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HollyTsiaussis
HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
edited October 2 in Chit-Chat
Do you think this site has helped you lose weight? Yes or no? No explanations.
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  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    Honestly, not really.
  • AliDarling
    AliDarling Posts: 373
    yup
  • Sunshine_Girlie
    Sunshine_Girlie Posts: 618 Member
    I won't say flat out that it's the site, but it's more along the lines of the people who are on it. I do love the way you can track your food and it gives the calories already, but that's not the main reason. I can eat healthy all I want, but I love the REAL help from people.
  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    I won't say flat out that it's the site, but it's more along the lines of the people who are on it. I do love the way you can track your food and it gives the calories already, but that's not the main reason. I can eat healthy all I want, but I love the REAL help from people.
    ^ this
  • sunshine__angel
    sunshine__angel Posts: 366 Member
    Yes.
  • jmcholden
    jmcholden Posts: 20 Member
    Absolutely YES!
  • OSUloulou
    OSUloulou Posts: 74 Member
    Yes. The food logging makes all the difference for me!
  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    How? eat less exercise more. Don't really need a website to tell ya that.
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    How? eat less exercise more. Don't really need a website to tell ya that.

    This.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    I guess I'm not understanding why anybody would be here if they didn't feel that the site helped them achieve their goals. And as far as the community, that's part OF the site, so it counts.

    Yes.
  • Johnnyshinta
    Johnnyshinta Posts: 1
    i don't think the site itself is helping. i think its the fact that it has almost any food you can think of in the database. plus the barcode scanner.

    i could manually do what the site does but i'd have to keep a little notebook with me and jot down everything i eat and subtract my exercise

    this site makes it easier to track. and when you close your diary it gives you a 5 week projection. which is always nice to think about (when you're under your calorie allotment)
  • gandydancer
    gandydancer Posts: 171 Member
    Not sure, I have always tracked my food but do like that I can look up food but as for the site itself, even tho I really like it, I have to say no not really.
  • PBJunkie
    PBJunkie Posts: 652
    Nope but I enjoy sharing my experience and knowledge with people here.
  • RobertaG
    RobertaG Posts: 205 Member
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.
  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.
    Me too. I see that as not helping
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.

    Same here! This site has made my ED soooooooooooooooo much worse.
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.

    Same here! This site has made my ED soooooooooooooooo much worse.

    That's not the sites fault, it's your fault and you each need to seek some serious help.

    There is TONS of information on here about healthy eating and healthy weight loss. If all you're taking away from this site is how to count calories and eat less than a lab rat then sorry but you have problems YOU need to go deal with and not just pretend they don't exist or that it'll be ok.
  • goatruns
    goatruns Posts: 61
    Dude, it's just a website.
  • goatruns
    goatruns Posts: 61
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.

    Same here! This site has made my ED soooooooooooooooo much worse.

    That's not the sites fault, it's your fault and you each need to seek some serious help.

    There is TONS of information on here about healthy eating and healthy weight loss. If all you're taking away from this site is how to count calories and eat less than a lab rat then sorry but you have problems YOU need to go deal with and not just pretend they don't exist or that it'll be ok.

    Or, you know, this.
  • Whatareherthings711
    Whatareherthings711 Posts: 316
    How? eat less exercise more. Don't really need a website to tell ya that.

    I'm not quite sure why you're so negative here... This is a site to help inspire us to be the very best we can be. To answer the main question, yes this has helped me lose weight because it keeps me in check as I see how other people struggle and triumph through their weightloss. Please don't respond to posts if you're going to be uninspiring. Thanks.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    if this site has truly honestly made your eating disorder worse, which would be affecting your health, you should delete your account and quit using it immediately. .
  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.

    Same here! This site has made my ED soooooooooooooooo much worse.

    That's not the sites fault, it's your fault and you each need to seek some serious help.

    There is TONS of information on here about healthy eating and healthy weight loss. If all you're taking away from this site is how to count calories and eat less than a lab rat then sorry but you have problems YOU need to go deal with and not just pretend they don't exist or that it'll be ok.
    Its not my fault that i ate healthy and exercised daily and didn't lose weight or weigh what their "you'll weigh this much in 5wks" said? I think not.
  • Jennieam
    Jennieam Posts: 300 Member
    Yes
  • HollyTsiaussis
    HollyTsiaussis Posts: 415 Member
    This site forces people to obsess over calories. It's honestly not good.
  • XxXstars9967XxX
    XxXstars9967XxX Posts: 646
    How? eat less exercise more. Don't really need a website to tell ya that.

    I'm not quite sure why you're so negative here... This is a site to help inspire us to be the very best we can be. To answer the main question, yes this has helped me lose weight because it keeps me in check as I see how other people struggle and triumph through their weightloss. Please don't respond to posts if you're going to be uninspiring. Thanks.
    MFP helped me lose weight at first. BUT now its all about *kitten* thursday and tits tuesday.
  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
    Yes, and it also made me develop an eating disorder and think only in terms of numbers.

    Same here! This site has made my ED soooooooooooooooo much worse.

    That's not the sites fault, it's your fault and you each need to seek some serious help.

    There is TONS of information on here about healthy eating and healthy weight loss. If all you're taking away from this site is how to count calories and eat less than a lab rat then sorry but you have problems YOU need to go deal with and not just pretend they don't exist or that it'll be ok.
    Its not my fault that i ate healthy and exercised daily and didn't lose weight or weigh what their "you'll weigh this much in 5wks" said? I think not.

    no it's your fault for taking an estimate as the gospel truth. that number at the bottom is just an estimated guess. there's no gurantee it's actually true, good god.
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    am I misunderstanding this thread? was this a "does this site help you?" thread or was this a "I'm not losing weight, I blame this site, so everyone else should hate it too" thread?
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    It's nobody's "fault" if they have an eating disorder. It's also not MFP's "fault" for enabling. But let's not blame the people with the illnesses, all right?
  • Jessamin
    Jessamin Posts: 338 Member
    Absolutely it has, it has helped me lose a LOT of weight. Both the people on it and the calorie-counting options.

    This site doesn't 'force' you to do anything. Take some responsibility for your own actions.
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    If this site negatively affects anyone, they should leave immediately! It is a tool meant for people to lose weight (or gain weight, and if that is your goal, that's awesome too!), and is not designed to help people with eating disorders further their disorders. I can see some people with EDs using the site to help them gain weight. But i would stay off the forums if I was them.
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