WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO MFP??

King_Of_Juicy
King_Of_Juicy Posts: 294
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Just curious what brought you to MFP. I notice some ppl are on here for the social aspect. Some are on for the fitness portion. Some are on here for both. Some are on here to troll. Some are here to flirt. Some are on here to make friends. What brought you here?

For me I am fit but I enjoy seeing and interacting with other fit ppl or at least ppl who are interested in that kind of thing. I enjoy flirting...who doesnt. Believe it or not the first thing that brought me to this site about 2 yrs ago was the app to track wheight loss. Little known fact....I was overweight a few years ago due to an illness.

What keeps me here is the pure entertainment!!!!! This has to be one of the most entertaining sites in the WORLD!!!

What brought you here and waht keeps you here?
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  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    A friend of mine lost lots of weight using it, then I created an account, months later I decided to use it, it worked for me so I stayed... then I discovered the forums and met pretty cool people so I am here trolling/flirting/supporting/being a doiuchebag/ being nice/ being myself.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    When people use CAPS LOCK unnecessarily. Also tacos. :bigsmile:
  • thistimewillbedifferent
    thistimewillbedifferent Posts: 217 Member
    My nutritionist recommended it. I stayed because it worked!
  • sjeannot
    sjeannot Posts: 143
    When I first started working out and dieting, last August 2012, I consulted a nutritionist who told me about this site and when I decided to join it, I realized she was right; it really was one of the moist helpful tools in assisting me to lose the majority of my weight. Who knew back then when I was 228lbs that I would ever even be lower than the 198lbs that I was maintaining for years before that. Even more than 70lbs less than what I was last August. Almost as if I lost a whole person with all the motivation and inspiration I received from this site. Great platform. Thank you everybody!
  • hmaddpear
    hmaddpear Posts: 610 Member
    I came for the food logging. Stayed for the snark.


    :tongue:
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I came for the food logging. Stayed for the snark.


    :tongue:
    I just read "I came"
  • King_Of_Juicy
    King_Of_Juicy Posts: 294
    See even in these responses. There is so much variety. One guys somewhat serious buts like "Im douchey" haha. Another is a troll and gramar nazi. Another is very serious about her health. I love this F'ing place. Its like a cast from a play...a crazy, serious, funny, play hahaha!!! Great entertainment.
  • Blueyedrunner
    Blueyedrunner Posts: 52
    Love being able to keep track of every detail of what im eating! Already lost 60lb and need the last few gone! Plus who doesnt love a good flirt session, and its always good to know who would virtually date bang or marry u :)
  • ImRemko
    ImRemko Posts: 34 Member
    Tracking protein intake, and somewhat tracking my overall caloric intake so I never go crazy low or crazy high.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    See even in these responses. There is so much variety. One guys somewhat serious buts like "Im douchey" haha. Another is a troll and grammar nazi. Another is very serious about her health. I love this F'ing place. Its like a cast from a play...a crazy, serious, funny, play hahaha!!! Great entertainment.

    FIFY :wink: :laugh: :flowerforyou:
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    i came here to count cals but i don't do that i'm here to track my exercise and i love my fl they make it worth logging in every day. and the forums they can be real fun and inspirering
  • Stump_Likker
    Stump_Likker Posts: 2,059 Member
    I came for the food logging. Stayed for the snark.


    :tongue:


    Yep :smile:
  • eazy_
    eazy_ Posts: 516 Member
    reddit.
  • tattygun
    tattygun Posts: 447 Member
    My cut wasn't working as I'd like at the time so I decided I need to log exactly what I was eating. Steep learning curve but I'm getting there, know a hell of a lot more about myself than I did this time last year!
  • PunkyRachel
    PunkyRachel Posts: 1,959 Member
    Every year my city does this this 12 week weight loss challenge called "the pound plunge" they give out small prizes along the way, but the person who looses the most weight wins a week vacation to some beach type place. Well 2 years ago I joined and over heard some of the other ladies doing the pound plunge talking about MFP so I looked it up and I've been here ever since.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I am glad y'all came.
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
    I came here because I was too cheap to join the other diet plans I was considering and now love it here
  • mmckee10
    mmckee10 Posts: 405 Member
    I found this site on accident. In one of my college courses we had to design something health oriented for children. Our group chose fitness and nutrition (quiz questions, teaching them how to do certain exercises and why we do them).The kids had a blast!

    I stayed because I'm fat. LOL. I have about 76lbs left to lose and I'm trying to be patient with my progress.

    :flowerforyou: feel free to add
  • CaraRahl
    CaraRahl Posts: 72 Member
    I was using another website, but the money part of it was more than I could deal with on my budget...this site does most of what I was getting on the other one, but for free :)
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I was going it alone and was looking for a free site that would help keep track. Tried a site called minimins and saw a post there recommending spark people, joined spark and saw a post there recommending MFP and MFP was the best of the lot so I don't even log in to the others now! MFP is brilliant for what it was designed for!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Because I always want to be as fit as I can, and this is great way to do that and to learn more and talk with people about fitness. Ongoing fitness takes ongoing work. I also interact with the social aspect.
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    I look in the mirror and don't recognize the face I see looking back. So, I need to change it back to how I used to be :)
    Oh, and I needed help doing it, of course ;) lol.
  • StepAwayFromTheCupcake
    StepAwayFromTheCupcake Posts: 119 Member
    I signed up for the calorie counter. I stayed because the people on my friends list are hilarious, and the message boards are full of sarcasm and bacon :heart:
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    I came here because I wanted to be thin. I stayed because I want to be mooscular and manly.

    Grunt
  • wellarmedsheep
    wellarmedsheep Posts: 5
    I came because I've been obese my entire life.

    I never cared about what I ate and just consumed the foods that I thought tasted good. One day I saw an obese man in his forties walking with a cane and I thought, "That is going to be you if you don't get it under control."

    That was two months ago and I'm down more than 20 pounds. I've gone down three notches on my belt and learned that healthy food can actually be tasty and filling.

    My goal is to be under 200 by the end of the school year (I'm a teacher) Hopefully next year kids won't be saying they have the fat geography teacher.
  • susanne1999
    susanne1999 Posts: 1 Member
    trying to loose weight, looked for a website that will count how many calories i consumed daily and googled 'calorie counter' and MFP came up!
  • Naaer
    Naaer Posts: 212 Member
    We have a PE program through my job...One of the emails I got recommended this site...I had/have been trying to lose weight, and it was free, so I thought I'd give it a try...I LOVE this site...You're right--you learn a lot about yourself, too...I have lost nineteen pounds, so far in three months...



    Reaan:bigsmile:
  • Kathryn41057
    Kathryn41057 Posts: 181 Member
    I needed something to help me figure out why I wasn't losing weight. I started tracking, and found that I was eating a lot more than I thought. Doing a little exercising (Walking) . So for me, it has been slow, but I'm working at it...
  • Coach_T
    Coach_T Posts: 462 Member
    I signed up for the calorie counter and a friend recommended the site. I have enjoyed the motivation, tips and challenges. I also enjoy the flirting!! I stay because the people on my friends list are hilarious and they keep me accountable. They actually want to see me progress and I love it!:happy:
  • Stump_Likker
    Stump_Likker Posts: 2,059 Member
    I signed up for the calorie counter and a friend recommended the site. I have enjoyed the motivation, tips and challenges. I also enjoy the flirting!! I stay because the people on my friends list are hilarious and they keep me accountable. They actually want to see me progress and I love it!:happy:


    Still waiting for my pics :wink:

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