Anybody willing to admit to lying to MFP?

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  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    MFP doesn't care.
    Do you really think you're doing yourself any good by lying to and misleading yourself?
    Your body knows the truth even if you mind doesn't.
  • reyopo
    reyopo Posts: 210 Member
    I've been meticulous from the beginning, but in the last week I went to a wedding and a BBQ where I did a lot of nibbling...and wine drinking. I think I did pretty darn good at logging after the wedding. But the BBQ was yesterday (got pretty tipsy drinking wine in the sun), and all day today I kept remembering things I totally forgot to log...pistachios, a bite of goat cheese, one brussel sprout, the few slices of jicama I stole while my boyfriend was making the salad. I didn't go back and add it in, I just stayed under goal today and burned a ton riding my bike to work and Zumba. I took responsibility for it, so I really don't consider it "lying", and I wouldn't if a friend did the same.
  • eidnahenri
    eidnahenri Posts: 16
    I allow people very close to me in my real life to view my diaries here, so they can help keep me accountable. One of them gets pretty frustrated with me for overdoing certain exercise (contrary to physical therapist's orders), so I only log half or less of what I actually do, simply to avoid the argument. I also intentionally log larger portions than I actually eat, for the same reason. I look like I eat them, so I may as well say I eat them, if it means he'll stop worrying so much.

    I don't do it to purposefully "lie" to mfp, myself, or anyone else... just conflict avoidance, I guess.
  • roguestates
    roguestates Posts: 223
    If I go over by a lot, I'm usually too ashamed to add it to my log. Which is dumb, because I'm sure if I just added it anyway, that would be just the kick in the pants I needed to give up whatever bad habit caused me to go over my goal.

    Why are we so afraid of food? Let's not cultivate an unhealthy relationship with food; it nourishes us. Some days, we're going to eat more than we need, but other days we won't. The guilt only triggers a bad cycle of thinking/behavior.

    It's counterproductive to lie to MFP, and some of the examples sound like they're bordering on eating disorder territory...

    I can admit to not being as precise as I could be because I don't own a food scale (yet) and can't find some of my foods in the database, especially when I eat out. I try to get as close as possible and err on the conservative side, though.

    I also don't trust MFP's catalog of calories burned for physical activities; they seem a bit generous. Thus, I don't eat back 100% of calories burned. If I do, it's by accident, lol.
  • nostalgicfortune
    nostalgicfortune Posts: 54
    I dont... lie.. persay... but once a week my family and I -who are all in it together- have a 'cheat' day.. where we don't log our foods and get to indulge a little ... we still eat pretty healthy... just.. well we get that fudge bar we've been craving all week... or that cheeseburger... a nice cheesy omelet...mmmm .... saturday is almost here for me lol can you tell???
  • naughtyfushsia_wechnaged
    naughtyfushsia_wechnaged Posts: 140
    i track everything that passes my lips every day, chore i know but if i didn't i would slip and give up, i be honest and strictish with myself so i make sure i have 100 cals left over for the day "just incase" i under estimate a certain food which isn't in the data base then im safe with the 100 cals that i have to play with ;o)
  • MooMooooo
    MooMooooo Posts: 306 Member
    I have lied too.

    When I first started here I had a terrible habit of overeating. I was really ashamed of myself and lack of self control.

    On my wall I often lamented that 1200 cals weren't enough... mate, 3000 would have been more achieveable...

    So I would only log up to 1200 - or a bit over and then I would just hate myself and not log. (I didn't want to be confronted by the truth)

    Now, many months of changing my eating habits later... I lie the other way - I overestimate calories if I'm unsure and underestimate workout calories - because I'm always unsure.

    It works better this way. :)
  • stephvaile
    stephvaile Posts: 298
    at the end of the day you are not lying to mfp you are decieving yourself if you don,t care why should we its the result at the end of each week that counts if your not getting results you want then your only hurting yourself :wink: :wink:
  • EllieMo
    EllieMo Posts: 131 Member
    You're not lying to MFP. You're lying to yourself!
  • sandown12
    sandown12 Posts: 648 Member
    The only person your lying too is yourself
  • CookieCrumble
    CookieCrumble Posts: 221 Member
    Not intentionally BUT sometimes, I fill in my diary with something for dinner - and then don't eat it - or anything else - and I don't correct my diary because I know I'll get a virtual smack from my MFP friends. I've become very finicky over what I will eat and when and I know that I have to watch myself here because I know that's a slippery slope into a territory I don't want to go... :noway:

