What has fitnesspal got against us brits ?

lyndaglass1
lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
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Ohhhhhhhhh the frustration of having to sign up to a state in California just to join mfp ! It wouldnt accept a UK postcode and made me say that I ;live in a place full of sunshine and gorgeous people..............no matter, when I am a little less chunky maybe I will visit the sunshine state.............happy days :)

Love and less calories to all the new members :)
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  • sakuragreenlily
    sakuragreenlily Posts: 334 Member
    Hahaha! And you chose Beverly Hills? Awesome!

    I had no idea MFP had this problem. Sorry MFP is so ethnocentric... only us Americans want to get fit I guess ;)
  • hjdavies2326
    hjdavies2326 Posts: 26 Member
    Did you sign up on the app or website. It recognised my postcode as it stated on my profile england. I think I signed up on the app.
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    I used the App on a tablet, maybe I should have used the laptop duhhhhhhhhhhhh, thanks Hun x:happy:
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    We have McDonalds here as well to answer to ha ha :) x:laugh:
  • Kath1391
    Kath1391 Posts: 138
    Thanks! I'm now craving a mcdonalds haha! Xx:laugh:
  • vbarrient
    vbarrient Posts: 52 Member
    OMG! Stay away from McDonalds!
  • mandolin87
    mandolin87 Posts: 1
    Well - studies have shown we USED to be the tallest in the world - us Americans..... NOW? You really want to know?? Here it comes ..... we are the fattest. I think that might be why they assume only us "FAT" Americans would use my MFP. Jk JK

    Make's you think though.......

    I live in CO - in the Rocky Mountains. We have a really hardcore fitness population. Cyclists training for the olympics, fighters, strong man contenders, iron man runners .... and more, come here to train because of the altitude. So I am with you - maybe when I am fitter - I will leave my house. It's awful feeling so --- dumpy, around those people!

    Anyways..... Good Luck losing Ladies.

    Sorry you can't be true to your UK residence. Hopefully they will ammend that soon! Maybe click the feedback link and leave a suggestion? :)
  • magiccatwearsatux
    magiccatwearsatux Posts: 19
    I AM from the Sunshine state. Raised in San Diego, now living in Palm Springs. Trust me, we're not all pretty and fit ;-) . And actually, I'm the palest of the cousins and the rest of them all live up in Washington State!
  • Kath1391
    Kath1391 Posts: 138
    I refuse to eat it after getting food poisoning them:noway:
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    Thanks! I'm now craving a mcdonalds haha! Xx:laugh:



    step away lol x
  • sofielein
    sofielein Posts: 539 Member
    I can't recall MFP asking about where I come from... maybe I need to check my profile to figure that I am maybe posting from Alaska or something?
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    Well - studies have shown we USED to be the tallest in the world - us Americans..... NOW? You really want to know?? Here it comes ..... we are the fattest. I think that might be why they assume only us "FAT" Americans would use my MFP. Jk JK

    Make's you think though.......

    I live in CO - in the Rocky Mountains. We have a really hardcore fitness population. Cyclists training for the olympics, fighters, strong man contenders, iron man runners .... and more, come here to train because of the altitude. So I am with you - maybe when I am fitter - I will leave my house. It's awful feeling so --- dumpy, around those people!

    Anyways..... Good Luck losing Ladies.

    Sorry you can't be true to your UK residence. Hopefully they will ammend that soon! Maybe click the feedback link and leave a suggestion? :)
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    Well - studies have shown we USED to be the tallest in the world - us Americans..... NOW? You really want to know?? Here it comes ..... we are the fattest. I think that might be why they assume only us "FAT" Americans would use my MFP. Jk JK

    Make's you think though.......

    I live in CO - in the Rocky Mountains. We have a really hardcore fitness population. Cyclists training for the olympics, fighters, strong man contenders, iron man runners .... and more, come here to train because of the altitude. So I am with you - maybe when I am fitter - I will leave my house. It's awful feeling so --- dumpy, around those people!

    Anyways..... Good Luck losing Ladies.

    Sorry you can't be true to your UK residence. Hopefully they will ammend that soon! Maybe click the feedback link and leave a suggestion? :)
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    Forgive me, I Promise I will learn how to reply properly................thick blonde !
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    I AM from the Sunshine state. Raised in San Diego, now living in Palm Springs. Trust me, we're not all pretty and fit ;-) . And actually, I'm the palest of the cousins and the rest of them all live up in Washington State!

