Faking Stats? I wonder....

trenai77
trenai77 Posts: 10 Member
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Do any of you wonder if any MFP members fake some of their stats just to get praise and attention from others? Maybe they didn't actually lose this week or do any exercise for the day. (it was just on my mind, lol)
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  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    Some people will always fake on the internet..... or in bed.

    Accept it as a fact of life.
  • Amcolecchi
    Amcolecchi Posts: 260 Member
    Hmm I know I don't fake but I am sure some ppl do!
  • kekl
    kekl Posts: 382 Member
    I guess they are out there, but I just wonder why someone would do that. You're only cheating yourself!
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    yes I think some do. And you know what...it doesn't really matter, all they are doing is hurting themselves.

    someone elses fake number doesn't hurt me, or you, and if we offer them a congratulations or a way to go, they know it's hollow....deep down inside they know they don't deserve it.

    So fakers? Yup....worried about it? nope....
  • Lula16
    Lula16 Posts: 628 Member
    Some people will always fake on the internet..... or in bed.


    ^^^ :laugh:
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    <<<<<<<< TOTAL FAKER
  • mommy2AR
    mommy2AR Posts: 2,796 Member
    I am sure there are those out there that do ... my thoughts on it are it only hurts themselves! I try to encourage those that need it and be positive.
  • xlolitabandita
    xlolitabandita Posts: 242
    Not me! I do this for myself, so I don't really care what anyone thinks of my journal or my progress. However, I'm quite sure there are people out there who do!
  • MissC787
    MissC787 Posts: 175 Member
    I guess they are out there, but I just wonder why you would do that. You're only cheating yourself!

    ^^^^Exactly what I was going to say.^^^^
  • whitehandlady
    whitehandlady Posts: 459 Member
    i guess it's possible

    but i don't worry about it really

    they'd only be hurting themselves with the lies:ohwell:
  • jenj1313
    jenj1313 Posts: 898 Member
    Never wondered... don't care what other people do. That would be their loss!
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    Some people do, i wouldn't doubt it. If so, i'd say they are here for the wrong reasons.
  • GFab
    GFab Posts: 75
    Possibility.....I don't because I do this for me.....the support of my friends is what keeps me going. But you never know....:frown:
  • MrsLVF
    MrsLVF Posts: 787 Member
    I'm sure the trolls do.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    Possibly, but they're only cheating themselves.

    If getting attention from strangers for something they didn't do makes someone happy, I guess I could care less....
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    I think people do. I also think people do so unintentionally. I once saw a girl whose wrist measurement was impossible for even an infant. I just rolled my eyes. I'm pretty sure some people can't use a measuring tape correctly.
  • scottstephens79
    scottstephens79 Posts: 77 Member
    My numbers have been honest but I don't put up any pics because I've never liked any pics of myself, yet alone pics of me before my goal weight. I'm probably not the only person here to put up decent numbers and not offer visual proof..... just a thought.
  • vernessie
    vernessie Posts: 47
    Their make be people on the site who fake stats, but me personally do not fake my stats. What would I have to gain. This journey is a lifestyle change for me and for most part everyone else who is trying to lose weight.

    Just my two cents added
    :smile:
  • lovesweetlove
    lovesweetlove Posts: 40
    I always think that about people's journal entries! Sometimes I'll see entries that make me wonder... Sometimes though, I guess people really think it's 1/2 a cup when really its closer to 1 cup, ect.

    Whatever floats their boat. I try to be brutally honest because in the end, I'm the one who wants/will get results.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    YES
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    I guess they are out there, but I just wonder why you would do that. You're only cheating yourself!

    I just think some really over exaggerate the "calories burned" like who burns 300 cals cooking supper for an hour? Are you working in a restaurant? Or are they just grossly misinformed? Or am I the one that's wrong?

    If so then direct me to the kitchen :noway:
  • tomakehermine
    tomakehermine Posts: 77
    i am sure they do - people create fake profiles on every internet site - use other peoples photos & false information *shrugs* there is a great movie called catfish about this - i honestly don't know where people find the time.
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    Those people couldn't possibly be serious about their journey. I think you'd notice other things, like not logging or other inconsistencies, to go along with the suspected fakery. It's hard for me to imagine many people would do that.
  • april_beth
    april_beth Posts: 616 Member
    ive seen b*tches photoshop their own pictures...
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    I wonder about that too about ppl on MFP. Some of the pictures look like the 'after' pictures were really taking before....years before.... They are dated by the clothes they are wearing, or the quality of the picture....lol
  • DrKittyCat
    DrKittyCat Posts: 108
    I don't see how they'd be helping anyone by faking stats... this site is supposed to keep track of diet and fitness so you can get a feeling of what works and what doesn't!
  • WhitneyAnnabelle
    WhitneyAnnabelle Posts: 724 Member
    Sometimes I want to change mine to 110 pounds and have people think, "Hmm...is that biologically and logically possible?"

    But yeah, why would you fake your stats? What a waste of time.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Yep and when they eventually get found out it's never pretty. They even added rules to prevent people from faking results pics.
  • Quasita
    Quasita Posts: 1,530 Member
    Try confronting someone you suspect of this... If you're right, they flip out... I didn't accuse anyone, but I mentioned that adding things like 5 minutes walking your kid to the bus stop isn't really helping cuz it's part of your TDEE, and she went bonkers. She never posted actual workouts, just justified eating more by adding things she did throughout the day.
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    I know a girl that claims she has 20% bf but is actually at 23%. She just lies about it for some reason. Meh.


    I don't fake my stats simply because I never thought about it... Thinking about it, I don't care to show my progress to people. I put it here for me. Lies aren't reality... Losing 3lbs on this site and not in real life doesn't get you anywhere... just makes you a little more insane.

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