MFP and McDonald's??
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I have never seen a McDonald's ad... I always see Slimband...or Fitness Town Warehouse ... lol0
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MFP is free because of the ads....I don't care whats on here just keep my MFP free!!!0
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As I posted before.....you can eat mcdonalds healthy. To begin with, the reason to not eat ANY fast food is not fat, its preservatives....some of that stuff can sit on a shelf for months and doesnt decompose----there is a problem w that..
But, if you do eat there, you have options:
Of course the oatmeal.
I would get 2 eggmcmuffins when they were 2 for 1 or had a coupon...get them without cheese, and put all the egg/meat on one muffin then only use half the muffin.....a ton of protein, minimal carbs, and maybe 300 calories....for less than 2 bucks.If people eat fast food, the number one thing they should always do is throw away half the bun...the top or the bottom....that saves 100-220 calories and up to 20 carbs alone. Its the little things. I wont go on and on, but dont demonize fast food because fat Americans wont take responsibility for themselves.....we pull into the drive thru, Grimace doesnt make us go in.
No, you're right, it ISN'T Grimace who makes me go...it's the Hamburglar! :laugh:0 -
MFP doesn't control the advertising. The ads are hosted by google, and they advertise based on things you comment on and search for on the internet. So if you post "Mcdonalds sucks," the ad software just reads McDonalds and decides to give you an ad on that. That's why at one point I was getting a lot of HCG related ads, because I posted a lot about how HCG sucks.
This is true. Ads are different for everyone depending on what you search, click on, and type on the internet. Every click and key stroke can be recorded/tracked. Websites can track how you get to their sites whether it is from an email link, rotating ad on a different site, google search, or a plain link from a different site. The internet is very sophisticated...I used to be a Web Designer/Developer.
Example: I have been looking into all-inclusive vacations for the summer recently and also searching for a counseling internship since I am in my final stretch of getting my Masters in Arts in Counseling. Right now the ad at the top is showing something for a couples resort in Jamaica and the ad on the side is advertising a Substance Abuse Treatment Center (I've looked into alot of those recently for intern opportunities).0 -
Just saw an add for McDonald's on here.....seriously?? For a website that is here to help people live a healthier lifestyle, I can't believe they would be promoting Mc Donald's!! SMH
MFP has no control over what ads are shown or not. The ads that pop up are based off the search history and topics you browse on MFP also.
If someone types pizza, there will be pizza ads at some point............0 -
It wasn't the McMuffin that was hurting you - it was the Large Coke.
Oh, defintiely. I was drinking a lot of coke - it's probably my biggest vice. I haven't had a coke in 23 days. Actually, no soda at all. Just water, and then sometimes we mix up a pitcher of crystal light on the weekends.
But that doesn't mean the egg mcmuffin was doing me any favors. Calorie wise they're not so bad, but they're very greasy.0 -
There are many ad block software out there. If the advertising are bothering you, block them and problem solved.0
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I just had McDonald's for lunch - grilled chicken ceaser salad - only 190 calories. Less calories than my breakfast of oatmeal!0
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I don;t even read the ads. And why not? You will come across it sooner or later. Better here where you have all your friends to back you up and keep you motivated, then somewhere else, when you are alone, starving and desperate ^^0
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I noticed something similar...I added a "homemade samoa" cookie to my diary. Lo and behold, the next day I had an ad for a recipe for homemade samoas. I really hate that, I don't like adding my calories for califlower and having a big yummy cookie staring at me from the sidelines. I can resist, but I really don't need any added temptations! (But I'm glad MFP is free, so I just ignore it!)0
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i see dominos on here alot, & top of my screen filled with cookies & donuts lol0
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Just saw an add for McDonald's on here.....seriously?? For a website that is here to help people live a healthier lifestyle, I can't believe they would be promoting Mc Donald's!! SMH
It's not the way it works, the ads here are based on cookies save on your computer, so that means you must of searched for something McDonalds related the ad choice sees the cookies from McDonalds and puts ads up based on them because they think you like it. I did a search for Beavis and Butthead a few days ago and i got beavis and butthead DVD ads!
(delete the cookies and the ads related McDonald's will go away)0 -
Adblock Plus. Never worry about having to see or complain about ads again.0
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MFP doesn't control the advertising. The ads are hosted by google, and they advertise based on things you comment on and search for on the internet. So if you post "Mcdonalds sucks," the ad software just reads McDonalds and decides to give you an ad on that. That's why at one point I was getting a lot of HCG related ads, because I posted a lot about how HCG sucks.
Mhmm... Mine are all about shoes.0 -
I had McDonalds twice this week for lunch (this is not a normal week for me ...usually it's once a month) and love it. Both meals were under 500 calories and worth every one.
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You know actually, the editor of Men's Health, David Zincenko, gave McDonald's a 'B' for at least trying to get some lower cal stuff in there, but it all comes down to how they market too. In the popular "Eat This Not That", he suggested having one of the Snack Wraps as your sandwich meal instead of the big honking sandwich like a Double QPounder or something. And Mickey D's puts out their nutrition too, so at the end of the day, it's still all about choice!
