We trashed the sodas, chips, cookies

NonnyMary

I only read a couple of pages of this...

But this is ridiculous...I cannot understand why so many of the people on here are so rude...

There are nicer ways to say things to people if you don't agree. Just because you've lost a few pounds, you think you have the right to be a jerk to someone who is doing something differently than you?

This is supposed to be a place for SUPPORT AND EDUCATION.

Sure, I have carbs. I have pasta a couple of times a week. I have junk food sometimes. No, I don't think a completely restrictive diet is a good idea for long-term, sustainable weight loss. But geeeez. If that's their problem, then let them get rid of it.

The way, young padawans is moderation...let them get the idea of junk food as a staple, and then show them how to eat the good stuff in moderation.

People come here saying thank you, and they get attacked and belittled for the WAY they got healthy.

Things like this make me glad I never came when I was just starting out. If I'd gotten attacked like that, I'd have left this place and not lost a pound.

Yes. Moderation. Not "these are poison and I must throw them all out and perform a cleanse."

You entirely missed the point I was making.

I find it hard to deal with the fact that so many people here are so rude. If you don't agree with a person, either don't comment, or say it nicely.

We were all at "that point" once. Where we wanted a change, and didn't know how to get there.

How is it helpful to belittle people for their choices???

Dissenting opinions =/= belittling.

The "don't hurt my feelings" or "don't disagree with me or it's rude" attitude is really a good example of the over sensitivity of an entire generation. Would you like a participation trophy as well?

Not sure why I'm bothering but...

With all due respect, a "dissenting opinion" would have been, "That was an interesting way of going about starting your weight loss journey. For me, personally, I wouldn't do that. I have found that limiting myself completely like that has lead to some binging tendencies and I ultimately set myself up for failure. Just a suggestion, but you might want to try to introduce those things back in, but attempt to have them in moderation. I know it's not as easy as it sounds, but it might help you in the long run."

That, by and large, is NOT what the OP was met with.

He WAS belitted, and he WAS attacked, and there is no sugar coating it, because it goes on all day every day in these forums. Everyone thinks their way is the best, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. But basically calling someone an idiot or disgusting or any of the other things the OP has been called, is so incredibly uncalled for.

I'm kind of surprised that amongst everything, I haven't seen the ever popular, "So stay fat then" that I've seen all too often on MFP. Probably because the OP said he has lost 12lbs. Because his way is working for HIM. Imagine that.

And, quite frankly, the food bank thing is getting soooo old. He didn't give the food to a food bank. Plenty of people have called him out for it. If he dared entered back into this thread, I'm SURE he feels bad about it. But in the absence of a flux capacitor, there's not much he can do about it now. Please, for the love of God, move on from it. No one died because they didn't eat his chips.

It's too easy to act like a jerk online. If this conversation were going on in real life I bet it would be much more civil. I very rarely see people jump all over each other IRL the way they do here. High school excepted.

Exactly.

And as a final note, MrMagee is awesome.

Again, why the need to be coddled? Were a lot of people not held enough, or too much, as children? Because someone interprets something as rude it's an attack? Ridiculous.

Neither needs to be done.. somewhere in the middle. Some folks need a kick in the azz but others could use a kind word of encouragement.. You can say what you want without having to be an azz even if you give someone a kick in the azz.

Some people can and others cant be motivated with "just get over it" kinda talk.