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Achrya · September 2013

Thanks.

Try not to judge them too harshly.

Hunger, when combined with success can do strange things to people... ;-) xx

*Looks at 1825 calorie goal*

Yeah. I'm clearly hungry. :huh:

randomtai · September 2013

Am I the only one that can see this?

Yes you are :flowerforyou:

jenabee333 · September 2013

I will agree that there are a lot of people on this site who like to criticize others for "stupid questions". I remember having a wonderful teacher in school who said "There are no stupid questions, but only stupid answers".

Some new people here need a little extra clarification--myself included and this is normal and completely ok. But I've stopped adding questions and posts because some of the hard knocks on here were anything but supportive and weren't offering any helpful advice. I'm doing well without the support of these people and have lost 11 lbs in 6 weeks. I read the posts and occasionally comment, but I swear some of the people on here are on steroids or something and like to pick on people they perceive to be weaker than themselves. I've honestly never seen this before on a site dedicated to weight loss and health. It's pretty sad that people can't be more patient and supportive.

To actually answer your question...

I have my loss set to 2 lbs per week. My calorie intake per day is 1372 and I'm usually a couple hundred under with my added exercise and some days I'm a few hundred over. But I keep track and I monitor. Others may disagree, but my weight loss has been steady and I am not going hungry at all.

Keep at it, make sure to eat well and exercise and if you need some support or a new friend, please feel free to PM me or add me

Mia_RagazzaTosta · September 2013

Knowledge imparted with sarcasm and impatience will fall on deaf ears. Whether that knowledge is correct or not is irrelevant.

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here. It makes my toes curl. That isn't how people learn - all you're doing is alienating them.

Groups are intimidating when you first join them. It's stressful. If a couple of people (like the 3 or 4 on this thread) give a new poster a hard time and no one chips in to tell them to rein it in it's easy to assume everyone is against you.

Am I the only one that can see this?

Yes. Yes, you are the only one.

_SABOTEUR_ · September 2013

Knowledge imparted with sarcasm and impatience will fall on deaf ears. Whether that knowledge is correct or not is irrelevant.

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here. It makes my toes curl. That isn't how people learn - all you're doing is alienating them.

Groups are intimidating when you first join them. It's stressful. If a couple of people (like the 3 or 4 on this thread) give a new poster a hard time and no one chips in to tell them to rein it in it's easy to assume everyone is against you.

Am I the only one that can see this?

And of course casting yourself in the white knight role is completely altruistic?

If that's what gives you value in your life, go right ahead.

FlaxMilk · September 2013

I suck at math, so here is my best shot. It takes a deficit of 500 calories per day to lose 1 lb a week. (Roughly) .4 of 500 is something like 235. So MFP projects that at 1200 calories, your deficit is about 735 calories per day. In order to reach 2 lbs a week, you'd actually need to eat something like 935 calories a day total, which isn't healthy for most people and not really anyone not under a doctor's guidance. That's why MFP refuses to give you the 2 lbs a week you requested.

If my actual numbers are off, it's definitely not because I'm hungry and completely because I'm bad at math.

I

this thread. It makes up for peaches v poptarts.

AmyRhubarb · September 2013

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here.

I really dislike the "I don't understand, need help, please give advice, but I'm not going to listen to any of it, but rather argue and call you all big meanies and do my own thing anyway" attitude.

JagerLewis · September 2013

My goal is not aggressive....It's set at 1200 cal...Just like many other people on here......

Best of luck to you! If you have the time, search or browse the forums for topics with things like "1200 and not losing", or "I'm eating under goal, but not losing" or "set on 1200 but can't stick to it, so hungry, so tired, no energy, burnt out" etc, etc. Many of us have been here for years and we see these types of posts on a daily basis. We offer tried and true advice.

But do it your way - and like I said, best of luck to you, I hope you get the results you want. You asked why MFP wouldn't let you do something and we answered with what you didn't want to hear. I don't know what else to tell ya.

Ok....like I had said, I'm following what MFP has suggested I do...I've never complained of hunger or being tired or whatever it is I've read other people say about that set amount of calories. All I asked was why it wouldn't give me the 2lb goal...I'm happy with my loss and energy I have. Good luck to you as well!

Achrya · September 2013

I suck at math, so here is my best shot. It takes a deficit of 500 calories per day to lose 1 lb a week. (Roughly) .4 of 500 is something like 235. So MFP projects that at 1200 calories, your deficit is about 735 calories per day. In order to reach 2 lbs a week, you'd actually need to eat something like 935 calories a day total, which isn't healthy for most people and not really anyone not under a doctor's guidance. That's why MFP refuses to give you the 2 lbs a week you requested.

If my actual numbers are off, it's definitely not because I'm hungry and completely because I'm bad at math.

I this thread. It makes up for peaches v poptarts.

Peaches are still gross. Poptarts are (generally) gross too though. I don't like being forced to choose a side in 'crappy fruit' vs 'crappy fake pastry'.

