Faking Stats? I wonder....

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  • fit4lyfeLisa
    fit4lyfeLisa Posts: 529 Member
    I never fake my stats, but I'm pretty sure there are people that do.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    This is really 12 inches.

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    It says One Yard. I'm gonna go with that now. It's true that you gain in some areas while loosing weigh in others!! Woohoo!!
  • Nikki_42
    Nikki_42 Posts: 298 Member
    I may put my alcohol calories as "quick calories" so I don't look like a drunk on weekends, lol, but that's about it and I still count it. :tongue:
  • Charliesuccess
    Charliesuccess Posts: 181 Member
    Well the truth is they can fake us out if they want to, but there not pulling a fast one on thier fat cells....Fat cells ALWAYS tell the truth....! hahaha
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I'm lying right now.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    This is really 12 inches.

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    Ahahahaha! :bigsmile:
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    I thought about that once and the only person they're hurting is themselves. The only person who it matters to and is accountable is that person. It's their loss not mine.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    I'm lying right now.

    *brain explodes*
  • mommy7
    mommy7 Posts: 153
    Why fake?? That's just stupid. Though I do LOL when people do "gut sucking in" pictures.

    Wish I could fake all this exercise and eating somewhat right and get someone to photoshop my pictures. That would be the life! Well, na, not really, I like the body I've busted my *kitten* to achieve.
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    If people are willing to post pics of other people and claim that it is them, then I'm certain people will fake their stats for props. Posers!!!
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Some people will always fake on the internet..... or in bed.

    Accept it as a fact of life.


    :laugh:
  • jdploki70
    jdploki70 Posts: 343
    The only time this hurts people is when someone fakes results, and then acts like a guru as to the "right" way to lose weight, giving people bad advice. That's why I always recommend people speak to a dietitian before doing anything extreme with their food intake, weight, or exercise regime.
  • sel254
    sel254 Posts: 273 Member
    I don't fake - I'd only be cheating myself....

    But I'm sure some might....each to their own! ;)
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I simply adore how you all assume that everyone that lies about their stats lies in their own favor.

    If I workout for 108 minutes, I only log 100.
    If it says I burned 398 calories, I usually type in 350.
    If i ate a bagel and it says it was 172 calories, I put in 200.

    I purposefully post my stats against myself, to keep myself pushing harder.

    And I only log half my workouts cause I dont like the backlash from the lazies telling me Im obsessed.

    lol or calling my workouts FAKE.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    This is really 12 inches.

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    Finally! I can claim I'm half a foot, and have the proof to back it! :tongue:
  • lickmybaconcakes
    lickmybaconcakes Posts: 1,063 Member
    Faking it you say?


    Results don't lie.
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
    Some people will always fake on the internet..... or in bed.

    Accept it as a fact of life.

    LOL.
  • Broderick50
    Broderick50 Posts: 842 Member
    sad but true i try not to think about it because they're results aren't tied to me in any way other than a compliment and if you gotta fake good weight loss results to get compliments you got bigger issues
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
    There was a poster here a few weeks ago that posted a success story where the after photo was the before photo just photoshopped. Even the microwave in the background had the same time. :laugh:
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    I'm lying right now.
    *brain explodes*
    That's some straight-up Christopher Nolan *kitten*, right there.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    I simply adore how you all assume that everyone that lies about their stats lies in their own favor.

    If I workout for 108 minutes, I only log 100.
    If it says I burned 398 calories, I usually type in 350.
    If i ate a bagel and it says it was 172 calories, I put in 200.

    I purposefully post my stats against myself, to keep myself pushing harder.

    And I only log half my workouts cause I dont like the backlash from the lazies telling me Im obsessed.

    lol or calling my workouts FAKE.
    I think you're just being realistic. MFP burns seem to be higher, and its better to estimate in a cautious manner. That's definitely not the kind of "faking" the OP seemed to be implying (she did say 'to get praise"...and clearly you aren't looking for that when you play down your stats)
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Faking or exaggerating? I'm sure everyone exaggerates to some extent. Who hasn't caught a fish 'THIS BIG!!'? If someone is actually faking losing weight just to be on here, then they should probably go out and try to make some friends in the really real world.
  • FrostyFour
    FrostyFour Posts: 262
    I haven't logged my 3 pound gain, but it's to motivate me so I won't have to.

    And I have it set to not even tell people when I exercise.
  • lisy28
    lisy28 Posts: 156 Member
    well that woul just be like cheating on solitare really

    the only person ur cheating is your self
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Some people will always fake on the internet..... or in bed.

    Accept it as a fact of life.

    LOL @ or in bed! So TRUE!
  • niightwind
    niightwind Posts: 81
    Does it matter? They're only cheating themselves. It's stupid.
  • GoldenGirl1979
    GoldenGirl1979 Posts: 716 Member
    they can fake it all they want to & post whatever they want... results DON'T LIE!!!
  • jentarver
    jentarver Posts: 192
    Well, its not like their someone you should get upset over lieing. Just gives you more of a reason to push harder right?
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    In fact my whole profile is fake, the exercise I log never even did it, the food yea I ate somethng totally different.
    I'm really 500 lbs sitting in a bean bag chair eating cheetos, joke is on you.
  • cgsr
    cgsr Posts: 113
    I don't log when I sleep eat...just sayin

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