Food posts on FaceBook- am I being mean?
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OMG...yet another person who says I'd rather be back where I was then to give up what I want.....
It is unrealistic to think anyone is going to give up anything they love/crave forever. That just leads to people giving up and getting fat again.
Heck yeah, I'd rather continue being fat than denying myself some pleasures in life.0 -
I do have the recipe and am asked to make it all the time. Funny, the men really seem to like this dessert the most. It is expected every year for the Super Bowl.
2 small pkg vanilla instant pudding
3 cups milk
12 oz. cool whip
graham cracker squares
2 oz. squares chocolate
3 tbsp margarine
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Must make at least 12 hours before serving so graham crackers get soft.
Combine pudding mix and milk; mix until well blended about 1-2 minutes. Add cool whip to pudding. In a 9x13 inch pan, place a layer of graham cracker squares to cover bottom. Put half of the pudding mixture over graham crackers. Add another layer of graham cracker squares. Place remaining pudding mixture over graham crackers and add a third layer of graham cracker squares.
Melt margarine and chocolate in saucepan. Add syrup, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together and spread over the top of the dessert. Refrigerate.
**I made the chocolate topping and found it was too sticky to spread so I have since just squeezed Hershey's syrup over the top layer of graham crackers. It is a little runny but tastes just as good.
Hope you like it - it is very easy to make!0 -
I would never say anything to someone on fb about the recipes they choose to post. I will copy the recipe and share with a group of like-minded friends so we can all share in the horror of it together, and I am not a foodie by any means. I should note that I never get anything on my newsfeed that looks as deliciously awesome as that chocolate eclair pie, I get stuff that looks like this*:
*Not an actual recipe, but the best visual representation of the "Dear god, wtf IS that? Why? Why?" reaction that generally accompanies the recipes I get.
Looks like chicken a' la king on top of an open faced turkey and cheese sandwich. :happy:0 -
chocolate ecclair cake
any one got the recipe?
I do have the recipe and am asked to make it all the time. Funny, the men really seem to like this dessert the most. It is expected every year for the Super Bowl.
2 small pkg vanilla instant pudding
3 cups milk
12 oz. cool whip
graham cracker squares
2 oz. squares chocolate
3 tbsp margarine
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Must make at least 12 hours before serving so graham crackers get soft.
Combine pudding mix and milk; mix until well blended about 1-2 minutes. Add cool whip to pudding. In a 9x13 inch pan, place a layer of graham cracker squares to cover bottom. Put half of the pudding mixture over graham crackers. Add another layer of graham cracker squares. Place remaining pudding mixture over graham crackers and add a third layer of graham cracker squares.
Melt margarine and chocolate in saucepan. Add syrup, vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir together and spread over the top of the dessert. Refrigerate.
**I made the chocolate topping and found it was too sticky to spread so I have since just squeezed Hershey's syrup over the top layer of graham crackers. It is a little runny but tastes just as good.
Hope you like it - it is very easy to make!
**Sorry to repeat - hopefully I am replying correctly this time!0 -
drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
What does it mean? For me it means eating one serving of lasagna instead of 2-3 servings or a smaller serving of a thing and "backfilling" what I would have eaten with something else that's a little lighter like more veggies or some fruit. Instead of a Snicker's bar every day, eating one week (makes it more satisfying for me anyway). Making lighter choices during the day with the knowledge that I'll have a heavier meal that night. Or just having a day every few weeks where I throw care to the wind and not worrying about it.
I had a lady at work chide me for eating a Snickers one day and I politely told her where to stuff it. If YOU want to live by the mantra "nothing tastes as good as thin feels," rock on. You know you and what you need to succeed. I have found for ME that mental health and not seeing food as the enemy made me not fight the process of losing weight like I had before. And hey- 86 pounds and no binge eating for a year for me.
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I would never say anything to someone on fb about the recipes they choose to post. I will copy the recipe and share with a group of like-minded friends so we can all share in the horror of it together, and I am not a foodie by any means. I should note that I never get anything on my newsfeed that looks as deliciously awesome as that chocolate eclair pie, I get stuff that looks like this*:
*Not an actual recipe, but the best visual representation of the "Dear god, wtf IS that? Why? Why?" reaction that generally accompanies the recipes I get.