    We Brits LURVE the USA.....................all of it :):wink:
  • BelindaBinny
    BelindaBinny Posts: 13
    Forgive me, I Promise I will learn how to reply properly................thick blonde !

    Not thick babes just need to learn how this thing works!!! Took me a while and I'm brunette!!! :-)
  • Lalouse
    Lalouse Posts: 221 Member
    You shoulda picked New York instead of Cali :)
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    Forgive me, I Promise I will learn how to reply properly................thick blonde !

    Not thick babes just need to learn how this thing works!!! Took me a while and I'm brunette!!! :-)

    Feel better now lol x
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    You shoulda picked New York instead of Cali :)

    Been to NYC a couple of times and adore it..............I felt the need for sunshine and oranges lol xxx
  • heidimaggott78
    heidimaggott78 Posts: 203
    That's odd.It picked mine up and I'm in deepest darkest Africa
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I asked a Brit MyFitnessPal about your problem and suggested she help ya out--her profile shows her proper location in England. So if a BerryH offers assistance, she's cool :)

    Good luck!
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
    It picked mine up and I'm in Taiwan, I'm a brit though...wish MFP had stones and pounds....
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    I AM from the Sunshine state. Raised in San Diego, now living in Palm Springs. Trust me, we're not all pretty and fit ;-) . And actually, I'm the palest of the cousins and the rest of them all live up in Washington State!

    We Brits LURVE the USA.....................all of it :):wink:

    That's not what I've heard. I had a friend who once visited England and she said that Canadians made sure to wear an image of the Canadian flag somewhere on their clothing because the Brits were super nice to Canadians, but often downright rude to Americans. Of course, she could have been biased because she is Canadian. I don't know this to be true personally. I've never visited England (though I've always wanted to because I have ancestral history there), but any Brits I've met here in the states have always seemed really nice to me.
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    I AM from the Sunshine state. Raised in San Diego, now living in Palm Springs. Trust me, we're not all pretty and fit ;-) . And actually, I'm the palest of the cousins and the rest of them all live up in Washington State!

    We Brits LURVE the USA.....................all of it :):wink:

    That's not what I've heard. I had a friend who once visited England and she said that Canadians made sure to wear an image of the Canadian flag somewhere on their clothing because the Brits were super nice to Canadians, but often downright rude to Americans. Of course, she could have been biased because she is Canadian. I don't know this to be true personally. I've never visited England (though I've always wanted to because I have ancestral history there), but any Brits I've met here in the states have always seemed really nice to me.


    LOL I have NEVER heard of such a thing, the average brit would not know the difference between and American and a Canadian :)
  • lyndaglass1
    lyndaglass1 Posts: 20
    It picked mine up and I'm in Taiwan, I'm a brit though...wish MFP had stones and pounds....

    Stones scare me lol................I much prefer pounds................I sound lighter lol x
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Ohhhhhhhhh the frustration of having to sign up to a state in California just to join mfp ! It wouldnt accept a UK postcode and made me say that I ;live in a place full of sunshine and gorgeous people..............no matter, when I am a little less chunky maybe I will visit the sunshine state.............happy days :)

    Love and less calories to all the new members :)
    Florida is the Sunshine State.
  • Gabriall
    Gabriall Posts: 101 Member
    worked for me perfically, right down to the village and voteing region lol
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I asked a Brit MyFitnessPal about your problem and suggested she help ya out--her profile shows her proper location in England. So if a BerryH offers assistance, she's cool :)

    Good luck!
    Yeah I'm cool!

    When I set mine up I entered UK as the country and MFP gave me England as an option for state. Entering my post code gave me my local voting district, which was weird and a bit specific, so I overwrote that with my home town.

    If you don't see that, maybe it's a setting on your tablet and you might be better of on PC?

    Welcome to MFP! :flowerforyou:
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    us Americans..... NOW? You really want to know?? Here it comes ..... we are the fattest.


    Well the UK is giving you a good run for your money in that department these days also!
  • missdaisy79
    missdaisy79 Posts: 566 Member
    I am pretty sure I didn't need to put in a USA zip code when I registered, although if I did I'm sure I would have gone for 90210 just because it's the only one I know (thank you television).

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