Why does MFP help?

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  • peacelovecandace
    peacelovecandace Posts: 18
    Personally, I both like and dislike MFP. I love the idea that this is community of support centered around being "healthy". Now, as to why I put healthy in quotations. A lot of people think being healthy means restricting what they eat. Saying, "Well, I can have this greasy, fried food in moderation." It is encouraging people to eat whatever they want as long as they can stay under their daily calorie intake. Then those people wonder why 5 months later all that weight they lost has slowly crept back up on them. What MFP should be doing is teaching people to actually live a healthy lifestyle. Too many people on here are worried about being skinny rather than being healthy, and health should be their main objective! Being skinny does not mean being healthy. And eating a ton of crap while working out does not make you healthy either. So many people are just consuming calories left and right without caring what they are putting into their bodies. FOOD SHOULD BE FUEL. If you have a really nice car that you worked super hard to buy on your own, are you going to use the cheap gas on it? Or are you going to go premium so that your car will last longer and run better? The same goes for our body. We need to STOP TREATING OUR BODIES LIKE THEY'RE TRASH CANS! Being healthy is 60% nutrition, 20% cardio and 20% strength training. We should be eating less processed foods and more fruits/vegetables.

    I guess in the end, I just wish MFP would truly encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle all around.
  • mcflat29
    mcflat29 Posts: 2,159 Member
    Thank you for your replies. It's really interesting to read of your experiences with the site. I feel as though I suddenly have a lot of supportive new friends.

    ^^^This is the number one reason I like MFP above other calorie trackers I've tried. I've gained a lot of positive, motivational friends and we push each other. Cheer successes, hug when needed, and kick butt when needed. ;)

    EDIT: I've also gotten a lot of my close friends and family to join and there's something different about the interaction here regarding our weight loss goals. It's more beneficial and less likely to sound like criticism when we push each other here.

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