Ever wonder if the picture people post are really them?

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  • GGDaddy
    GGDaddy Posts: 289 Member
    I think some of the people are here are just using stock photos or photos they found on the internet.

    I know, it's sickening.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    I think some of the people are here are just using stock photos or photos they found on the internet.

    I know, it's sickening.
    Haha!!!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    My current profile is one of my cats most embarrassing moments. Poor little guy was looking at me as if to say "forcible cuddling, I did not authorize this!" I have a photo of myself in my profile, but to be honest, I feel more comfortable not having my face out there for everyone. Some are happy to share their own pic, others use a photo of someone they aspire to look like. Personal preference, and I really don't worry too much about other people's pics.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I don't really care. It is, of course, nice to put a face to the person if on my friend list but I have never sat and wondered if someone's profile picture is actually them... I am too busy reading, learning more or assisting others while here. All my photos are of myself. I would see a point using images of someone else, as the only person I can ever be is myself.
  • jadethief
    jadethief Posts: 266 Member
    I'm shy so I don't use my own picture. Those are my favorite flowers though, lol. I have no vested interest in whether or not other people's pictures are actually them.
  • archaichoney
    archaichoney Posts: 132 Member
    I'm proud of what I have earned with my hard work. So I show it off.
  • EmilyT1994
    EmilyT1994 Posts: 33
    I do wonder sometimes.
    But then I tell myself to stop making excuses, the pictures are real and I'm a failure if I don't end up like that.
  • lesteidel
    lesteidel Posts: 229 Member
    I don't think it really matters in the long run.


    But in response to the good ab pics, I would be willing to bet a lot of men who do have good abs are in tight control of what they eat, way more so than I ever have been with just dieting haha.

    All sorts of people use this site, not just the overweight,

    Some people use their real photo, some use he photo of what they want to be like, and some use a photo of nothing at all.


    My picture is me. Well sideways,. When I first joined I used a stock picture off of google though,

    I don't think it really matters if the person in the pic is that person or not. It's not like this is a dating site
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Some people are private
    Some people show off their progress
    And some people use stock pics to catfish.
  • quietair
    quietair Posts: 65 Member
    I use my own, for good or ill. I do wonder about others' sometimes, but I'm not sure it matters in the end. Encouragement is encouragement just as negativity is negativity.

    Speaking of which... I just started here, I'm down to get a few friends, and I'm not here to hit on anyone. Send me friend requests, strength in numbers! :)
  • brandiegirl16
    brandiegirl16 Posts: 372 Member
    your kitten is gorgeous !

    That's what he said... lol (couldn't resist) meow :blushing:
  • Kaibrosky
    Kaibrosky Posts: 24
    I feel the same way about me in pictures. Was almost mortified when my daughter got married because of the wedding photos. But they did turn out nice.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
    what i wonder most about pictures is the amount of selfies that are taken to show a good weight loss, is it too hard to ask someone to take your photo, its always a better picture when you dont have the camera in your hand.

    1. I don't like posed photos
    2. in the majority of my progress photos I lived on my own with no one to take the photos for me
    3. why the **** would I bother with a camera timer or a tripod when I can take a selfie mirror photo that shows my progress just as well?


    I don't understand your post
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    This is the internet, you cant trust anything you see on here.
    Lots of the photos on MFP are not real.
    How do you know if the woman you just friended is really even a woman?

    Just have fun and use it as a fitness tool.
  • oxlisaxo91
    oxlisaxo91 Posts: 67 Member
    "Left click -> Search Google for this image"

    It's worked a few times. It'd work for mine!
    You can do this? How? I tried and there's no search option! :(
  • One2Run
    One2Run Posts: 63 Member
    They say abs are made in the kitchen. This was made in my kitchen, so I figured it was a good start.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    My picture is real.

    Everyone knows that haters use fake pictures

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  • jadethief
    jadethief Posts: 266 Member
    "Left click -> Search Google for this image"

    It's worked a few times. It'd work for mine!
    You can do this? How? I tried and there's no search option! :(

    Try right clicking it
  • quietair
    quietair Posts: 65 Member
    "This is not a dating site."

    Tell that to the guy who just told me he added me by mistake thinking I was a woman, and he can't friend guys on here because of his "past". Man-boob jokes aside...did the mustache and goatee not tip him off? lol
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Some people are private
    Some people show off their progress
    And some people use stock pics to catfish.

    catfish=noodling if you are from Missouri noodling=diddling if you are from western PA.......well sort of:flowerforyou:
  • singer684
    singer684 Posts: 1 Member
    My pictures are definitely me. They will always be me. lol
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Some people are private
    Some people show off their progress
    And some people use stock pics to catfish.

    Are the catfish biting this time of year? :wink:
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    I'm not far enough in my fitness journey to post a photo of myself. That may change over time, but until then, I'm posting an image that gives me inspiration.
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    I know what you mean but in my case i can't imagine anyone wanting to pretend to be a 339lb bald man
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    "This is not a dating site."

    Tell that to the guy who just told me he added me by mistake thinking I was a woman, and he can't friend guys on here because of his "past". Man-boob jokes aside...did the mustache and goatee not tip him off? lol

    Ummmm, creepy!!!
  • WhispersOfAngel
    WhispersOfAngel Posts: 3
    I lurk in the shadows, reading the forums so I have no friends on here, and yeah this is deffs me in the pic :sad:
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    ARF
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    Personally i think i look like a baboon's back-end but i don't think they'd let me use that as an avatar.
  • sisterlilbunny
    sisterlilbunny Posts: 686 Member
    Wait, you mean I'm not really the rabbit from Monty Python nomming on the skulls of those knights who underestimated me???? Son of a...
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    this is not a dating site so who really cares

    post whatever pictures you want ...

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