Unsupportive Facebook friends

JoyousRen

this is the exact reason I've never shared with FB - most of my friends are the type that would think I was crazy cause they didn't think I'd need to lose the weight. they're happy with how they look, at least outwardly, and would not be supportive at all.

I love my friends here on MFP!

MUAH! We love you too!

I was overweight growing up so I don't get too much of the "stop losing" from people I knew back then. It's only the people I've met since I've lost weight that give me that bunk. I don't post anything about losing weight. The closest thing I do to that is occasionally I'll post about a fitness accomplishment like running 3 miles in 27:39.

RHOyalT

I only have status updates (completed food journal, logged in XX amount of days and weight loss). Anything else is left to the "privacy" of MFP including whatever status I post, blogs, etc.

toddstogner

I think the number of responses to this post is very revealing. I, for many of the same reasons, have chosen not to link MFP with FB. Honestly, I don't even like telling people how many calories I'm eating every day. When people ask if I've lost weight and how I've done it I just share that it's "diet and exercise."

However, I have turned a few people on to MFP.

Hang in there everyone. Keep sharing here on MFP.

sbwood888

I never have shared my weight loss info on FB. I don't think that most of my FB friends "get it" but my MFP friends do. I get all the support and encouragement I need right here. :happy:

SayLiLIG

I didnt link back up to fb when they unlinked it a little while ago because I just didnt want them seeing the 2 pounds lost stuff. I post to my fb if ive lost like 10 and up. I also have my photo album on there stating "Gettin My Skinny On"... lol

The friends that care about me...give words of encouragement, but no one else says anything negative... But its OBVIOUS i have a weight problem and have had one for quite sometime.

Im sorry your friends cant support you.

rcrea

I NEVER mention my attempts to lose weight on FB because I'd get bombarded with comments about how I'm skinny enough already. But people don't realize that I just gained some weight from medication I was taking from being too thin and it worked a little TOO well. So I have to find an even keel now. In fact, I don't mention it outside my house or MFP either.

fevre

I'd be afraid of posting my info to Facebook just because it seems so personal! I'm losing weight just through diet (eventually I may introduce exercise, but I'm soo busy with school right now that I can't find the time or the energy), so I'd also be afraid of sounding like I have an eating disorder (some medication I was on in high school led to a short eating disorder, and I am worried people will connect the two). To people who don't know about nutrition, 1300 calories sounds very low!
My friends are all thin and I'm just about 20 pounds higher than where I'd like to be, so they've always reassured me that I'm not overweight - partly out of kindness and partly because I've never been clinically overweight. However, they've been supportive of what I've told them so far, and they'd probably remain supportive if I told them more. My girlfriend was actually afraid to compliment me on my weight loss at first because she was afraid it would sound like a backhanded compliment to acknowledge there was any weight to lose! Meanwhile, I'm the only one in my immediate family without a major weight problem, and I don't know if they'd see this as being "too skinny" or if they'd see it as inspiration to lose weight as well. I'd love to show them this website and all the other great resources I've found, but I don't want to sound preachy - I never had as far to go.

atsteele

I hear ya! I only want to lose five pounds, maybe ten pounds tops! And when I tell people this, they say, Oh you dont need to lose weight or whatever. Ive learned to ignore what other people say. As long as Im healthy and running and able to do my Tae Kwon Do and not feel tired, I feel that Im on the right track. I try not to be obsessed about my weight but it's tough when it's very easy for me to gain weight... and not so easy to lose it. (Ive been sick in the last two weeks and have been eating horribly! So being on this myfitnesspal site has been very helpful to at least keep me somewhat focused on what I need to do to meet my goals.)

quanta

I don't post any MFP stuff on facebook. But boy do I look forward to the day when I post a new fb photo of myself at my goal weight with the caption "10 lbs lost" or something like that!

melissarforlife

Thank you for talking about this. I think your right. I'm going to limit what goes on fb, because of what you guys already know! Misery does LOVE company..and im not part of that crap anymore! Lets all do this!

cheyennekl

I just try to avoid talking about this stuff with anyone except MFP friends these days .... even my housemates are negative and insensitive sometimes. When people who aren't happy with themselves see someone else making positive changes in their lives, they often feel guilty and can try to sabotage that person's success rather than examining themselves differently. Just do what is right for you, and ignore the negativity!!

EllaIsNotEnchanted

Obsessed is the word the lazy use to describe devoted.