Some friends who won't like my under-calorie status?
nutellabrah
Posts: 543
Whenever I report my status for having a calorie deficit, invariably a few well meaning friends will like my status.
Like on a day where my goal is 3730 cals and I only hit like 2500 cals.
FACEPALM!!!
Its "diet bias"
I feel a victim of it too when my calorie tracker at the bottom doesn't show my weight to go properly because it just assumes everyone is losing weight by default. Its broken if you try to show weight you need to gain.
And even if it were to work its worded as needing to lose -15lbs lol.
Like on a day where my goal is 3730 cals and I only hit like 2500 cals.
FACEPALM!!!
Its "diet bias"
I feel a victim of it too when my calorie tracker at the bottom doesn't show my weight to go properly because it just assumes everyone is losing weight by default. Its broken if you try to show weight you need to gain.
And even if it were to work its worded as needing to lose -15lbs lol.
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tsk tsk. weight says nothing about body composition0
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people "like" my status when it automatically says YAY YOU"VE BEEN HERE FOR 5 DAYS IN A ROW.
I log in way more than that- it just resets it all the time. whatever - it is what it is.
totally irrelevant. it means nothing. Just eat more ice cream.0 -
I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*0
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totally irrelevant. it means nothing. Just eat more ice cream.
Ice cream means everything!! *eats more ice cream*0 -
I am trying to lose weight, but I never like anyone's under goal status.
I REALLY REALLY wish MFP would change it to something like a "was within 5% of goal" status.
In the meantime, I just never close out my diary. If I do, you can bet I have a had a rough day and just really need to have a way of saying to myself "That's it, you can't have any more. Your diary is closed. Go to bed."0 -
Yeah I wish they would change it too. It shouldn't be congratulating people for being under goal.0
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I do sometimes like under goal statuses, but I check diaries first. Don't want to be inadvertently supporting someone to eat 800 calories or anything0
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I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 8000 -
I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 800
Yup skerdoodles!!! Makes me wanna poke my eyes out sometimes...0 -
I do sometimes like under goal statuses, but I check diaries first. Don't want to be inadvertently supporting someone to eat 800 calories or anything
And when you check out the diary and you see that everything was either measured with measuring cups or estimated... I cut them some slack then too.0 -
I do sometimes like under goal statuses, but I check diaries first. Don't want to be inadvertently supporting someone to eat 800 calories or anything0
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Just to play the devil's advocate....
I usually leave some calories on the table to make up for overestimating exercise and underestimating food. And, of course, I have days when I'm way over.0 -
I don't really know how you would even notice that.0
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I REALLY REALLY wish MFP would change it to something like a "was within 5% of goal" status.
OR a goal "range" so we have two numbers and can aim for somewhere in between, this way I don't have to be under or over...I can be just right.0 -
Whenever I report my status for having a calorie deficit, invariably a few well meaning friends will like my status.
Like on a day where my goal is 3730 cals and I only hit like 2500 cals.
FACEPALM!!!
Its "diet bias"
I feel a victim of it too when my calorie tracker at the bottom doesn't show my weight to go properly because it just assumes everyone is losing weight by default. Its broken if you try to show weight you need to gain.
And even if it were to work its worded as needing to lose -15lbs lol.
yeah i find theres not much support on here for gainers at all!0 -
I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 800
I get the frustration with people severely limiting their intake. I get that. But you don't "exercise" food away. I think that kind of thinking is inaccurate at best, disordered at worst.
ETA: I also have issue with the program encouraging you to "eat your deficit" if you've exercised. You don't automatically eat more if you're active on a given day, if you're attempting to cut.0 -
I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 800
I get the frustration with people severely limiting their intake. I get that. But you don't "exercise" food away. I think that kind of thinking is inaccurate at best, disordered at worst.
*facepalm*0 -
I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 800
I get the frustration with people severely limiting their intake. I get that. But you don't "exercise" food away. I think that kind of thinking is inaccurate at best, disordered at worst.
ETA: I also have issue with the program encouraging you to "eat your deficit" if you've exercised. You don't automatically eat more if you're active on a given day, if you're attempting to cut.
*double handed facepalm*0 -
Your facepalming doesn't indicate knowledge, hon.0
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I especially find it irritating when someone has a 1200 calorie goal and then they are under goal and people congratulate them for being under.... Like no guys!! What you're doing is wrong!! *facepalm*
Or meet the 1200 then exercise 400 of that away, netting 800
I get the frustration with people severely limiting their intake. I get that. But you don't "exercise" food away. I think that kind of thinking is inaccurate at best, disordered at worst.
ETA: I also have issue with the program encouraging you to "eat your deficit" if you've exercised. You don't automatically eat more if you're active on a given day, if you're attempting to cut.
So.... just how do you believe the whole "calories" thing works anyway?0
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