New and so far...rudeness

It is very supporting. I have been here less than a month and I have come across the nicest people on this site. Sorry, if you had a bad experience but everyone is not that way. You should try again.

I'm sorry you are having a rough time. . .If there is anything I can do to help. . Please let me know. . . I just found a really cool quote perhaps it will cheer you up.

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success.
We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do;
and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Samuel Smiles

This place really is a great place for support and information. . I have made a lot of friends here and learned a lot. .

youre best bet is just friending like minded people and staying off the forums for the most part.

Just like any other forum, there are going to be a few buttheads who try to ruin it for the rest of us. Don't let them! This is a really friendly and supportive place.

Sorry some mean people got to you I have had far more success this time around making friends then I ever made trying to go it alone.

Welcome to the site, I hope you stay and find some nice friends

I am thinking this is about the HCG diet post. Most people here are very nice but you won't get a lot of support when it comes to asking about quick fix and fad diets. Mostly because people here work hard to get to their goals in a healthy way. We hope you do too. Good Luck

i have found most people to be helpful and supportive, just avoid the haters and those that think if you even have a whiff of a macdonalds you need to be shot.

OVER THE TOP!

Everything in moderation, move more and come back for more from those that will support you!!! x

People seem supportive..

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/347840-working-12-hours-a-day-and-no-energy-to-exercise

In your post you even thank people for their ideas. What happened that made you think people were rude? The best part is the friend part of the site, it is filled with much more support then the forums.

probably the responses in this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/347851-hcg-for-weight-loss

I think the same way. I normally don't ever get on the boards because there are quite a few people who, in my opinion, have been pretty rude to some people just asking basic questions. Not everyone has been this way but enough that I just use the site to log my food and exercise. I have found the boards on sparkpeople are much nicer and don't seem to bite your head off for asking questions. I'm not saying everyone is this way so please dont take any offense and I do realize we all have an "off day" too.

Sorry you've had a bad experience, i promise we arent all like that! xxx

Some people forget that they were new here once. We've all asked questions and then thought 'D'oh, I should've searched to see if it's already been asked.' but some people just act all superior and occasionally downright rude. Just ignore them and take advantage of the many genuine and helpful people.

I've found loads of support on here (and I'm not normally a person who does the whole 'group hug/ support ' thang!)

Welcome :flowerforyou:

There are bad apples in every bunch unfortunately. I agree with the others, most of us are here to be supportive and get motivation. I am on here everyday and seek out positive threads and have learned SO much from SO many. I stay away from the grumps and misers. I am not here for a social life, but a sincere and genuine attempt at bettering my physical body through re-training my mind!
We're not all bad I promise:)

What I have learned about MFP is you choose the experience you want to have with it.

You can choose to surround yourself with friends that are here only for the sole purpose of weightless and motivation... which is positive and helpful but also sometimes boring.

Or you can choose to dive head first into the drama. Which can be fun. It will also suck up your entire day at times.

There's a lot of people that have been on MFP for a long time and have established friendships and forum agendas. Don't let it get to you. It's all in good fun. You can choose to acknowledge them or not.

Either way, you'll find your niche. There are quite a variety of people here.

Oh, and welcome. :-)

"Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to achieve or maintain a controlled weight."

MFP is a tool to track your goals and find support. And sometimes...a kick in the pants. That's right. I said pants.