Do you lie to your MFP friends about what you eat?
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Nope...It would be a lie to myself. I do this for me...and know one else!0
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Do you record even the "bad" stuff you eat in your diary for everybody to see? Or pretend it never happened? Does having "friends" on MFP influence whether or not you tell the whole truth in your diary?
I record ever single thing that goes into my mouth except air... well, and my husband
I literally laughed out loud!!!! :drinker:0 -
I don't like to MFP that would be lying to myself and hurt me in the long term!0
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Do you record even the "bad" stuff you eat in your diary for everybody to see? Or pretend it never happened? Does having "friends" on MFP influence whether or not you tell the whole truth in your diary?
I record everything, good or bad, unless I'm in a hurry and forget later. The latter doesn't happen often. Then I even sometimes announce it in my news feed that I had a crappy day. Lie in your diary and you're only cheating yourself. Those extra calories do add up and if you don't, you'll be wondering down the road wth you are gaining instead of losing. Having friends does not influence what I log or don't log. Those people that do might as well just make their diary private.0 -
No. I’ve thought about it, but in the end it really doesn’t matter. I’m 100% honest. Though some days I do forget to put things down.0
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I log everything except water (and even then sparkling water does get logged as Buxton Beer when I drink it instead of the real stuff). I'd be lying to myself, not my friends, if I didn't log everything. Occasionally one does forget something but it gets put on the next day's dairy *polishes halo*0
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I enter everything. If I bite it, I own it. Otherwise, what's the point?0
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Everything is pretty much there. I may forget something now and then. But, I try to stay as accurate as possible.0
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I record all of my calories. Sometimes I use quick add, mainly because my diary is for me. I know what I ate and I know where I messed up and to me that is all that matters. I had a friend who deleted me cause I ate take aways and so that made me a little paranoid about logging those, but after I stopped caring what people thought and realised I am doing this for me and my way then that changed. I think it is wrong that friends here make you feel bad about what you eat, at the end of the day you are doing this for yourself and every person is different. Every follows their own plan and as long as they are consistently losing, then noone should be made to feel bad about what they choose to eat! But yeah I had a bad day and logged the 600 calories over.
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all that is doing is lying to yourself...it has no benefit what so ever. also, if ur friends on here don't help you through those bad moments then they aren't good friends to have. you are here to better yourself not to pretend and continue to "hide" your bad habits. no one is perfect, we all slip up. what is important is that we are trying our hardest.0
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I am not here for friends, I have Facebook for that, I am here for keeping MYSELF accountable. I log it ALL, would be lying to myself if I didn't. If I find friends/ support along the way great but for me it is not a necessity.0
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I log everything besides spices/teas/diet sodas/other no-calorie items, except on holidays where I don't log at all (not gonna weigh my portions at a family gathering, lol.)
I think the fact that I lose weight consistently despite having cookies or ice cream almost every day speaks for itself. If I were gaining or maintaining, I'd be a little embarrassed to log food that I know isn't helping me, but that embarrassment would probably stop me from eating it in the first place.0 -
If I bite it, then I write it!0
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Do you record even the "bad" stuff you eat in your diary for everybody to see? Or pretend it never happened? Does having "friends" on MFP influence whether or not you tell the whole truth in your diary?
I record everything, unless I forget the odd thing, like say I grab a handful of grapes from the fridge. I think i'd remember if i ate a chocolate bar or pizza though! I don't always add little things, like herbs in my dinner for example. I figure they only have about 2 calories in them anyway.
Knowing that people look at my diary definitely influences what I eat because I know I will be honest, otherwise what's the point of using MFP?0 -
Not intentionally - I travel a lot, and I don't have a smartphone, so I can't always post to MFP what I eat. I don't really consider that "lying". I've posted 1200 calorie days and 2500 calorie days - if something's not posted, it's usually because I haven't been able to get on the computer that day.0
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I log it all ... no matter how shameful. And sometimes it is pretty bad. I'd rather delete all my MFP friends than lie on my food log. I am in this to be successful!!!0
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I record it all. Being held accountable for my actions is a huge motivator for me.0
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I understand the sentiment behind the question. The first two weeks after joining MFP, I was extremely diligent and ate very cleanly. On my first splurge day, the thought crossed my mind. Do I really want to record that I went over my food goal by 1000 calories!!! After I thought about it, I recorded every single tasty morsel. Even though we’re all strangers, I have found the MFP community to be the most supportive and non-judgmental group of folks that can obviously relate to what it’s like to struggle with weight loss. Glad I posted it all for the MFP world to see. The next day I was back on track.0
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NOPE! I ate a 1/2 (luckily my daughter was there to eat the other 1/2) of a Dairy Queen Oreo Brownie Sundae for lunch this week and I logged every calorie of it lol.0
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It does not go in my mouth unless I log it 1st... Good, bad, or ugly. Lying to MFP friends and to "real life" friends is bad enough, but it's worse to lie to yourself. It's all about honesty and accountability.0
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What she said.It would be more like lying to myself if I didn't record everything.0 -
HAHA....Good one.0
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the days I eat bad , i don't write in my journal
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nope its the good the bad and the ugly0
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I log everything honestly.
It really wouldn't be a matter of lying to MFP friends, but lying to myself...0 -
No, I never lie. Ultimately, I do this for me and no one else. To lie on MFP would be just trying to lie to yourself. What good is that? I take responsibility for my food choices and don't apologize for them. I record the good, the bad, and the ugly and hold myself accountable the entire time:D0
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If I lie when I record, I'm lying to myself and therefore hindering my own weight loss. No one is perfect and even if I try to be a good role model (which I do); I'm still human and like to have something that I shouldn't eat on a regular basis now and then.0
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I do not lie on my food on MFP. If I did, Id be lying to myself and that helps no one.0
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I would say I'm pretty honest. There is a lot I log and there are a few things I don't. The small things I don't are far and few between and to me don't account for much.
There's is no reason to lie about it, as it only hurts you.0 -
I log as much as I can.
Generally only miss condiments and mints/tic tacs.0
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