I already have a mommy and don't need MFP to be it!

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    If you're going to eat so low and the message is going to bother you then just don't hit the complete button at the end of the day. Personally I'm glad the warning is there.

    Some people may be under a doctor's supervision and may be in a place where being morbidly obese is more dangerous than doing a VLCD. That doesn't mean the VLCD doesn't have risks though. It just means that a doctor has (hopefully) weighed those risks and determined them to be acceptable in that specific case. For most people, even those with disabilities, the message still applies. I wish people who are disabled wouldn't automatically assume they need to eat super low. Not saying that's what you're doing, OP, since you didn't give enough information to tell, but I see it a lot on this site. In fact, with my disability, eating less calories makes me feel much worse.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    You tell 'em, tiger!
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    i had a doctor put me on an 800 calorie per day diet. as it turned out, my doctor didn't know *BLEEP* about nutrition.
    If you have legitimately been placed on a diet by a doctor that is below the 1000 mark, you're very much the exception to the rule.

    Most doctors don't. Next time you visit one, ask him/her how much schooling in nutrition/dietetics they were required to complete for their degree. It would be hilarious, how little it is, if it weren't so awful.

    I had about eight weeks in four years of med school. That being said, the folks who go into areas where they deal with the comorbidities associated with excess weight (cards, endo) probably learn additional stuff during residency/fellowship.

    To add to that, most doctors have never been overweight a day in their life, and have no idea how to help someone lose weight. I was the only obese one in my class. So it wouldn't surprise me if they weren't up on how to safely help someone lose weight.

    If you want medical help, better off seeing a registered dietitian.
    Excellent post. Thanks doc.
    People should relax, The OP is obviously just having a little rant.
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  • bubbly_charm2k9
    bubbly_charm2k9 Posts: 43 Member
    At first it's very annoying that you're being told what to do..
    but one day you will realize that they were right :)

    i've been there :)







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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Eh nvm.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Don't like it, find another site. Simple.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    Go into your diary settings and custom change them however you want.

    the message will still come up. my settings are customized ( im under medical supervision by a consultant, a bariatric nurse and a bariatric dietitian )

    when i hit complete the message comes up, i occasionally read it and then i get on with my day

    Why? because its automated. MFP doesn't know my circumstances, they are not targeting me, they are not trying to mother me they are simply providing information and stopping themselves being hit by ridiculous lawsuits from people who don't take charge of their own lifes preferring to blame others if something doesn't go well
  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    Its been over 12 hours and the OP has not responded once...
    Anyone else smell a troll??
  • pander101
    pander101 Posts: 677 Member
    Its been over 12 hours and the OP has not responded once...
    Anyone else smell a troll??

    That or OP just got shut down by the comments.

    OP, it's a free website. Get over it.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    This s**t again?
  • lessismoreohio
    lessismoreohio Posts: 910 Member
    Definitely not worth a second thought.................. it's only a computer generated message that is valuable to the vast majority of users.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Yeah!
  • UsernameisNick
    UsernameisNick Posts: 49
    If you can't ignore the message I'd suggest using a spreadsheet program to record your daily totals.
  • Chezzie84
    Chezzie84 Posts: 873 Member
    Its been over 12 hours and the OP has not responded once...
    Anyone else smell a troll??

    That or OP just got shut down by the comments.

    OP, it's a free website. Get over it.

    Maybe... But if I felt that strongly about something I posted it in the forum I would defend it.
  • JennyJiggle
    JennyJiggle Posts: 46 Member
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  • chadya07
    chadya07 Posts: 627 Member
    considering how many people are on here with eating disorders, known or unknown to themselves, and how many are in danger of developing them due to ignorance or impatience or whatever,,,, i say, please, MFP, tell people when you think they should be eating more. they wont listen though. they will probably just complain that they know better and nobody should tell them what to do.
  • marquishagetaka
    marquishagetaka Posts: 322
    LOL
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Why is the OP such a whingy whiny angry thing?
  • bemclaren
    bemclaren Posts: 1
    Be a little more critical in your thinking. Overly restrictive diets usually lead to binging in folks that already have very poor eating habits. Further, unless you are being carefully followed by a dietician, you are placing your long term health at risk.

    Read the research that is out there. It should not be called yo-yo effects. The yo-yo doesn't usually progress in a long uphill trend as many dieters' weights does.

    Long term weight gain should be dealt with expecting a long term change in nutrition and exercise habits that are permanent changes.

    Be happy every day you wake up. You can be angry when you are dead. :flowerforyou: :drinker:
  • SrMaggalicious
    SrMaggalicious Posts: 495 Member
    i had a doctor put me on an 800 calorie per day diet. as it turned out, my doctor didn't know *BLEEP* about nutrition.
    If you have legitimately been placed on a diet by a doctor that is below the 1000 mark, you're very much the exception to the rule.

    Most doctors don't. Next time you visit one, ask him/her how much schooling in nutrition/dietetics they were required to complete for their degree. It would be hilarious, how little it is, if it weren't so awful.

    ^^^This.!!!..I work w/Harvard docs on a daily basis...Nutrition is an 'elective' course in school for ONE class and most do not even take it...they will take something else geared toward their specialty interest. Don't trust a doctor regarding DETAILED nutrition...you need someone that's more educated on the subject.

    I get that notice in bold red on my alternate fasting days...MFP isn't geared for Intermittent Fasting, nor Alternate day fasting...

    Like others said, don't be so hangry...go eat something.
  • CariJean64
    CariJean64 Posts: 297 Member
    Ok, maybe we've all been baited by a troll, but here's another solution.

    Just do a Quick Add of 500-1,000 calories every day, and mentally remember what the difference is, if you insist that being below 1200 is right for you.

    No more message!! "Mommy" is happy, you're happy. Life is good again.
  • socajam
    socajam Posts: 2,530 Member
    Not this again.:yawn: :yawn: :yawn: get over yourself.It's a free app, if you don't like it don't use it.

    My sentiments too.
  • CorrieLA
    CorrieLA Posts: 51 Member
    I like the messages! They make me think there's a little robot in my phone that really cares about my well-being! :love:

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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,283 Member
    Its been over 12 hours and the OP has not responded once...
    Anyone else smell a troll??

    That or OP just got shut down by the comments.

    OP, it's a free website. Get over it.

    Maybe... But if I felt that strongly about something I posted it in the forum I would defend it.

    A tad off topic- but I think people are far too quick to assume anybody who posts anything 'unusual' is a troll - OP has over 200 posts, this is hardly a fly by night trolling post.

    Yes I would defend something if I felt strongly about it too - but if it was just a vent about something I found annoying and then I realsied everybody else didnt share my annoyance, I would just let it go.

    Why does OP have to respond at this point?
    There is nothing really else to say, is there?
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    All that resentment over a free app is burning so many calories you're likely netting too low. It already took those into account.
  • rockybrat71
    rockybrat71 Posts: 5
    Judging by all the anti doctor comments looks like some folks need new doctors. I guess we can't all have a 7 time Ironman for a doctor :-)
  • sarahsedai
    sarahsedai Posts: 273 Member
    it's not as though MFP restricts any functions for you just because you completed your diary at below what they consider healthy intake (other than the projected weight loss, which is a rough estimate and shouldn't be taken to heart anyway). if you spend any time on the forums, which it seems you do - you'll hear that same information plenty, anyway.
  • ASH2038602
    ASH2038602 Posts: 215 Member
    Yeah! I also find it in infuriating when Yahoo tells me my password isn't secure enough!
  • chadya07
    chadya07 Posts: 627 Member
    maybe all the anger is because it makes people have to look at things they are trying to deny...

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