Diaries and Unnecessary Comments - Rant

That's horrible. I'm catholic and don't eat meat on Friday's or Holy Days but that doesn't give me the right to say anything to anyone else about it. I would give them a pc of your mind and leave it be.
Don't judge Catholics on that one persons actions, we all aren't crazy like that

Sad, SOME PEOPLE! Ignore them people can get so radical in religion that it annoys me. I consider myself Christian but would never dream to go to extremes that some do.

Even though I do think Lent is a neat thing and like the idea of giving up something for more time with God or reading the word it seems people go to extreme. I have a friend I go to church with sometimes that is doing something different this year(she's not Catholic) and instead of giving something she is ADDING something but it had to be something positive so she started back on the Flylady program. I'd like to get back to that myself. I can't seem to get a good housekeeping schedule going.

Hi there! I am so sorry that a rude person behaved inappropriately in their comments on your diary. I too have a diary that is 'open' to anyone. I think you should report the comments right away. Your religion should not be a discussion item regarding your diary!
This site is a supportive environment for people looking for encouragement, guidance and information about the their weight loss journey.

btw, I am a practicing Catholic. Despite what a few have posted here, we are not all crazy, right wing loons!

I hope you eat what you like and need whenever you like!! :flowerforyou:

I recently closed my diary completely because I went on a little food binge for a few days and someone actually had the nerve to message me and say I was never going to lose weight and I was being a negative role model to everyone on my friends list................ I would also like to mention that this week I lost over 4 lbs.

I feel like MFP is full of supportive people and 90% of the time is such a great place, but there sure are a lot of know-it-alls around here and people who think they're better than others. And that's just sad.

Wow that is unbelievable. I've made my food diary private because to me it a private matter. I may eat a certain way and lose and someone else might gain weight. I kno wwhen eat well and not so well. I don't need anyone scolding me for my choices they are my choices. I can't believer someone would have the nerves to message you that nonsense. Why are they assuming you want to be a role model? Well you know what they say about ppl who assume...:laugh:

I was born and raised catholic. At 16, when it became my choice, I moved out of the church because there are a lot of things that I don't agree with. Anyways, I'm just getting back to it after being away for 16 years. I eat meat sometimes. I had meat for Breakfast and no meat for Lunch. There is no spiritual value to that whole no meat eating on Friday. Its origin is based on economy. You know during the time when the Church was almighty.

Die hards don't eventhough, most of them don't even know where this whole tradition started. It sad that they are always those fanatics that give the rest of us a bad name.

sad that so many ppl have had those rude experiences here. But I guess the crazies are everywhere online and offline...

aww no,u are doing great hun you had a balanced meal better then eating a great big indian or cake but then we are all human we are all here to help and encourage not judge hiccups just ignore negativity and carry on with your good work x

Totally agree, and I'm "technically" a Catholic, but all of those crazies have seriously steared me away

it's not just catholics that have crazies im totally with you!

I had a beef chimichanga today.....not catholic either!! Maybe this person wasn't catholic but saw all the talk about lent and thought it was a diet strategy??

I am a Catholic as well and I also work for the Church, I accidentally had Chicken on Monday, and know a priest who had a steak on Good Friday! Mistakes happen.
That said, EVERYONE has a right to their beliefs, and you are right to be annoyed. How dare someone judge you based on THEIR religion. That is obnoxious, rude and makes the rest of us look bad. To each their own I say. Good luck to you and do not let one rotten apple spoil anything. Enjoy!

I welcome any criticism of my food choices if the critique is coming from a nutrition standpoint. But if someone got all religiony on me about it, I would just have a laugh about it. At least that's what I do when my mom asks me if I eat meat on Fridays :laugh:

I welcome any criticism of my food choices if the critique is coming from a nutrition standpoint. But if someone got all religiony on me about it, I would just have a laugh about it. At least that's what I do when my mom asks me if I eat meat on Fridays :laugh:

religiony, my new favorite word today! HA!

Some people are just so rude, it amazes me.

I was raised catholic, but as an adult I choose to not have a label. I don't eat meat period, and I don't force that on anyone either. But I do still participate in Lent. It is part of a personal spiritual and physical challenge. It's like spring training for the mind, body and soul. I'm not Muslim, but I also fast at Rhamadan. I love religious and cultural celebrations.... as long as I'm not told I HAVE to do it.

Once a co-worker made an announcement that if she caught anyone eating meat on Fridays she would "personally slap the food out their mouth." So I walked to the pizza place around the corner and bought a meaty pizza and sat right next to her at the lunch table with a big smile and announced that I was no longer a vegetarian. She didn't slap me. But it became clear that she was just jealous because she had no self control. Long story short, it was all her problem. And she was told that her religion had no place in our lunchroom by people who were in the place to do so.

I hope you reported the message to Mike. That person needs to understand the purpose of this site. We're saving bodies here, not souls. Thats a whole nother kinda website.

Well my 2 cents on this: I am a Catholic, I am a Minister of the Eucharist.

I don't care whether someone eats meat or doesn't eat meat. I don't force my religious views down anyone's throat and neither do I force my views on eating down anyone's throat.

That person was obviously just one of these completely over-the-top fundamentalists that you will find in any religion. Loonies like that are the ones that give every other Catholic a bad name.

Tell them that if you want to eat a tube of glue it's none of their business

Send a note to MIke that should be someone who should be banned. Live and let live around here! And I have the utmost respect for Catholics but that was uncalled for! How DARE they!

And I challenge the PERSON THAT DID THAT to come to this thread and do an open apology - TO THE BOARD. That is beyond RUDE. Put on your BIG GIRL PANTIES and come to THIS THREAD & apologize to the OP and everyone on this board for being RUDE!

Seriously?? That is bizarre. I didn't even know that was a rule! How completely inappropriate!! Is there are way to block certain people?