Looks like chicken a' la king on top of an open faced turkey and cheese sandwich. :happy:
I seriously thought it was macaroni salad on top of an open face turkey and cheese sandwich.. :laugh:0 -
Sorry, but yeah, you're being a b!tch.
You're shaming your friend for eating something. You don't know what she eats and you don't know how many calories she burns. You don't know how much of said dessert she will eat or share. Nor should you know. It's none of your business how someone else chooses to fuel their body at any given moment. If she wanted diet advice, she would ask you for it. Otherwise, you're being completely rude.0 -
drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
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OMG...yet another person who says I'd rather be back where I was then to give up what I want.....
It is unrealistic to think anyone is going to give up anything they love/crave forever. That just leads to people giving up and getting fat again.
Heck yeah, I'd rather continue being fat than denying myself some pleasures in life.
Cosigned. I love my healthy foods, but bring on the cake one in a while, too!
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I AGREE! Bacon is meat candy! 0
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I don't think it's any of your business.
There is an obesity epidemic in this country and we spend an insane amount of our GDP on medical expenses, including the costs of all the conditions created and exacerbated by overweight and bad diets. It warms my heart when I read the Success Stories and read about how many meds people were able to discontinue (with their doc's agreement) after they lost weight.
We all pay for this care, through higher insurance premiums, higher taxes to fund health care for the poor, and covering for absences in the workplace. So yes, it IS my business. I also want everyone to feel the way I do. You know what I'm gonna do to celebrate my 61st birthday this weekend? I'm signing up for a sprint triathlon- 1/2 mile lake swim, 12 mile bike ride and a 5K. It saddens me to see how many people are in poor shape and just chalk it up to age or a sedentary job (I have one of those). It doesn't have to be that way.
Really? You want EVERYONE to think just like you??? Jeez....me too. I want everyone to love bacon and bourbon and hate stupid posts like this. You don't get to tell people what to think or what to eat and then justify it by spouting off about insurance premiums. I've done sprint tris and plenty of other races and like to live and eat healthy. So do many of my friends - here and in real life. We don't shove our views down people's throats any more than we would our religion or our politics.
Take care of yourself and mind your own business you nosy little female dog.0 -
I AGREE! Bacon is meat candy!
Mmmm....delicious meaty candy....*homer simpson drool*0 -
So you'd be unhappy if I invited you to help vote for Christmas dessert:
And btw-I already know the calorie counts. You probably don't want to though, that 400-something you mentioned is chump change in comparison
And this photo is enormous. There are two more cakes off the side. But I'm too lazy to resize.0 -
I love the food porn / recipe posts. Always tease my friends and ask when they are going to make some and bring it over. I know they wont, and they know I wouldnt eat it anyhow... but darn, to get that all worked up over food pix that someone else posts on fb...0
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Personally I don't really care, I sometimes even "share" the post as well. A lot of those recipes are delicious and I like to challenge myself to making a healthier dupe. Plus, it will not kill you to have a binge every now and then.0
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drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
oh seriously, WAT?
moderation means moderation.
many of us who have been lean most of our lives eat a bit of everything, all in moderation.
We don't all feel the need to greedily scoff every last cookie in the jar, you know.
For some of us, one is plenty to make us happy.
That's what normal is.0 -
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So, I finally got tired of (some) of my FB friends who post almost nothing but recipes on FB. And not just ANY recipes. You know the kind I mean- bar cookies covered with half an inch of frosting, casseroles loaded with bacon and cheese, something called "millionaire spaghetti pie"... sadly, the people who post these recipes really need to eat less of this stuff- they're all overweight. And every one of these recipes starts with "Hit 'Share' so this will be saved on your timeline so you won't lose it." and they comply. Now I don't wanna get all preachy on FB, but about a week ago I decide to look up the nutritional info on one of these concoctions. Umm, if you really do divide the 13 X 9 X 5 pan contents into 15 pieces, one Banana Nut Brownie with cream cheese frosting has 459 calories and 48% of the recommended max for saturated fat. And who eats just one when the rest of the pan is staring at you and the first one was so good?
