Food posts on FaceBook- am I being mean?

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  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
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    Most of the time I ignore it.

    UNLESS it's promoted as something good for you, low-cal, or the ubiquitous "lite". Then I might take the time and enter it into the MFP data base and see what the calories are. If it's outrageous, then I might post the cals/serving and say no thanks.

    Sometimes I feel the same thing here on MFP - my favorite was protein oatmeal bites. Supposedly sooo good for you, but the damn little things were like 140 PER BITE, and who eats just 1 little bite like that? And they were suggesting to take them in a little baggie and snack on them in the car. Uh huh. No thanks. :grumble:

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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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    I just don't go on FB. Problem solved. :flowerforyou:
  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
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    You really shouldn't care so much. It's their Facebook accounts so they can post what they want. It's also kind of rude to post the calories for the items they're posting about. Just scroll past it. You'll feel better.

    This.

    Just scroll past it. lol.. seems quite simple and obvious to me.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
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    Last time I checked (at least for right now) we still have freedoms to do whatever we want!!!
  • Arranna1212
    Arranna1212 Posts: 143 Member
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    Those don't bother me as much as the exact opposite posts like that.. The ones where they claim it's "magic weight loss". Like the cabbage soup and the mint/fruit water. If they would of done a little research, they would find out that its not actually good for you.
  • Flab2Fab27
    Flab2Fab27 Posts: 461 Member
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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
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    Most of the time I ignore it.

    UNLESS it's promoted as something good for you, low-cal, or the ubiquitous "lite". Then I might take the time and enter it into the MFP data base and see what the calories are. If it's outrageous, then I might post the cals/serving and say no thanks.

    Sometimes I feel the same thing here on MFP - my favorite was protein oatmeal bites. Supposedly sooo good for you, but the damn little things were like 140 PER BITE, and who eats just 1 little bite like that? And they were suggesting to take them in a little baggie and snack on them in the car. Uh huh. No thanks. :grumble:

    :wink:


    Really great points there!!

    I've felt the same way here on MFP. Most notably last Fall. Someone posted about a "lighter" Halloween treat involving Greek yogurt, PB2, dark chocolate chunks, pumpkin puree, spices, nuts, and a few other ingredients. To the tune of about 270 cal. I stuck with my 150 cal Cadbury "screme egg" haha
  • rosiereally2
    rosiereally2 Posts: 539 Member
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    How about simply being tolerant of your friends' choices? Their journey is not your own.

    After you posted such rudeness in response to one of my food posts a second time, you would either receive a sternly worded PM or else be booted from my page.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,022 Member
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    So, I posted that info, just as a public service and all...

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  • 1ZenGirl
    1ZenGirl Posts: 432 Member
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    Your whole post is about YOU. How YOU feel, what YOU think, how awesome you are for what YOU are doing. The unspoken credit is to what a jerk YOU are because your delicate sensibilities are offended. How is it living in that glass house of yours?


    I don't think it's any of your business.

    There is an obesity epidemic in this country and we spend an insane amount of our GDP on medical expenses, including the costs of all the conditions created and exacerbated by overweight and bad diets. It warms my heart when I read the Success Stories and read about how many meds people were able to discontinue (with their doc's agreement) after they lost weight.

    We all pay for this care, through higher insurance premiums, higher taxes to fund health care for the poor, and covering for absences in the workplace. So yes, it IS my business. I also want everyone to feel the way I do. You know what I'm gonna do to celebrate my 61st birthday this weekend? I'm signing up for a sprint triathlon- 1/2 mile lake swim, 12 mile bike ride and a 5K. It saddens me to see how many people are in poor shape and just chalk it up to age or a sedentary job (I have one of those). It doesn't have to be that way.
  • LC458
    LC458 Posts: 300 Member
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  • 19TaraLynn84
    19TaraLynn84 Posts: 739 Member
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    I only had a problem when the people who preached to me about how bad my choice of drink is (Diet Mt. Dew) posted their recipes full of sugar, additives, etc. I say "had" because I also deleted my facebook account and can also say it was the best thing I did. But as far as recipes being posted: I looked, sometimes saved them, even tried one. I honestly can't see how it's a big deal. There is an option to unfriend people or hide their posts. Use one of them.


    Edited to make sure I was clear that I don't have a problem with sugar and other "unhealthy" things. I enjoy them! I just don't enjoy the guilt trips I get by hypocritical people.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
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    Fine. I'll settle for a chocolate ecclair pie recipe.....anyone?

    Sorry I'm no help, but damn that looks good!
  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
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    Fine. I'll settle for a chocolate ecclair pie recipe.....anyone?

    Sorry I'm no help, but damn that looks good!
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    I concur and I'm not really a sweets person. lol
  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
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  • AntWrig
    AntWrig Posts: 2,273 Member
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    Sounds like a jealous "clean eater".
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    Food porn fb posts make me happy. I will never make any of it, because a lot of the stuff seems like too much work.
    But I like looking at it.

    This is generally how I feel about it also. Once in a while it gives me ideas of things to make. But, it's nice to look at even if I choose not to make it.
  • Sloth_TurtleGirl
    Sloth_TurtleGirl Posts: 79 Member
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    I love it when my friends post recipes. When I was on here previously I lost almost 50 pounds and I credit a couple of friends posting their healthy recipes and links on Facebook.

    Some of the recipes are incredibly bad for you. But, that's just like life. You are going to see good and bad food for you food. In the end, I do better with moderation than restriction. If I see something I really want, I stick the recipe in MFP and see how many calories it is and what I need to do to burn it off. Then, I can decide if it is really worth it to me.
  • GothicaAdore
    GothicaAdore Posts: 82 Member
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    You should be nicer to your friends. I love to bake, I just don't eat the stuff. My friends text me pictures of food they want me to make and enjoy eating what I make them.

    I am aware that I am inconveniencing them with my rather selfish choice to diet.



    Jackien2js, do you have a recipe for that chocolate eclair pie?

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