I HATE when people on MFP say.....

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  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    this is gonna turn into a *kitten* storm...why...

    because meds don't cause weight gain
    and people with 20lbs or less should aim for 2lbs a week
    and the sexypants link shoudl be required reading
    Sugar is sugar...cupcake or watermelon
    it is as simple as cico...we never said it was easy just simple
    special snowflakes is valid thing here just visit the threads where people just can't lose and are doing everything right.
    carbs are carbs

    it will fit honest

    what bugs me the most those is when people "claim" to weigh everything..."I swear I do with 100% accuracy" and you go to their diary and what is weighed is in ounces and most things are logged in cups or each etc...

    I'm with you on everything but the meds. http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/alerts/prescription_drugs/JohnsHopkinsPrescriptionsDrugsHealthAlert_656-1.html

    ETA I hope you meant that people with 20 lbs or less "shouldn't" aim for 2 lbs a week.
  • random_user75
    random_user75 Posts: 157 Member
    Tagging to read later. I assume there are some gems.

    Wait. I mean that; I don't have an issue with people who say that.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    ....an interesting topic title and turns out it's a spammer.

    I hate this one. I get sucked into clicking on the threads over and over. Then I see the long paragraph of gibberish with no punctuation and my heart sinks :(

    Might start replying to the ones with really good titles - just to amuse myself.

    Another one is an interesting topic that turns out to be 2 years old. I get sucked in every time!

    Darn those people using the search function! :tongue:

    I know. But then I respond to the op only to realize op has been gone awhile! I just need to be more observant :smile: .

    let's blame MFP for not locking up old threads like that old...

    Except there are some really great old threads that I love to see pop up. So the problem is on my end :smile: .

    That's why you should get in the habit of reading the whole thread first, because sometimes they provide more information, like a health issue they didn't disclose in their original post, after everyone jumps down their throat for ________. I learned! :bigsmile:
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    ....an interesting topic title and turns out it's a spammer.

    I hate this one. I get sucked into clicking on the threads over and over. Then I see the long paragraph of gibberish with no punctuation and my heart sinks :(

    Might start replying to the ones with really good titles - just to amuse myself.

    Another one is an interesting topic that turns out to be 2 years old. I get sucked in every time!

    Darn those people using the search function! :tongue:

    I know. But then I respond to the op only to realize op has been gone awhile! I just need to be more observant :smile: .

    let's blame MFP for not locking up old threads like that old...

    Except there are some really great old threads that I love to see pop up. So the problem is on my end :smile: .

    I know, like that one I recently discovered, perhaps one of the best post through all time
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/153704-myth-or-fact-simple-math-3500-calories-one-pound-eat
  • Fatlorenzo
    Fatlorenzo Posts: 101 Member
    "Are you tracking everything"
  • prettyface55
    prettyface55 Posts: 508 Member
    Definitely " starvation mode" and when ppl eat low low low cals.
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    awww she just died this year....I loved her!! RIP Shirley Temple.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    "Are you tracking everything"

    This is a good question for the people who say they don't understand why they're not losing, then you look at their diary and see they're not logging everything they eat. *shrugs*
  • SydNyd
    SydNyd Posts: 11 Member
    What is the one thing that people say on MFP that irritates you the most? For me it's when people say Vegans don't get enough protein!

    Preach it! Last night I ate forbidden rice with hemp seeds and mango, and a side of sweet potatoes… oh no, I'm so deficient in nutrients...
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    chemo meds certainly do....sorry.....
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    this isn't just MFP but .. "carbs make you fat"... no they don't lol atleast not the "good ones" I eat tons of white rice, semi white bread (homemade) etc and I'm losing weight and my blood test are awesome.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    "Are you tracking everything"

    Except it turns out a lot of the time they usually aren't. So you may hate it, but it tends to get to the bottom of things real fast.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    "Are you tracking everything"

