Pondering about low-carbers and everything in moderation type posters

Sued0nim
Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Not that it matters at all, and I do believe that everybody has the right to show what they want to show but ...

why do most of the prolific pro low-carb posters not have an avatar that shows how successful their WOE is but most of the prolific in moderation posters do

Or am I missing something?

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  • Karen_can_do_this
    Karen_can_do_this Posts: 1,150 Member
    That's a bloody good point! Except I'm not a low carb person and I have this avatar atm, but I do have a couple of me at the gym. It depends on my mood lol.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
    edited November 2015
    pffft, I'm on an all kale diet and have an avatar... it's not real though. Shhh, don't tell anyone.

    #proofisinthepudding
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,767 Member
    Personally, I can't keep track of which posters eat a certain way, so I can't comment on lack of profile pics for low-carbers. However, I'm low-carb and I have a profile pic. I know this WOE works for ME, but I don't endorse it to others. There have been a handful of threads that ask if cravings go away after going low carb and in my case they have, so I've shared that occasionally.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    I'm a moderation type, that basically knows what certian food does (as in satisfying me, or making me hungrier). And I prefer not to post a pic on here. Plus, my belly doesn't look like yours, Rabbit. No one wants to see that...
  • JodehFoster
    JodehFoster Posts: 419 Member
    low-carb since 2009...but I know what you mean
  • CurlyCockney
    CurlyCockney Posts: 1,394 Member
    My avatar is Diva, who is on a high protein/low carb diet :-P

    (I'm on Team Moderation, but my pictures aren't fit for polite society!)
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    edited November 2015
    JodehFoster wrote: »
    low-carb since 2009...but I know what you mean

    You look amazing :) Well done.

    #Teammoderation for me
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    No idea. One group likes to show off success more than the other? I doubt that is it.

    It could be that some low carbers are coming from a place of poorer health and don't want to show off their skin as much. Extra skin?

    I think the most likely thing is that low carbers don't post on the main boards. They stick to the low carb groups where there is more support for topics and fewer off topic responses.

    In the low carber group, many people have an avatar with a picture. I would guess that most do.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,321 Member
    edited November 2015
    CurlyCockney wrote: »
    My avatar is Diva, who is on a high protein/low carb diet :-P

    (I'm on Team Moderation, but my pictures aren't fit for polite society!) YET

    Wait - there are two ways to take that...lol


  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    Personally, I can't keep track of which posters eat a certain way, so I can't comment on lack of profile pics for low-carbers. However, I'm low-carb and I have a profile pic. I know this WOE works for ME, but I don't endorse it to others. There have been a handful of threads that ask if cravings go away after going low carb and in my case they have, so I've shared that occasionally.

    Awesome av
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    CurlyCockney wrote: »
    My avatar is Diva, who is on a high protein/low carb diet :-P

    (I'm on Team Moderation, but my pictures aren't fit for polite society!)

    Fluffies are allowed *biased*
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    It's great to see successful low carber avs
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    125goals wrote: »
    Obviously it matters to you if you feel that this is thread worthy, that's ok.
    I don't keep tabs on posters.

    It's ok, I don't do snark ...so we are even :)
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    I think you are missing something.....Never even noticed.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Maybe low carb posters tend more towards liking their privacy? I don't know.

    I'm pro-moderation, but I won't post a picture of myself even if I do eventually achieve my ideal. I've already had to deal with a couple of quasi-stalkers in real life. I'm pretty damn sure it was never my looks that attracted them, but still. Once bitten and all that.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    CurlyCockney wrote: »
    My avatar is Diva, who is on a high protein/low carb diet :-P

    (I'm on Team Moderation, but my pictures aren't fit for polite society!)

    Fluffies are allowed *biased*

    Phew!
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