So, I posted that info, just as a public service and all... and did that for 2 more particularly egregious recipes I've seen since then. One friend got all defensive and said that it was OK as an occasional treat.. which is how she replied when I commented on some cheese/bacon/egg casserole thing she posted at Christmas.
Disclosure: I do like some of that stuff, but my tactic is to go to a place where I can get ONE serving (e.g., a good bakery), take it home, enjoy every single calorie and fat gram, then go back to my usual good habits. No way I'd let piles of that stuff live in my kitchen.
So- how do YOU deal with FaceBook Foodies?
Since it's none of my business what other people decide to cook and eat, I don't do anything to deal with them.0 -
drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
oh seriously, WAT?
moderation means moderation.
many of us who have been lean most of our lives eat a bit of everything, all in moderation.
We don't all feel the need to greedily scoff every last cookie in the jar, you know.
For some of us, one is plenty to make us happy.
That's what normal is.
*Hugs chocchillimango and steals her chocolates while she is distracted*0 -
Bottom line - you do not have to look at it. Simply delete the people or block their posts from being seen on your main page. I have had many people/friends/family members I have deleted off of facebook due to difference/offensive topics or pictures.0
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When people's posts annoy me, I hide their posts from my timeline. Problem solved!0
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I honestly just ignore them. 99% of the recipes I see posted grossed me out anyway even before I began watching what I ate (one tonight...taco casserole with Doritos! Why??).
Tumblr, on the other hand...the recipes I see there almost always look good!0 -
Tell them, "and that's why you're still fat!"
Doesn't this also apply to people who don't like what someone has to say about the recipe they posted?it's none of my business what other's post on their walls. If you don't like it, unfollow them.0 -
Can you post the recipe for this spaghetti pie?0
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I AGREE! Bacon is meat candy!
Mmmm....delicious meaty candy....*homer simpson drool*
Hey there chief, you like bacon? You ever have a chocolate bacon milkshake? WUT WUT! I even created a special vanilla cure for that bacon.0 -
drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
oh seriously, WAT?
moderation means moderation.
many of us who have been lean most of our lives eat a bit of everything, all in moderation.
We don't all feel the need to greedily scoff every last cookie in the jar, you know.
For some of us, one is plenty to make us happy.
That's what normal is.
*Hugs chocchillimango and steals her chocolates while she is distracted*
LMAO that's the spirit!0 -
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drives me nuts when ppl say anything in moderation, what the hell does that really mean??? on the MFP ppl who say you can treat yourself, you just have a bite to get your craving to go away,... I don't know one person be it skinny or heavy that can eat one bite of your favorite thing.......You gotta want this more then you want to eat anything........I keep telling myself personally NOTHING will ever taste as good as thin will feel...................
Steak.
Fresh baked cookies.
Shrimp and grits
Peanut butter cup ice cream mixed with dark chocolate chunks (my dessert tonight)
All taste better than skinny will ever feel.0 -
Googling Millionaire Spaghetti Pie pissed me off royally on many levels.
1) there is a Millionaire Pie with no spaghetti
2) there is a Million Dollar Spaghetti pie..get the name right
3) There is a Millionaire's Spaghetti with no pie.
4) they consist of cream cheese spaghetti and ground beef, etc. not the stuff I think a millionaire would eat?
5) they seem suspiciously more like a poor man's lasagna?0 -
I would never say anything to someone on fb about the recipes they choose to post. I will copy the recipe and share with a group of like-minded friends so we can all share in the horror of it together, and I am not a foodie by any means. I should note that I never get anything on my newsfeed that looks as deliciously awesome as that chocolate eclair pie, I get stuff that looks like this*:
*Not an actual recipe, but the best visual representation of the "Dear god, wtf IS that? Why? Why?" reaction that generally accompanies the recipes I get.
Looks like mayo-heavy Russian salad with meat, cheese, and bread. All things I love, and which are totally awesome together. Judge away! Haha.0
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