    I haven't done it often but I know that I HAVE done this... I'm going to make sure that my diary is spot on from now on. Brownies' honour! That was cathartic, thanks! :bigsmile:
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    I will only be honest if I close off my diary to everyone, otherwise, I am going to lie, almost everyday.
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    i don't lie, I think i over estimate weight of foods (always put in more)- really must invest in some scales to be more accurate.
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    Sure...but, I am only hurting myself.
  • dotty1979
    dotty1979 Posts: 16 Member
    I try not to. I know once I get in to missing little things off I'm on a slippery slope to saying 'well its onlt a little chocolate bar, it won't matter'. Thing is once you get on the scales it does matter and you've only managed to lie to yourself.
    Having said that is was difficultt yesterday evening. I was soooo hungry but I knew eating anything would take me over for the day. Had a slice of soreen though and proud of myself for logging it. Yeah, i was over my calories but only by seven and I knew exactly where I was!
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    dotty1979 - but did you add butter? if so did you log ....??
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I do my best not too, but measuring goofs happen. If I remember the next day that I forgot something, though, I'll go back and add it. So down the road, I can look at what I've eaten and what happened and have a very accurate picture.

    I'm absolutely certain now that my HRM is overly optimistic on how many calories I burn, even though it's accurate as far as my heart rate, but I still put the numbers in, I just don't eat all of it back.
  • tlruffino
    tlruffino Posts: 28
    I am additcated to MFP. I don't eat if I haven't logged. I don't count things like my tablespoon of s/f grape jeppy on my english muffin or butter on my toast. everything else I log.
  • dotty1979
    dotty1979 Posts: 16 Member
    Yep, logged the butter!
    Probably over estimated too as not sure I used a full tablespoon on one little slice of soreen
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    Yep, logged the butter!
    Probably over estimated too as not sure I used a full tablespoon on one little slice of soreen

    great job! I always forget then add the next day
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I try not to lie because that will affect my whole point of being on here. I don't track spices though, because they are all 0 :smile:
  • Bobby_Clerici
    Bobby_Clerici Posts: 1,828 Member
    Why lie?
    Who cares?
    If you're that much in fear of a little anonymous accountability, I seriously doubt you will make it far reaching your goals.
    This attitude must change, and by posting this, I suspect that you are doing just that.
    I hope so.
    Good Luck :flowerforyou:
  • wgn4166
    wgn4166 Posts: 771 Member
    i hardly ever clean my plate. I dont subtract any calories.
  • Linbo93
    Linbo93 Posts: 229 Member
    I track everything that I eat. I transfer my calorie intake over to the BodyMedia Fit website to calculate my true caloric deficit, so if my calorie intake is inaccurate, so is the data on that website. Besides, at the end of the day, to omit something intentionally only hurts myself. I'm done playing that game!
  • raverhayley
    raverhayley Posts: 112 Member
    i actully log everything i eat and drink on here- no point lying to myself or mfp cuz its not gunna help me loose weight in the long run!!!
  • raverhayley
    raverhayley Posts: 112 Member
    I try not to lie because that will affect my whole point of being on here. I don't track spices though, because they are all 0 :smile:
    i got told not all of them are?
  • SusanDoesIt
    SusanDoesIt Posts: 73 Member
    HA!! I've done that a couple of times...if my weight is up, I just won't log it until it comes back down!
  • Mindmovesbody
    Mindmovesbody Posts: 399 Member
    It annoys me when people say 'we all do it'. I actually don't. I log the good, the bad and the ugly. It keeps me accountable and my friends appreciate my honesty! Every French fry, every tic tac, every dash of cinnamon, etc. If I were to lie it would mess up my reports and progress which I refer to when Ina slump, like now. Having too much trouble losing this last 12 lbs to be lying in my food diary!
  • Redskins76
    Redskins76 Posts: 68
    I am willing to admit that I have lied on MFP before to be under my daily goal. I told myself that wouldnt help because the scale doesn't lie no matter what you put down! COME ON YALL! lol.
  • Mindmovesbody
    Mindmovesbody Posts: 399 Member
    I try not to lie because that will affect my whole point of being on here. I don't track spices though, because they are all 0 :smile:
    i got told not all of them are?

    They definitely are not all a zero! Cinnamon is 5 cals a tsp. for example. It wouldn't be a big deal if you missed it here and there but if you use a lot of caloric spices, it can add up over a whole week!

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