    Except it turns out a lot of the time they usually aren't. So you may hate it, but it tends to get to the bottom of things real fast.

    truth or facts don't mean they can't be annoying...
  • SydNyd
    SydNyd Posts: 11 Member
    Yeah I agree about b12, being vegan myself; i take supplements for that, but you can literally get whatever else you need from plants… sometimes I eat too MUCH protein, and it's not always from soy!
  • mathmatt
    mathmatt Posts: 58 Member
    What is the one thing that people say on MFP that irritates you the most? For me it's when people say Vegans don't get enough protein!
    Agreed but that goes FAR beyond MFP.
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  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    Yeah I agree about b12, being vegan myself; i take supplements for that, but you can literally get whatever else you need from plants… sometimes I eat too MUCH protein, and it's not always from soy!

    I have never, once, in my life, heard of a vegan eating too much protein.

    I guess then you just did...LOL
  • ajax041813
    ajax041813 Posts: 136 Member
    I dislike it when people are craving something, and ask for a healthy replacement and posters say, just eat what you are craving. Isn't that what got us here in the first place?
  • melissaw78
    melissaw78 Posts: 214 Member
    "Absolutely, positively, no matter what else you do...don't weigh yourself everyday."

    So WHAT if somebody does?
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    Yeah I agree about b12, being vegan myself; i take supplements for that, but you can literally get whatever else you need from plants… sometimes I eat too MUCH protein, and it's not always from soy!

    I have never, once, in my life, heard of a vegan eating too much protein.

    I've never heard of a vegan getting too much protein from NATURAL sources only when they start taking a crap ton of protein supplements.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    "This thread should be required reading..." (link to sexypants post)

    "You don't weigh enough to aim for x lbs/week..."

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants :flowerforyou:

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    But why?! Oh, right. http://evidencemag.com/fat-loss-deficit/

    MFP lets anyone select up to 2 lbs/week. Because it's not dangerous.

    There's a big difference between selecting a conservative deficit for yourself based on outside info and telling others their choice is dangerous and misinformed.

    Same goes for macro levels. "You can't meet your protein and fat minimums at that level..." The poster is assuming everyone shares their macro goals.
  • culo97
    culo97 Posts: 256 Member
    I hate when people purposely start troll threads. Really, don't have anything else productive to do?
    When people ask for "advice" (read:validation) on an unsustainable diet then call everyone mean and haters for giving them sensible advice.
    Yep. If they think people disagreeing with them = bullying, they seriously need a new dictionary.
    "it's as simple as calories in/calories out"
    I wish, Nothing in life is simple.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I dislike it when people are craving something, and ask for a healthy replacement and posters say, just eat what you are craving. Isn't that what got us here in the first place?

    well sometimes, a severe craving really can't find a good "healthy" replacement. :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    It kinda bugs me when people on a message board say they hate what people on a message board say...:smile:

    Seriously.
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    "it's as simple as calories in/calories out"
    I wish, Nothing in life is simple.

    me too. but then again you get people saying "you are eating more than you think. you are not weighing accurately" like they can...serirously who can be absolutely accurate all the time...
  • jusca
    jusca Posts: 28 Member
    "muscle weighs more than fat"

    "you gained muscle in a week and that's why the scale went up 3lbs or so" please...LOL
  • jmv7117
    jmv7117 Posts: 891 Member
    What is the one thing that people say on MFP that irritates you the most? For me it's when people say Vegans don't get enough protein!

    "Open your diary."
  • SammieDQ37
    SammieDQ37 Posts: 37
    "I have no problem eating only 1200 calories a day. I'm ALWAYS under my calorie goal!"

    THIS^^^^^:explode:
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    "muscle weighs more than fat"

    "you gained muscle in a week and that's why the scale went up 3lbs or so" please...LOL

    I find more annoying that someone has to correct this statement every time, whether relevant or not...
  • anaconda469
    anaconda469 Posts: 3,477 Member
    A calorie is not a calorie

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