Anybody willing to admit to lying to MFP?

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  • DeeDee2211
    DeeDee2211 Posts: 1,133 Member
    I don`t log my decafe black coffee, or the odd caffiene free diet coke, or spices that I know are 0 cals.
  • Ladyiianae
    Ladyiianae Posts: 271 Member
    "What you eat in private, you wear in public."

    This! I try to remember this all the time! I try not to lie but I know there have been times I might've forgotten something. Or I remember and I'll add it in even if it's 2 days later.
  • Cambrendle
    Cambrendle Posts: 104 Member
    I don't always add in my Propel packet - it's 10 calories per packet - which I use for 64 oz of water (instead of 16) - I probably burn that 10 cals getting up to refill the jug and add another packet /shrug
  • KAR1959
    KAR1959 Posts: 4,335 Member
    I don't always log in everything...but I believe I also underestimate my exercise calories burned. So hopefully they cancel each other out:-)
  • raindance_maggie
    raindance_maggie Posts: 150
    when i lie to MFP i dont lose weight....like this week. i havent logged all my beers. *kicks rocks* just cause i dont tell MFP doesnt mean i dont tell my body :D
  • mscolleen2003
    mscolleen2003 Posts: 126 Member
    What I have learned, you might lie to MFP, but the scales and your clothes will not cover up your lie.. sad, but true:)
  • Living4Liz2012
    Living4Liz2012 Posts: 312
    It happens...

    Yeah I forget to mention the extra ketchup, mustard or lettuce I take off. If it's something simple like this why bother
    The scale will catch me when I weigh in, and then I will tighten up...If it's a few calories don't stress it:)
  • Erica27511
    Erica27511 Posts: 490 Member
    Not intentionally lying, but I may forget to add the olive oil I sauteed something in. Other than that, I log everything...sugar free gum, black pepper, spices, etc
  • bmoregan
    bmoregan Posts: 109 Member
    Yup.
    2 things specifically. 1) I drink too much coffee which I take black. I take tea with milk. I dont log the milk to encourage me to drink tea instead of coffee. 2) I often don't log vegetables. I dont eat enough veggies so same logic - if I know I can snack on a raw carrot for "free" I'm more likely to do it.

    I dont go overboard on either. 2 or 3 cups of tea a day and well, like I said, not enough veggies.

    Still averaging -2 lbs a week for the last 10 weeks so my logic for now is "if it ain't broke..."

    If I "plateau" I'll re-visit.
  • VictoFlowers
    VictoFlowers Posts: 6
    When I have really bad days, I just don't bother. It only depresses me and makes it harder for me to get back on track. I have a very bad bingeing history so. I'm still fighting it.
  • m60kaf
    m60kaf Posts: 421 Member
    You are only lying to yourself

    I put everything down

    But then maybe that's why I never ask the question "I don't get it I eat nothing but never lose any weight"

    If I put a lb on or lose a lb my MFP records will reflect 3600 excess or defecit cals
  • beautifullyblessed16
    beautifullyblessed16 Posts: 180 Member
    Sure I do, but in the grand scheme of things, I'm only lying to myself. And I'll get caught on Monday morning when I step on the scale and see whether my "lies" will come back to bite me in the butt.

    What she said :) - and (added after original reply)- I usually enter in my food BEFORE I eat it, to see how it looks in the grand scheme of my day. Yesterday I went to a bbq where I would have a choice between brats or burgers.... so I planned ahead of time which would be "ok" for my day. If I am going to eat junk occasionally, then I should at least educate myself ahead of time, right?

    THIS. I almost always pre-plan days like this. Actually, I like pre-planning everyday if I have the time. It really does help to know how your calories and macros fall together in the grand scheme of things. Plus, once you have it all planned to your satisfaction (and within your limits), it will be less tempting to go outside what your diary says.
  • tinaboo2
    tinaboo2 Posts: 4
    Since I am only down 0.5 lb this week - i think i'm unintentionally lying by not getting portion sizes right. Underestamating i assume. And as my friend and i discussed too late -- that cake was NOT worth the almost 300 calories -- and we dont think it was right anyway. I did go over 2 days and under the rest - so....
    down is down so trying to remember that -- but also going to watch my 'portions' more closely. And see what happens next week.
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    I over estimate so if I don't log something small it's usually already accounted for.
  • MessyLittlePanda
    MessyLittlePanda Posts: 213 Member
    I don't willingly lie but I'm not sure I'm always 100% accurate with my measurements of things, sometimes I put an estimate in rather than weighing/measuring. I pretty much know what half a cup of something or whatever looks like but I'm sure at times I'm a bit over or under.
  • SaundraU
    SaundraU Posts: 77
    I tend to lie the other way, if I cant find it in the database or if there are multiple versions I take the most calories possible instead of the least. Otherwise I try to log EVERYTHING.
  • 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:
    i got told not all of them are?

