A confession to the MFP Police

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  • littleburgy
    littleburgy Posts: 570 Member
    If your weight is going down and you're dieting successfully overall, I don't think there's anything to "confess" ;)

    I believe in going with what works, everyone is different. I am somewhat similar to the OP that I don't log everything (I.e. bits of milk in my coffee), some days I just say "fook it" if I end up eating out and have no idea what the calories were and just get back on track the rest of the week. Though some of this is because I had a tendency in the past to get very fixated on numbers to the point where I would get anxiety attacks about numbers and would freak out at someone offering me so much as a piece of chocolate. But I've found MFP to be a good tool to have a general idea of how I'm doing, knowing when I've hit a limit, knowing generally how I can improve my diet.)

    But others will thrive on structure and accuracy, log it ALL in and find that it's the way to go. Which is fine, too.

    Again, whatever works!
  • pikle1
    pikle1 Posts: 51 Member
    they say alittle bit of what u fancy does u good, as long as ur good a lot of the time!!!!!xxx
  • Flab2Fab27
    Flab2Fab27 Posts: 461 Member
    I need to confess. Here is a list of rules that I have broken:

    1. I do not log every single little thing that goes into my stomach. I have a little creamer in my coffee every morning.... I don't log the coffee or the creamer. I also have a jar of sugar free hard candies on my desk..... I eat probably 6 of those a day. Oh, and I just had a chocolate and I have no intention on logging that either.

    2. I did not even know or understand what TDEE was until I googled it a couple months ago. Now I get it and I still have no intention on using it.

    3. Some days I do not eat my exercise calories back.

    4. Some days I am in starvation mode. Sometimes this will last for more than a day.

    5. I do not drink enough water. I am lucky if I make it to 6 cups in a day.

    6. I do not use a HRM. I use the calories burned MFP says. If I am on a treadmill, I will use that amount. Occasionally I will get curious and google "calories burned
    " just to see what that says.

    7. I do not weigh or measure my food. I never have. I follow the hand guidelines that I have seen and heard many times.

    8. Some weeks I only weigh myself once, some weeks I will weigh myself 7 times. Sometimes I weigh myself more than once in a single day. It depends on how obsessive I am and wether or not I weighed myself and shortly before I had a good poop. Honestly, you can loose a whole pound just by going to the bathroom somedays.

    9. There are weeks when I am lazy all week and the only thing that will make me happy are pop tarts. 400 calories of toaster pastry goodness. And on those days, I do not log my pop tarts because I do not want to see what I did.

    10. I used to be fat..... just like you.


    So there it is, folks. My confessions. Beat me up all you want. I am a MFP sinner.

    Seriously though, I get on here everyday and I see people getting beat up on by the MFP police. Almost everyone on here started on here because they were overweight and needed/wanted to get healthy. It is great that so many people have lost weight and changed their lives through exercise, diet and education. You would not have started MFP if you were already an expert. See, if you were you would not have been overweight and unhealthy in the first place, right? Obviously, there are people on here who want the quick fix and the instant gratification. They are not going to be successful until they are ready to put in the hard work. I'm not going to lie, I did atkins. It worked.... until I stopped and gained all of the weight back.

    Now me, I am against supplements, netting less than 1200, eating improperly all that nonsense. But, I do it sometimes myself (minus the supplements). I have gotten BELOW my goal weight and have broken the rules sometimes. Has it taken me a little longer since I have broken rules? Absolutely. But I still lost the weight. And I am still a success

    Since we are all on this "journey" together, before you go juding people and calling them out for not being educated, remember you were uneducated about all of this once too. That's why you are here.

    The point I am trying to make is why beat people up all of the time? Why talk badly about people and give negative feedback because you know something that they don't? Why not just be supportive or ignore? People are going to use supplements and not eat enough calories and not log everything. This site is supposed to be supportive, helpful and educational. Not full of a bunch of bullies. Haha I lost a 100 pounds and you are having trouble so let me be mean. Really? I know my ticker shows that I started this overweight. I am pretty sure most everyone else's does too.

