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To be fair, some people are that way. Do not want to socialize. That's ok. But then, said people would not post a thread about it because it does not follow their paradigm.

I guess fact you only have 2 pals speaks volumes...

any one thing in our life affects all others... so it is good to express it all, just saying...

The other friend is my wife. I'm sort of starting out

You joined jan 2011. I guess it is a slow start.

You're not a very good friend if you don't give a rip if they're having a mid-life crisis. IMO, they're better off without YOU.

Are you saying I'm a horrible person because I wanted a friend to motivate for weight loss purpose only?

They have those. They're called Personal Trainers.

QFT.

The more I separate my weight loss goals and progress from the rest of my life, the less I am able to actually integrate it into my life for good, instead of just treating it like a temporary diet. And because I don't feel comfortable sharing all of my weight-loss stuff with Facebook, I appreciate that there's a niche site like this. I only know a small percentage of people on MFP from outside of MFP, and it's nice to have them on board with me, but I've also found some really good connections on here based on similar interests outside of just losing weight. If I can't be myself and express myself on a site where community interaction is encouraged, and am required to only ever talk about calories in vs. calories out or what the scale/tape measure said this morning, I might as well just hire a professional personal trainer and not even use this site. (Both methods are completely valid choices - I have just chosen this one at this point. And hell, even personal trainers generally want to know if there are any external factors that are hindering your progress.)

The Solution is simple really. Gather your fan group for your ego boost (since apparently that's what you want) and don't bother with genuine people who want to share their lives, and have the lives of their friends shared. Problem- fixed! Ta-da! :drinker:

P.S. I would recommend you NOT make forum posts about your contention for real people, if you do not want real people to respond. Good luck!

I HATE what social media has done to our society. You all should be ashamed of yourselves, but you're all to brainwashed to even see it. And so I digress. Btetsola, you'll never win a battle of wits against an unarmed army. Friend invite sent.

The rest of you go watch "Idiocracy" and try to figure out which character you represent most.

But yet here you are on a social media site....Hmmmm.
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Riiiight. Because we like to get to know each other and go beyond casual acquaintance there's something wrong with us and we're all a bunch of idiots?

Really?

Social norms are social norms for a reason. It's normal, socially, to care about people and to share your life with them. What's abnormal is to expect people to be nothing more then a tool for you to use. That is abnormal and even abusive in some cases.

Don't you love how quick people are to insult others because they don't share the same useless social conventions as the masses?

Charlie003, people like you make me sick. The OP is only "valid" if he's used MFP for a year? What is wrong with you?? Who do you think you are?? You hop around here hurling insults at other people and think YOU'RE not a "troll"??? Get bent.

I'll bet the OP doesn't text while driving, either, and he's probably never muttered the abbreviation "O-M-G!" He probably has opinions and ideas based on fact and research, not just what someone "shared" on a social network. And because of all that, he's apparently a terrible person.

My FITNESS pal is a fitness website - we're here to get in better shape. V6Performance.net is another online site for automotive enthusiasts with 6-cylinder engines. Go there and try to get dieting advice. Or post about which supercharger to put on your Mitsubishi 6G72 3.0 on this site and see how far it gets you.

I HATE what social media has done to our society. You all should be ashamed of yourselves, but you're all to brainwashed to even see it. And so I digress. Btetsola, you'll never win a battle of wits against an unarmed army. Friend invite sent.

The rest of you go watch "Idiocracy" and try to figure out which character you represent most.

Love that the two naysayers in this thread both quoted the same movie. Sorry. Haven't seen it. Don't plan to see it. I've got better things to spend my time on.

Perhaps you could form opinions without needing a movie to be your guide?

I thought this site was called "My Fitness Pal," not "My Fitness On-looker.'

How does that add to the discussion?

Oh, let's see: from what I gather from this "discussion," you think that people on this site should just show each other what they're doing with their diets, i.e., just on-looking. This site is about supporting others and getting to know people while improving your health, i.e., being friends. You also seem to just want people to agree with you and you seem rather combative and defensive since people aren't just jumping on what you want them to, rather than agreeing and disagreeing. What did you think would happen by posting this, anyway? Did you think that people would join in saying that they were doing this wrong and agree to stop posting things about their personal life on their pages and the website moderators would take down the groups and forums?

Anyway, there have been studies that show that people do a lot better on diets/lifestyle changes/fitness regimes when they have support from friends and family. This is because when other people see you making a change in your life, it holds you more accountable than if you were doing it in secret because then you just have to be accountable to yourself. If you just want on-lookers and essentially do it on your own, that's your business, and that's great! But I personally think it's better to surround yourself with people who are like minded and become friends with them and get that support.

Also, in the first place, I was trying to make a joke to relax this otherwise...bitter and curmudgeonly thread.

Don't you love how quick people are to insult others because they don't share the same useless social conventions as the masses?

Charlie003, people like you make me sick. The OP is only "valid" if he's used MFP for a year? What is wrong with you?? Who do you think you are?? You hop around here hurling insults at other people and think YOU'RE not a "troll"??? Get bent.

I'll bet the OP doesn't text while driving, either, and he's probably never muttered the abbreviation "O-M-G!" He probably has opinions and ideas based on fact and research, not just what someone "shared" on a social network. And because of all that, he's apparently a terrible person.

My FITNESS pal is a fitness website - we're here to get in better shape. V6Performance.net is another online site for automotive enthusiasts with 6-cylinder engines. Go there and try to get dieting advice. Or post about which supercharger to put on your Mitsubishi 6G72 3.0 on this site and see how far it gets you.

I HATE what social media has done to our society. You all should be ashamed of yourselves, but you're all to brainwashed to even see it. And so I digress. Btetsola, you'll never win a battle of wits against an unarmed army. Friend invite sent.

The rest of you go watch "Idiocracy" and try to figure out which character you represent most.

Yes. I make people sick. All the time. But, I have never insulted anyone. Just pointed out the facts. However, you seem used to doing that to people you dissagree with. I hope you do not kick puppies.

I don't think he means to insult, its just opinions by there very nature are different!

Charlie003, people like you make me sick. The OP is only "valid" if he's used MFP for a year? What is wrong with you?? Who do you think you are?? You hop around here hurling insults at other people and think YOU'RE not a "troll"??? Get bent.

Yes I see he did not mean any insult.

I've had a few insults thrown my way too, by your team!!

But you said, He did not mean to insult. Now are you going back on you appraisal of that post? Because it sounds like you are.

Don't you love how quick people are to insult others because they don't share the same useless social conventions as the masses?

Charlie003, people like you make me sick. The OP is only "valid" if he's used MFP for a year? What is wrong with you?? Who do you think you are?? You hop around here hurling insults at other people and think YOU'RE not a "troll"??? Get bent.

I'll bet the OP doesn't text while driving, either, and he's probably never muttered the abbreviation "O-M-G!" He probably has opinions and ideas based on fact and research, not just what someone "shared" on a social network. And because of all that, he's apparently a terrible person.

My FITNESS pal is a fitness website - we're here to get in better shape. V6Performance.net is another online site for automotive enthusiasts with 6-cylinder engines. Go there and try to get dieting advice. Or post about which supercharger to put on your Mitsubishi 6G72 3.0 on this site and see how far it gets you.

I HATE what social media has done to our society. You all should be ashamed of yourselves, but you're all to brainwashed to even see it. And so I digress. Btetsola, you'll never win a battle of wits against an unarmed army. Friend invite sent.

The rest of you go watch "Idiocracy" and try to figure out which character you represent most.

You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes


I guess you took the blue one.

I love that.