    Let me rephrase this before anyone get's all defensive on me for saying that HAHA. All the spices I use have 0 calories, and if I use dried or fresh basil, it's around ~1-2 calories so I don't log that either. If it has more than 4 calories, I log it.
  • denise33027
    denise33027 Posts: 108 Member
    I don't always log my beer/wine intake. I should and I know this, but I don't.
  • ScubyUK
    ScubyUK Posts: 271 Member
    If I weigh myself and the number went up for whatever reason I don't log that I weighed myself lol.

    ^^ This ^^
  • debi_f
    debi_f Posts: 330 Member
    I try to be as honest as possible, but I admit that a lot of what I log is an estimate. I try to stay under my daily limit to make up for those errors. Something is working, though, because I've lost a total of 48 pounds so far and have only 2 more to go!
  • fishermanmatt
    fishermanmatt Posts: 308 Member
    I don't know if I'd call what I do lying or not. I'm a little lazy measuring and logging my food. I try to over estimate the volume of food I'm eating and look if I don't find the exact food in the database, I look at similar items and pick the one with the most calories. On exercise (swimming or walking in my case), I log every minute I'm in the pool or on the trail. I'm pretty sure I get credit for calories being burnt that I'm not actually burning but at this point I'm logging it more for time that anything.

    Logging bad info doesn't hurt MFP but it will keep me from meeting my goals.
  • priyac1987
    priyac1987 Posts: 115 Member
    Sure I do, but in the grand scheme of things, I'm only lying to myself. And I'll get caught on Monday morning when I step on the scale and see whether my "lies" will come back to bite me in the butt.

    What she said :) - and (added after original reply)- I usually enter in my food BEFORE I eat it, to see how it looks in the grand scheme of my day. Yesterday I went to a bbq where I would have a choice between brats or burgers.... so I planned ahead of time which would be "ok" for my day. If I am going to eat junk occasionally, then I should at least educate myself ahead of time, right?

    I do this! Always put the food into my diary first as a guide to what to eat for the day. I also find this easier to stick to because i have to eat what ive logged, otherwise i generally will feel tempted to nibble on crap basically!!
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    I dont lie, just dont put down things that arent really worth logging...
    Like pepper... and when I'm eating out.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    I don't always log my beer/wine intake. I should and I know this, but I don't.

    This website and it's information is public and available to anyone via a simple google search. Be careful what you log. You never know when that will come back at you. For instance, if you log drinking every night, and then something odd happens, and then suddenly you're in court defending and explaining your "alcoholism". *kitten* happens. Be smart.
  • stephvaile
    stephvaile Posts: 298
    I don`t log my decafe black coffee, or the odd caffiene free diet coke, or spices that I know are 0 cals.
    coffee actually as 8 cals per mug (black) not alot but if u drink alot
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    nope, im very anal about everything being on there! lol x
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    sometimes I forget to add the extra toppings or ingredients in the foods that I'm cooking.
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    i have been known too..especially recently again..i guess we are actually lying to ourselves, not this site..someone actually deleted me for admitting to doing this..cool mfp friend, huh ? i have been doing A LOT better again tho..it happens to us sometimes..all we can do is TRY not to..good luck to us all:drinker:
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
    Well now, lying or omitting, admittedly a fine line. I always leave a couple of hundred calories at the end of the day for what i call "unconscious eating" you know, the tasting while cooking, stealing a chip or a fry, one extra gram on the scale, that way it doesn't come back to bite me but if I logged every bite I would be at the computer for hours since my diet is already pretty complicated.
  • Katanthus
    Katanthus Posts: 346 Member
    My other half laughs at me, when I get to the end of the day, and i can't quite make my calorie goal, I add a bit more food to my diary. He says " I have heard of people lying when they ate more than they did, but you log more food than you ate".

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