    Congrats you lost weight. I lost 36 pounds. I am not better than anyone else. I am just a fat girl living in a skinny world right now. And I would really love a jelly donut. Or some pop tarts.

    Fantastic post! Congrats on the weight loss and great attitude!!
  • Smiling_Sara
    Smiling_Sara Posts: 203 Member
    ifl
  • NonnyMary
    NonnyMary Posts: 982 Member
    wow i just saw that post. i do that stuff too. and im losing 2 pounds a week.
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    Thank God I am not the only one with their hand in the cheeto bag and not logging it.
  • WeepingAngel81
    WeepingAngel81 Posts: 2,232 Member
    Thanks for this post OP! Great reminder that not all days need to be perfect all the time in order to lose the weight. It's easy to get caught up and obsessed with all of the "rules" and what's good, what's not. It's enough to make your head spin!
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    Never confess!
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    i didn't join the site because i was overweight. however i was at my heighest weight which was sitll healthy for my size but on me was starting to look a little chunky monkey (i say that as i am eating a whole bag of trail mix right now. and i'll prolly only log half of it).

    well said though. but it is the internet and there are always bullys. but a site like this should definitely offer support. i also joined to track my protein and other nutrients so i wouldn't get sick again.
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,711 Member
    I log everything i eat ( that includes Doritos and Crujitos , a Jalapeño and Cheese snack ), don't take cheat days and about ten minutes ago I logged a 7.5 pound loss. I am obviously doing something wrong.
    Or wait, is it maybe that we all need to figure out what works for us and not make such a big deal about it ?
    I also try to be supportive ( I count polite constructive criticism as support ) and when I can't, I shut up. I think it's a good way to do things and one I highly recommend.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Don't mind me...

    ...I'm just here to silently judge.
  • Lala041185
    Lala041185 Posts: 42 Member
    I absolutely agree with this!! I have not had the MFP Police tell me anything..... I have had MFP friends give me constructive criticism but always in a helpful way. If I asked for advice I must accept all even if I don't agree. I live in a world where toddlers are constantly snacking and a husband who seems to eat more sweets when I am trying to loose weight. I have a family that I feed so I may not always have the healthiest items logged but it is what it is. When I reach my goal weight I want to be able to face the world around me and know what needs to be done in order to stay at my goal weight. I eat fast food, junk food and healthy food. I have learned to have portion control. I still struggle with the urge to not over eat but it is getting better day by day. I have done nutrisystem and it worked great for me but the moment I stopped paying $300 plus a month I gained all of the weight back. I didn't know how to eat or what to eat. MFP has been a wonderful tool to help me learn what I can and can not do personally. This is not a diet for me, it is truly a way of living.
  • Laststand2011
    Laststand2011 Posts: 42 Member
    AWESOME.. A post I actually LIKE. :0)

    Thanks!!
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Oh no, here come the MFP cops now...
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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Oh no, here come the MFP cops now...
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    These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy
  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    *like :-D good post!
  • Nyoei
    Nyoei Posts: 8
    Thank you! <3<3<3<3<3 (Also, I don't like to see what I did either when I mess up:D)
  • xxghost
    xxghost Posts: 4,697 Member
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    Thank you, OP. You're wonderful. Congratulations on your weightloss.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    MFP Police? Police?! No one told me there are MFP police!

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  • hookilau
    hookilau Posts: 3,134 Member
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  • guessrs
    guessrs Posts: 358 Member
    I love this post, I break all these rules all the time, that's life ... I'm losing weight for me not to please anyone nor their silly rules.
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    Love this
  • CharNordie
    CharNordie Posts: 96 Member
    I think I love you for this post!! :heart:


    Oh I want to add my confession -

    I wait until the end of the day when I know I'm not going to eat anything else - then I work out how many squares of chocolate I could eat with the remaining calories I have left and sometimes .... just sometimes, I eat that chocolate goddammit! :happy:

    Hahahahaha ooooh I love this. I do the exact same thing!! Made me laugh to know I wasn't the only one. :)

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