe sections and different groups you might check out. If you still can't find what you're looking for, please don't be afraid to start your own groups, etc. Good luck and hope you feel better about it soon.
Ok, I just read where you've been trying to like it for 2 months now.
Hmmm, have you tried chit chat or games? They're both a lot of fun and might gain you more friends? They don't dwell on the fitness part much so if that's all that you're looking for, that will probably disappoint you. MFP has tons of experienced smart people who you can ask most anything; I've learned a lot here.
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@SoulOfFire15 Some MFP challenge groups exist that have activities to keep you focused on your goals. I have really been helped by the Hogwarts Challenge. It contains a game sort of atmosphere, and you have challenges for food, exercise, and some quiz type things over Harry Potter trivia. These change weekly. You get sorted into a house, and the people in your house become a closer support network. We are finishing the summer term this week, and then we have a 3 week break, before the 9-week term starts.0
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Also, if former Spark people want a community they were used to, then START IT UP yourself. Create the ambience instead of looking for it.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Ummm…. We have. And posted links in this conversation.
Thanks though.2 -
I feel your pain. I was a member of Sparkpeople for 12 years. I had periods where I was very active, and other times it was months between tracking and checking in for me. I was very sad to see that they are closing the site. My very favorite part was using Sparkrecipes to create my own recipes, using the nutrition calculator to tweak the recipe, and then being able to add that recipe to my tracker so easily. I had dozens of custom recipes there. Anyway, now I think I will make my recipes on ALLrecipes.com and then see if I can import it to my tracker and save it as a favorite maybe?1
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To each their own, I love this site. I tried sparkpeople years ago and the site was to busy for me although good for a lot of people. Hope you find what you're looking for.1
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shutrbug48 wrote: »I feel your pain. I was a member of Sparkpeople for 12 years. I had periods where I was very active, and other times it was months between tracking and checking in for me. I was very sad to see that they are closing the site. My very favorite part was using Sparkrecipes to create my own recipes, using the nutrition calculator to tweak the recipe, and then being able to add that recipe to my tracker so easily. I had dozens of custom recipes there. Anyway, now I think I will make my recipes on ALLrecipes.com and then see if I can import it to my tracker and save it as a favorite maybe?
I’m not much of a recipe person, but you can build custom meals and recipes here.
The only one I put in so far is my meatloaf.0 -
I added friends and it got better also I joined a middle ages group and a lose 1lb a week and keep it off you have charts to complete that keeps me focused. There is a recipe blog on here too. Good luck1
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For the unhappy former spark member(s)take the bull by the horns!!! If you were on spark and are unhappy and youre here now then add your ""spark"" here
Start recipes or start challenges or start making friends to support you and you them. It can be done. I am a former spark team leader and with some ceativity you can make this site exciting in your own way !! I am new here and I am learning the site yet, the more I do the clearer it becomes4
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