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  • megansoriano
    megansoriano Posts: 158
    well actually I started to get really motivated months ago, this guy was posting on Facebook that he was at the gym or what workout he was doing. So, yes I do post my MFP info on Facebook so maybe it will motivate others. :)

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  • livinginwoods
    livinginwoods Posts: 562 Member
    I have my workout report and my food diary posted daily. I have supportive people who check it out and a couple of them have joined to start with me because of it.
  • kimi131
    kimi131 Posts: 1,058 Member
    Mine isn't linked. I don't know how much it publishes and I wouldn't want it publishing everything. When I hit the 30lb mark, I took the -30 MFP sign and posted it on my Facebook with "Thank you MFP!" above it. In general, I don't post much about my weight loss on Facebook. It's not that I care that people know, it's just that I don't feel the need to advertise it. When I hit the 50lb mark, I'll probably post the MFP image again.
  • Luvlynamazing
    Luvlynamazing Posts: 58
    MFP not linked to FB at all. Infact MFP is pulling me away from FB :)


    I have logged in here for the past ten days and have been spending way more time on here then on FB.
  • kristena6968
    kristena6968 Posts: 16
    MFP not linked to FB at all. Infact MFP is pulling me away from FB :)




    me too
  • GeneveSparkles
    GeneveSparkles Posts: 283 Member
    I haven't told anyone IRL about my MFP account. The things I post on here can be very personal, emotional, sometimes embarrassing. I know that the support I get on here is enough, and I don't know how my facebook friends would react.
    This is a very specific community for a specific purpose, and you can't be sure of how all your facebook friends would respond to the things you say, eat, and post.
    Those are my reasons!

    THIS
  • monkeysmum
    monkeysmum Posts: 522 Member
    its linked for exercise and when ive lost weight its a motivater for me when i know my family who are constantly saying i cant do this can see that i am they arent on mfp friends so cant see how bad i am some days but they see the good parts
  • ronniesgirl1982
    ronniesgirl1982 Posts: 103
    I had mine linked for a while but then people kept commenting on everything I did and in the end I wanted to tell them to get lost so I changed it back
  • TeresaWash
    TeresaWash Posts: 283
    no... FB already knows too much about me!
  • ajanmillie
    ajanmillie Posts: 241 Member
    I think when I am closer to my goal I am linking up mfp to facebook because I will feel more comfortable.
  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
    I don't have mine linked but I do talk about MFP on there and my progress!!
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    Nope. This is a different world. Kinda reluctant to share this site at all. Here I can say things I wouldn't there.
  • ReverendJim
    ReverendJim Posts: 260 Member
    Not to FB but I do link it to Twitter ...
  • SeaSiren1
    SeaSiren1 Posts: 242 Member
    No, facebook has my friends family and my network, which is mostly competitive bodybuilders.
  • PMPB7
    PMPB7 Posts: 43 Member
    MFP not linked to FB at all. Infact MFP is pulling me away from FB :)


    I completely agree. I have hardly touched my FB recently and now less so when I am here. This is much more encouraging for me and people with many of the same desires and goals. No way is it linked for now. :)
  • si_puedo
    si_puedo Posts: 138 Member
    i don't have it linked either....i hadn't thought of why, but now i realized that i dont want ppl knowing in on this journey....kinda keeping it to myself and the ones very close to me......
  • si_puedo
    si_puedo Posts: 138 Member
    i also noticed just now that i long on here so much more than i do facebook......
  • BioShocked89
    BioShocked89 Posts: 330 Member
    I don't mind posting that I'm losing weight. But I don't want them to see my progress. Because I'd never hear the end of it from certain family members about falling off the wagon. For example, if I ate an extra portion of something, (that I budgeted for) I'd never hear the end of it.

    My grandma was always on me like that during pregnancy. My doctor had told me to eat every 3 hours to keep my heartburn from turning me into a volcano.And I ate small portions. Even though I told her this, she was constantly saying, "Meagan you shouldn't eat so much you're gaining too much weight and it's not healthy for the baby."