FlaxMilk · September 2013

Knowledge imparted with sarcasm and impatience will fall on deaf ears. Whether that knowledge is correct or not is irrelevant.

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here. It makes my toes curl. That isn't how people learn - all you're doing is alienating them.

Groups are intimidating when you first join them. It's stressful. If a couple of people (like the 3 or 4 on this thread) give a new poster a hard time and no one chips in to tell them to rein it in it's easy to assume everyone is against you.

Am I the only one that can see this?

I am sometimes turned off by the group sarcasm mentality around here (honestly, present at times anywhere groups form) but honestly don't think this thread is evidence of it. If anything, people saying it is gives credence to the argument most often used to pretend people don't get mean here: "Someone disagreed with me and people bullied me."

Hildy_J · September 2013

I will agree that there are a lot of people on this site who like to criticize others for "stupid questions". I remember having a wonderful teacher in school who said "There are no stupid questions, but only stupid answers".

I rather liked the version of that that Ricky Gervais came up with, for the Office: 'There are no stupid questions: only stupid people'. ;-)

I need to add, btw... most people on the forum are fab: supportive, knowledgeable, helpful. You'll soon get to know the ones who aren't.

FlaxMilk · September 2013

Peaches are still gross. Poptarts are (generally) gross too though. I don't like being forced to choose a side in 'crappy fruit' vs 'crappy fake pastry'.

How about toaster strudel vs canned pineapple? Toaster strudel is definitely on a "I miss you" list for me, but I have the ability to destroy my calorie limit on canned pineapple.

Mokey41 · September 2013

I will agree that there are a lot of people on this site who like to criticize others for "stupid questions". I remember having a wonderful teacher in school who said "There are no stupid questions, but only stupid answers".

Some new people here need a little extra clarification--myself included and this is normal and completely ok.

The OP is not a "new people" and has posted in other threads in the forums. The OP seems to have a lack of a basic understanding of math. If you don't want to go below eating 1200 calories and yet that only gives you a projected weight loss of 1.4 lbs/week (which is just a pipe dream based on estimates, not a guarantee) then how exactly would you expect someone would give you any advice on how to create something out of nothing?

cmriverside · September 2013

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DavPul · September 2013

Knowledge imparted with sarcasm and impatience will fall on deaf ears. Whether that knowledge is correct or not is irrelevant.

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here. It makes my toes curl. That isn't how people learn - all you're doing is alienating them.

Groups are intimidating when you first join them. It's stressful. If a couple of people (like the 3 or 4 on this thread) give a new poster a hard time and no one chips in to tell them to rein it in it's easy to assume everyone is against you.

Am I the only one that can see this?

Please reread the first page of this thread and tell me who was the first to get sarcastic. And then tell me who was the first to question someone's intelligence. How many sincere answers did the OP reject? I'm betting 5:1

CSJAN12014 · September 2013

Knowledge imparted with sarcasm and impatience will fall on deaf ears. Whether that knowledge is correct or not is irrelevant.

I really dislike the 'you're not listening to me because you are wrong and stupid' attitude on here. It makes my toes curl. That isn't how people learn - all you're doing is alienating them.

Groups are intimidating when you first join them. It's stressful. If a couple of people (like the 3 or 4 on this thread) give a new poster a hard time and no one chips in to tell them to rein it in it's easy to assume everyone is against you.

Am I the only one that can see this?

Very well put HildyJ... wise words indeed
Unfortunately these threads 'runaway' sometimes, and yes some of the comments here are unnecessarily harsh... maybe even my'a change of attitude might help"... so i apologise for that :-)

So I guess 'NO...your not the only one 'who can see that'

Achrya · September 2013

Peaches are still gross. Poptarts are (generally) gross too though. I don't like being forced to choose a side in 'crappy fruit' vs 'crappy fake pastry'.

How about toaster strudel vs canned pineapple? Toaster strudel is definitely on a "I miss you" list for me, but I have the ability to destroy my calorie limit on canned pineapple.

I live in Hawaii. Do you know what they do to people who buy canned pineapple out here?

I am in for Strudel vs Fresh Pineapple though. Strawberry toaster strudels are what nostalgic childhood memories are made of but I've been known to eat half a pineapple all by myself.

cmriverside · September 2013

..and by months, I mean a couple days of 1200 cal threads.

FlaxMilk · September 2013

Please reread the first page of this thread and tell me who was the first to get sarcastic. And then tell me who was the first to question someone's intelligence. How many sincere answers did the OP reject? I'm betting 5:1

Have to agree.

OP: MFP puts me at 1200 for 1.4 lbs a week. I don't want to go lower.

Someone else: 2 lbs is unrealistic for you.

Chaos ensues.

OP wants to lose .6 more pounds a week than what MFP projected without reducing her calories. That is exactly unrealistic (unless she wants to exercise a lot more and probably get burned out.)

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