I saw a Weightwatchers add here too which was odd because MFP is very similar to WW's PointsTracker in many ways, AND IT'S FREE which I love. (Don't tell my wife, but I think it's a little better too... the scanner on the iPhone app is amazing...) But that goes to show how amazing MFP is!0 -
I'm using Google Chrome and have AdBlock and Keep My Opt-Outs installed, I don't see any adverts :happy:0
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maybe they are just showing any and every ad on mine since I don't really google. I do FB, pinterest, MFP, my emails, and my bank. Right now it's Chuck E. Cheese and I know I have NEVER googled or been to that site! LOL!0
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maybe they are just showing any and every ad on mine since I don't really google. I do FB, pinterest, MFP, my emails, and my bank. Right now it's Chuck E. Cheese and I know I have NEVER googled or been to that site! LOL!
Did you think about cheese? I do... every day
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maybe they are just showing any and every ad on mine since I don't really google. I do FB, pinterest, MFP, my emails, and my bank. Right now it's Chuck E. Cheese and I know I have NEVER googled or been to that site! LOL!
Did you think about cheese? I do... every day
Ah -ha!! That's it!!!! They are mind readers!! I must have been thinking about how much I hate McDonalds and they were trying to change my mind!! ;o)0 -
A side note to people with ad blockers: You realize that ads are the only thing that keeps the internet free? Unless you want to pay $10 a month to use MFP, do your part and lets sites show you annoying ads that help keep them up and running.0
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Try these: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=adblock
The first 5 results cover very good ad-block plugins for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and IE0 -
You can order the oatmeal without brown sugar and fruit. Most of the sugar comes from the fruit (particularly the raisins).well lets be real:0) McDonalds is a part of life, we as the over wieght, just have to be strong enough to make smart choices when there. Hardest thing ever was to order the oatmeal instead of the mc muffin i so love. That oatmeal was sooo good, it really was:0) great now i want micky d's
I hate to break it to you but that oatmeal isn't much better for you than the egg mcmuffin. It's chock full of added sugar. Even the salads and wraps at McDonalds aren't exactly healthy. I would stay away from McDonalds at all costs; I wouldn't go more than once every two weeks. I used to get an egg mcmuffin and a large coke every morning for breakfast. Now, I haven't gone there in more than three weeks. I have a goal to go an entire year. There is nothing there that I need.0 -
Not breaking anything to me:0) As a certified "Lunch Lady" very aware. Anything you dont have to personally wash, cut, and cook isnt going to be your best choice, However i find its the little things that add up to our success:0) I dont live near fast food so it is a treat, and would be very easy to just choose without thinking but it made me feel good that day. It showed my kids/ family, i was/am making a change in my life. I did have them ommit the cream they put in it:0)0
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agree but i want 2 mc muffins and a hashbrown:0) so the oat meal was very filling:0)0
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I'd rather see an add for food than those nasty fungus toenail ads. I have to remind myself not to eat while on MFP otherwise I may run into them. Totally makes me nauseous and I definintely don't want to buy anything they are selling!!!0
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In my opinion, if people can be so easily influenced by advertising, then they probably would be better living in caves, the world is plastered with advertisements!
I don't care what ads there are, they keep sites free and if you're really bothered about seeing them, just download the free ad-blocker tool which can be added on to most web browsers!0 -
Just saw an add for McDonald's on here.....seriously?? For a website that is here to help people live a healthier lifestyle, I can't believe they would be promoting Mc Donald's!! SMH
It's not the way it works, the ads here are based on cookies save on your computer, so that means you must of searched for something McDonalds related the ad choice sees the cookies from McDonalds and puts ads up based on them because they think you like it. I did a search for Beavis and Butthead a few days ago and i got beavis and butthead DVD ads!
(delete the cookies and the ads related McDonald's will go away)
Yep you're right there, dude.
Quite ironic for the OP!0 -
Just saw an add for McDonald's on here.....seriously?? For a website that is here to help people live a healthier lifestyle, I can't believe they would be promoting Mc Donald's!! SMH
It's not the way it works, the ads here are based on cookies save on your computer, so that means you must of searched for something McDonalds related the ad choice sees the cookies from McDonalds and puts ads up based on them because they think you like it. I did a search for Beavis and Butthead a few days ago and i got beavis and butthead DVD ads!
(delete the cookies and the ads related McDonald's will go away)
Yep you're right there, dude.
Quite ironic for the OP!
I am the OP, and Just FYI, I eat clean. I don't do McDonalds and don't google them or go to their website so no, not every ad that is displayed is from a site you googled or have been too.....i.e. the ad right now is for Cenegenics??? Whatever that is. Whatever it is, it is a site I have never been too, which blows the theory that EVERY add is from a site you googled. Are some ads from sites you visited, sure, but are all the ads from your visited sites, no. In fact, the only ad I have seen today that was a site I actually went to was from my bank.
And no, the ad itself doesn't bother me, I dont like McDonalds so it is not like it's tempting me to slip up or anything. I only posted because I thought it was ironic that a health site would have ad from a place that is def. not the healthiest to eat at. That's it. period. I didn't know the ads were google ads and not from MFP. So now that I know that, I have no issue.
Don't understand all the negativity on here. Why the need to attack me? I simply found it ironic, so I posted. Won't happen again.0
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