    The irony is that even though I already weighed a lot, I gained 40 lbs, and my bean pole cousin who weighed nothing and gained 80 lbs during her pregnancy was NEVER yelled at.
  • bilzprincess
    bilzprincess Posts: 107 Member
    MFP not linked to FB at all. Infact MFP is pulling me away from FB :)

    me too.
  • JennW130
    JennW130 Posts: 460 Member
    No. Freaking. Way.

    That is the LAST thing I'd want to broadcast to everyone.
    i concur
  • unmitigatedbadassery
    unmitigatedbadassery Posts: 653 Member
    I don't know if I'm still linked or not but I really don't see the big deal with it. Nearly everyone on my FB friends list knows I'm fat. They know that I'm fixing that. Having it linked gives them more opportunity to support me similar to my friends on here.
  • Moonbeamlissie
    Moonbeamlissie Posts: 504 Member
    I have mine linked but when they updated mfp it lost my link and I can't get it to work now!!!
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    No way. Here on MFP I can say things I couldn't on Facebook. I have hyper-critical family and anything I say about my fitness immediately turns into family gossip.
    I can't even post pics of me in a bikini without getting sh it from them. Plus all you guys are way more awesome. Where else can we talk about bowel movements?
  • dalgal26
    dalgal26 Posts: 781 Member
    I don't link my account either, this is something personal and just for me. I think that I need to seperate some of my personal life from FB as everyone is your best friend on there but also a critic. I like the comfortability on here socializing with like minded people and the positive energy :)<3

    You said it BEST!
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    Not only did I link it, but I started a weight loss and healthy living support group from my friends list. It's been growing as they invite their friends too. It's open if anyone wants to join https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/277845202272147/

    Mary Ann
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/iddreams/view/overcoming-the-obesity-mindset-194711
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    No way. Here on MFP I can say things I couldn't on Facebook. I have hyper-critical family and anything I say about my fitness immediately turns into family gossip.
    I can't even post pics of me in a bikini without getting sh it from them. Plus all you guys are way more awesome. Where else can we talk about bowel movements?

    Lol!! That is so funny what you said about bowel movements! I work for a nutritional company, and we talk about poop all....day....long. People describe their poop in great detail, so the bodily functions are no big deal to me now! Sooo funny!
  • melsy21
    melsy21 Posts: 193 Member
    I HAZ NO FACEBOOK!


    Me too, I'm anti-fb
  • pollard775
    pollard775 Posts: 38 Member
    I don't want mine linked to fb. I joined about a week ago, on the advice of my daughter who is also a member of MFP. It is a great site, I don't feel judged so much and also, I am with "like" minded people who want to become or stay healthy. I find that some of the posts from family members, regarding diet or exercise, are completely negative and actually promote being unhealthy. I want my life journey to be a positive healthy road. Even if I do fail at times, there is always, a positive message in it somewhere, I just have to have the patience to find it and recognize the lesson. :) Have a Happy and Healthy day folks! :smile: :smile:
  • pollard775
    pollard775 Posts: 38 Member
    No way. Here on MFP I can say things I couldn't on Facebook. I have hyper-critical family and anything I say about my fitness immediately turns into family gossip.
    I can't even post pics of me in a bikini without getting sh it from them. Plus all you guys are way more awesome. Where else can we talk about bowel movements?

    Lol!! That is so funny what you said about bowel movements! I work for a nutritional company, and we talk about poop all....day....long. People describe their poop in great detail, so the bodily functions are no big deal to me now! Sooo funny!

    TOO FUNNY! I work for gastroenterologists, so I can totally relate!!! :laugh:
  • lamilli09
    lamilli09 Posts: 354 Member
    It's already been said, but I don't have my MFP linked to my Facebook. It seems that when you tell someone you're losing weight, you're tracking calories, you're working out, etc., suddenly you have gained a pack of nutritionists. Everyone has an opinion on weight loss and food, they are all different, and they are all correct. :) In all seriousness, I prefer to share this information with the people that care about weight loss and making fitness a lifestyle.
    - LEM

    Weight Lost Since 1/11: 29
    Weight Lost Since 1/12: 2
    Add me :)
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