Advice and profile pics

secretlobster
secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
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Be honest...

Do you (even just internally) accept or reject someone's advice based on the person's body in their profile picture?

Are you less likely to take advice from someone who looks like they are struggling with their weight?
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  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    Honestly?

    No about rejecting advice and no.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    edit.. misread your question. and no is my answer.
  • Lisascherer1
    Lisascherer1 Posts: 24 Member
    I don't base it on the profile picture at all. I want to have MFP friends that are supportive, offer good advice and are going through the same struggles I am. That is all I base it on. :)
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    This makes me think I shouldn't have put such an awful profile pic up. I used that one so I'd have something motivating to look at. Ha! Even my hair is crazy windblown. I look like a maniac. But to answer your question, I do pay attention to other people's profile pics and tickers. Seems more credible coming from someone who's been there and done well.
  • Lil_MiSsSunshiNe
    Lil_MiSsSunshiNe Posts: 167
    Depends on if they have pie.
  • beduffbrickie
    beduffbrickie Posts: 642 Member
    not at all, I have a diverse list
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I accept everyone if they request friendship. I rarely send out my own requests...I think maybe 20 (plus or minus) times total in my year plus at MFP.

    I also don't look at the picture when it comes to advice. If I know it's doubtful in its accuracy, I'll usually just discount it. If it's a possibility...I'll research it. If its solid...I'll give props and back it up. What their profile picture is or isn't is irrelevant to me. I mean hell...it may not even be them.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    actually I listen to any and all reasonable advice, so no \m/
  • Manderator
    Manderator Posts: 28 Member
    I'd like to say I don't. I had to leave the post and check out my few friends to be sure lol :D I have lots of different ones all with different goals and both men and women. Look at me being all diversified :D

    I need encouragement lots of times rather than advice.
  • BriskisGrl
    BriskisGrl Posts: 461
    No.
  • sherri85
    sherri85 Posts: 148 Member
    I think that the best advice comes from the people who have been through the same issues. If they have never struggled with there weight how can the know my struggles? But if your perfect I guess you want advice from other perfect people only?
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    NOPE
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    Yes. I am much more likely to take advice from someone who is at my goal weight and understands what I'm going for and/or from people who have lost a ton of weight.
  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    No I am open because honestly if you someone a little overweight in their pic who are you to judge we are all here for the same reason. Kudos to them for making the choice to go on this journey and also not to mention who knows how much weight they have lost so far......:drinker:
  • Captain_Mal
    Captain_Mal Posts: 945 Member
    No, a profile picture doesn't always make or break it for me.

    And. . . As long as it's logical and sound advice, I'll consider it.
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    I reject all advice without any bias.
  • LindaCWy
    LindaCWy Posts: 463 Member
    Honestly... yes.

    I prefer to get advise from someone who has a desirable shape.
  • njean888
    njean888 Posts: 399 Member
    Yes and yes. I will typically accept all friend requests but then tend to regret it later and end up deleting friends. As far as the advice not so much on this site but I do not like taking fitness/exercise advice from someone that is not in shape themselves.
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    I love to hear from everyone....That is why I have had such a great time on this site. I learn new things all the time : )
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    When I had a picture of me at a figure competition as my profile pic people I noticed people paid more attention to what I said. I got a lot of PM asking for advice and friend requests.

    I'm back to being invisible again.
  • DeeKay2169
    DeeKay2169 Posts: 72 Member
    I do.. If you look like a tool you will not be accepted and if you are nothing but Skin/bones and you talk about how you need to lose 5+ lbs you will NOT be accepted. LOL
  • sktllmdrhmz
    sktllmdrhmz Posts: 1,799 Member
    Depends on if they have pie.

    This.

    Honestly, it depends on the topic. If I'm asking a question about getting that "V", then obviously I'm gonna pay more attention to the person who has one.
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    Depends on if they have pie.
    Well played.


    I consider any advice that sounds reasonable, even if the profile picture is of a cat... even if the cat is clearly obese. And then I do my own research. A lot of the time I'm more interested in others' personal experiences, anyway.
  • HellsKells
    HellsKells Posts: 671 Member
    I generally take all advice with a grain of salt until I can cross reference it somewhere reliable.

    I admit that I have worried about whether or not someone would accept a friend request from me though, based on my profile picture and considering that I've got a long way to go to be where I want to be, so I haven't sent many requests.

    All encouragement is good though, so based on the info in this thread, maybe I should just give it a try more often. :smile:
  • Briski1411
    Briski1411 Posts: 296 Member
    I listen to any and all advice good and bad. However I am smart enough to weed out the BS and only take the advice I want. This usually pisses ppl off because they told me what to do but I still did my own thing.

    So I like to hear your idea but I usually have my answer. That's not top say though if I think yor answer is better than mine. Then I will do that.

    Case in point I get tired quick at the gym by burning out on one muscle. A guy told me ok so do super sets (one set/muscle followed by a different type of exercise/muscle) and repeat so by the time I tire out i will have been through all the muscle groups I planned on hitting that day. This guy was Big and built.


    On the other hand I guy told me to add more weight to my weaker side for a few weeks, but he is old and fat. I don't really like that idea and have better solutions in my head.

    I still listened to all of it!!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Interesting responses!

    And no I don't mean "would you accept or reject them as a friend?", I'm only asking if a person's body has an effect on whether or not you'd take fitness/nutrition advice from them.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    i definitely place advice from people who are in shape above people who are out of shape.
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    I will not reject a person for being too big. But i do reject a lot of people who are reallly skinny. I dont want to not support them, but I find its easier to have "friends" that are on the same journey.
  • TitanGM
    TitanGM Posts: 1,161 Member
    I'm not too strict about it, but I prefer to take advice mostly from successful people, since they have gone probably through failure, but they got the experience to change their body. I like to use the common sense in this case, which means that I will not take every word for true unless I do research myself about it.
  • ster81
    ster81 Posts: 249
    I listen to everyones advice regardless of body type... It doesn't mean ill be implementing each one, but its good to know others perspective on things.

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