what made you join MFP?

peachfigs
peachfigs Posts: 831 Member
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For me it was due to not having any of my family/friends/partner be supportive or encouraging :wink:

Plus, everyone on here is so knowledgable, I feel like all of my questions are answered really well!
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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I was on MyCalorieCounter since they started. I liked it and it works well enough. I just liked the layout and format of MFP a bit better in their iPhone App. I also LOVE the recipe area. That helps a lot for my common foods.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    I googled something like "weightlifting routine" and found a thread about it on here. People posting seemed to know what they were saying so i stuck around and learned from them. Glad i did.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    I'd used the Daily Plate years and years ago, but wanted something more modern. The active forums and FB like set up of social networking personal profiles is what really drew me in. I do better with a community - and MFP's got that.
  • olDave
    olDave Posts: 557 Member
    I have always had good results by counting calories. This site and it's mobile app makes it VERY easy to track everything.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    I'm fat.

    No wait, morbidly obese
  • n2thenight24
    n2thenight24 Posts: 1,651 Member
    One of my friends mention a website that she wasn't going to visit anymore because she became "obsessed" with counting calories. A light bulb went of in my brain, I'm fat, I like to become obsessed with things, I don't wanna be fat anymore. Bam, MFP for life.
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I was always googling exercise tips and MFP always had the top results with threads about various different things. I would spend hours reading through random threads on stuff, absorbing all the information, being amazed at people's before and after pics, etc. Then I found an app on my phone for the calorie counting and recognised the website and the rest is history!
  • SJackson50
    SJackson50 Posts: 282 Member
    Heard you can lose more weight by journaling...can't stand that writing and all :-)...this makes it easy!
  • RandiLandCHANGED
    RandiLandCHANGED Posts: 630 Member
    I have messy writing so keeping a written journal didn't sound very enticing.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    I wanted to ensure I was eating enough fat...
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Some girl who wrote a fanfiction I liked had it as a link in her profile.
  • ArmandoG28
    ArmandoG28 Posts: 283 Member
    the beautiful women ! las mujers tan bellas y lindas !!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Facebook had a pop up ad saying my friend liked it. So, I checked to see what it was because I am into fitness. That's why I am here and never needed to lose weight. But, I like it!!
  • ArmandoG28
    ArmandoG28 Posts: 283 Member
    oh and to lose 140 + lbs .....THAT IS IT !
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    a large database of pre-entered food and the app was free. Oh, and I rage quit my other calorie counter and deleted it from my iPhone.
  • UsernameStillLoading
    UsernameStillLoading Posts: 299 Member
    My sister joined first and I joined after to support her.
    Funny though, I use this more than she does.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I wanted to ensure I was eating enough BACON...

    There - fixed that for ya
  • UsernameStillLoading
    UsernameStillLoading Posts: 299 Member
    I wanted to ensure I was eating enough fat...

    What did you find out?
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    stumbled on it when I was looking for the calorie content of something from a Thai restaurant. It was an eye-opener, and I decided to stay.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Total accident.


    Googling one day, came across a forum thread, investigated the site and I was like "Hey, I could use this for those last 15 lbs."


    Decided to stick around even after I shed the last 15.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    The app got me.
    It was only later that I realized the rich diversity of smart-*kitten* know-it-alls and sexual deviants that lived here...and I felt truly at home.
  • DaddyCrossfit
    DaddyCrossfit Posts: 35 Member
    Saw a friend tracking his foods on it with his phone. I'm a geek for data tracking and also trying to lose a few pounds. It was match made in heaven!
  • RushBabe214
    RushBabe214 Posts: 469 Member
    Because SparkPeople sucks!!!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i was fat an wanted to lose weight.


    also, thong thursday
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
    Wife was using it and told me about it. Got "addicted" to it.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    A few people on another message board recommended it. MFP has been my best tool. :heart:
  • 1puffyheart
    1puffyheart Posts: 136
    I need to lose weight and not yo-yo for the rest of my life like I did on weight watchers counting points. I don't like counting points. I love the tracker on MFP, very easy to find any food. I also like the breakdown of nutrition information and the end of the day totals. Seriously, WW pales in comparison to this site - and this one is free! :wink:
  • Bootjockey
    Bootjockey Posts: 208 Member
    For me, I was looking for a place to record my food diary and exercise, and, preferably, be able to do it with a phone app. That they had an app for both Android AND iPhone (I have both, mine, and my work phone), AND synced to the FitBit, was just icing on the cake!!!

    Mmmm...cake... *grin*

    It's worked well for me, I think!! I'm VERY satisfied!!!

    -BootJockey
  • moonsforeyes
    moonsforeyes Posts: 228
    Saw a friend who was having such success using this site and so I joined! For the longest time I wasn't utilizing it, but after a while i did. I love this site and it is where i learned everything that i know about nutrition.
  • mattagascar
    mattagascar Posts: 708 Member
    The other site i was using to log my food etc was really lame

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