Are forums a lazy persons way not to research?
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More irritating to me are the gross old people on the chat forum
At what age do we old people become "gross"?
I'm gross and approaching middle age (even though my three-year old thinks I'm old...five years old)0 -
There's nothing wrong with searching on the internet of course, but you can find just as much BS out there as you can in the forums and vice versa. Does hearing the same questions such as "I'm eating 900 cals a day. Why am I stalling?" get old? Yes. But how are new people supposed to know that and how else are they supposed to find MFP friends to help support them? New people also don't realize how much the same questions are asked all the time, so try to give them a break. Also, as someone else said, there is a ton of conflicting information online (both on MFP and not)- sometimes it's helpful to find actual people you can relate to and see what worked for them, specifically.
Not using a search function doesn't make people lazy. They might make time to work out and cook because that directly affects their health. In other words, they prioritize. It seems kinda ironic that you're ranting about this- not only is it under "motivation and support," but it's something that has been ranted about on countless threads, which you would have known if you had searched the topic...just sayin'...0 -
. More irritating to me are the gross old people on the chat forum
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Maybe you should of researched this...0
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More irritating to me are the gross old people on the chat forum
At what age do we old people become "gross"?
nice *kitten*, sister!0 -
If you use the search function, this question has already been answered.
I feel like there should be a gong sound after you read this.0 -
It must be awesome to know everything and not need peer feedback. Congrats on that.0
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the gross old people
Shoot. 32. Gross? Damn, just got schooled by a child.0 -
So, in some ways, for some questions, forums are the easy way out. But with nutrition, there are so many conflicting opinions, and so much 'common knowledge' that it can be really easy to get lost. At times, it's best to stand on the shoulders of others. They KNOW what works, they have b&a pictures, and can be seen as authority figures in this 'journey'.
In other ways, it's totally irritating to see people who have bypassed all of the FAQ's and come to the forum to ask if vegetables have calories. And sadly, these people are often the ones that won't weather a plateau, and will jump ship after a short while. But I try not to assume they're all like that. I try to assume that they're exactly where I was when I first started, lost and needing a direction to be pointed in and maybe in need of someone to say, for the first time, that they CAN do it, but they don't know how to ask so they lamely post a topic asking if vegetables have calories.
Ultimately I think I feel like forums are a more social person's way of asking for help and navigating the mines of weight loss. More irritating to me are the gross old people on the chat forum that come just shy of cybering and overuse this emote : :drinker:
Aw, hon, I was with ya until ya called out the old people. Seeing as I'm one of em (and I'm on your friends list lol!)
I probably do use the :drinker: emoticon too much. It's my version of a "thumbs up" for stuff I like, sometimes.
As for the rest of your post, I agree.0 -
i dunno....when i was a newbie...i searched through the forums at first...then asked my own FL for suggestions....
sometimes a newbie just needs to ask the question and get some supportive or smack on the butt answers to get themselves off to a start.
^^This.0 -
the answer is yes and shouldnt you have researched this question before posting ...lazy0
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So, in some ways, for some questions, forums are the easy way out. But with nutrition, there are so many conflicting opinions, and so much 'common knowledge' that it can be really easy to get lost. At times, it's best to stand on the shoulders of others. They KNOW what works, they have b&a pictures, and can be seen as authority figures in this 'journey'.
In other ways, it's totally irritating to see people who have bypassed all of the FAQ's and come to the forum to ask if vegetables have calories. And sadly, these people are often the ones that won't weather a plateau, and will jump ship after a short while. But I try not to assume they're all like that. I try to assume that they're exactly where I was when I first started, lost and needing a direction to be pointed in and maybe in need of someone to say, for the first time, that they CAN do it, but they don't know how to ask so they lamely post a topic asking if vegetables have calories.
Ultimately I think I feel like forums are a more social person's way of asking for help and navigating the mines of weight loss. More irritating to me are the gross old people on the chat forum that come just shy of cybering and overuse this emote : :drinker:
Aw, hon, I was with ya until ya called out the old people. Seeing as I'm one of em (and I'm on your friends list lol!)
I probably do use the :drinker: emoticon too much. It's my version of a "thumbs up" for stuff I like, sometimes.
As for the rest of your post, I agree.0 -
Some of us like one-on-one human interaction and at least the illusion that someone cares.0
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Even though this was phrased as a question it's mostly rhetorical in the sense it was a vehicle to express frustration.0
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