You know you are on MFP when...
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When you get laughed at for logging the calories in the cookie you just ate.0
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When you have your friends who work in the cafeteria trained to properly use the 1/4c and 1/2c serving scoops so you know EXACTLY how much cheese and grilled chicken just went into your quesadilla. And you will only go to the lines of people you know will scoop correctly so there's a feasible chance your calories entered is vaguely accurate.0
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when you lick that last drops of sauce/condiment off your tablespoon, so "it doesn't go to waste"0
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You look at the clock and realize you just lost the better part of an hour. My name is ******, and I am an MFP addict.0
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You are eating your food while logging it in your phone.0
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before going to a restaurant you log on to there website or check the MFP's food database for what fits in your cals before going0
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Food gets cold sitting in front of you while you log it all in.
This was true for me too often.
Now it's
You know you are on MFP when you keep a notepad and pen by the scales, so you can log every gram after the meal.0 -
You visit a variety of restaraunt sites for nutrition info, logging it into your diary to see what fits to determine where you go out to eat.
When you're discussing what you're going to order, and you look at your S.O. and say "I wouldn't eat that if I were you..."
I have found that most Ihop meals are either chalk full of calories and/or carbs, enough that it astounds me every time I click something thinking "Oh, it can't be that bad..."0 -
When you feel so guilty for having your phone out on a dinner date that you show your guest that your actually logging calories and not texting rudely :blushing:
I don't feel guilty. Maybe goofy, but not guilty.
You give away 90% of the baked goods you make... and include nutrition info.
You drink your whiskey neat
You don't bother with bowls. You just grab a spoon, put the tub of Greek yogurt on the scale, and eat until you hit 227g.0 -
When you look at nutrition label before purchasing to compute a REAL portion size & calories.
For example today this happened: ooh ravioli are on sale! look at ravioli. See 4 ravioli/serving is 290 cals. Knows i can't eat just 4 ravioli (who eats only 4 ravioli?!?!) ,so a REAL portion is say 12 ravioli, or 870 calories, therefore puts ravioli back :grumble:0 -
When you are watching television and and find yourself mentally calculating the calories, fat and sugar content of the food shown and categorising it as 'I would eat that' or 'I would not eat that' or 'I could eat that if I exercised x number of minutes'.
I am much more aware of food content and look out for new food ideas that fit my idea of a healthy nutritious and interesting diet.
I sometimes find myself doing it for commercials, cooking programmes and programmes where you see people shopping.
Edit: Interestingly, the majority of food commercials fall into the 'I would not eat that'.0 -
When you judge people in the supermarket check out lane because of all the unhealthy stuff they're buying.
This ^^^^. I have to fight with myself not to inform them of this site!0 -
Check MFP food database before I order my food. Even when I am already famished.0
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Most of these.
I took about 20 mins last night to explain to my 22 year old son that a lb of fat weighs the same as a lb of muscle using every analogy i could think of.
I had to rummage in the bin last night to find the pasta sauce my wife used in the bolognese so I could log a measly 37 cals.0 -
When Burger King's the only thing around to eat so you whip out your phone and check nutritional info before ordering. Pretty sure I was the only person in the restaurant who gave a ****.0
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You don't bother with bowls. You just grab a spoon, put the tub of Greek yogurt on the scale, and eat until you hit 227g.
Why did I not think of this?!?
When you plan pizza night for your huge burn days because that's the only time you get to eat more than a slice or maybe two and it's a great way to actually get close to you calorie goal after running 10 miles.0 -
When people talk about there diets that consist of 500 calories and you get so mad you wanna shake and slap them!0
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Food gets cold sitting in front of you while you log it all in.
This was true for me too often.
Now it's
You know you are on MFP when you keep a notepad and pen by the scales, so you can log every gram after the meal.
Doesn't work for me, sometimes I have to log how much meat I'm eating to know how much veggies I can have etc.0 -
Which takes me to... When you add veggies one at a time on your plate so you stay under your calorie goal.0
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You plan/schedule your consumption of wine or beer a week in advance.
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You decide not to eat something because you'll be embarrassed for your MFPals to see it in your diary.
^ This.0 -
When you judge people in the supermarket check out lane because of all the unhealthy stuff they're buying.
This ^^^^. I have to fight with myself not to inform them of this site!
^ GUILTY!0 -
Food gets cold sitting in front of you while you log it all in.
Hahaha, this has happened to me.0 -
When you tell your SO to make dinner tonight, they reply with "are you sure.....?" because you always want to cook so you know what and how to log it....
Boyfriend dearest seems to only be able to cook carb filled pasta dishes.0 -
You decide not to eat something because you'll be embarrassed for your MFPals to see it in your diary.
^ This.
^Yep. I have a "*kitten* I eat but wish no one knew" category in my diary.0 -
You start freaking at the end of the night because you're afraid of the "you're eating too few calories..." message that may pop up but you don't want to eat so late at night!!
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you chug a glass of water because you don't remember how many glasses you drank!!
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You start looking up food at a restaurant BEFORE you order so you know how many calories you're going to eat!!0 -
When your friends plan a birthday dinner for another friend and the first thing you do before RSVP'ind is find the menu online and spend an hour figuring out nutritional values to see if they have anything you can eat as stay within your numbers for the day.0
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When you judge people in the supermarket check out lane because of all the unhealthy stuff they're buying.
I aaalllwayys do this now! Then I think back to when I was buying KD and pepsi, and take back my internal snarky remarks0 -
when your 6 year old tells you that you have to work out before you can eat/drink something cause you have to "earn it"0
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When you start referring to watching shows on the Food Network as Food Porn.0
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