Do you offer "good job" on a food diary without looking at i
healthybabs
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' Do you offer "good job" on a food diary without looking at it just because they are under their calories"
It appears to me that alot of folks do that.....WHY? Just because they are under on their calories? I even notice those kinds of comments when a journal is closed to viewing. I have noticed alot of kudos going on which is fantastic and I am all about high fives and congrats, but when I take a look at the journal and I see the person has eaten 500 calories daily consistently for the past week I do not find that a reason to "high five" someone. That signals a problem to me and I find I would rather suggest they eat a more nutritionally balanced meal, try to follow the MFP recommended guidelines, encourage more whole grains, proteins...whatever.....anything but encourage those kinds of eating habits. What do you all think? Do you look at journals before commenting?
' Do you offer "good job" on a food diary without looking at it just because they are under their calories"
It appears to me that alot of folks do that.....WHY? Just because they are under on their calories? I even notice those kinds of comments when a journal is closed to viewing. I have noticed alot of kudos going on which is fantastic and I am all about high fives and congrats, but when I take a look at the journal and I see the person has eaten 500 calories daily consistently for the past week I do not find that a reason to "high five" someone. That signals a problem to me and I find I would rather suggest they eat a more nutritionally balanced meal, try to follow the MFP recommended guidelines, encourage more whole grains, proteins...whatever.....anything but encourage those kinds of eating habits. What do you all think? Do you look at journals before commenting?
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To be honest I don't comment on people's food diaries. I only comment on their work outs. I don't know what they ate, or if they ate properly...and really, the number of days you log into MFP doesn't really matter. So I don't write WTG just in case I'm supporting an eating disorder.0
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I do look at journals and if they are closed, my comment is usually about the weather0
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I don't comment on the food part of their diaries - just the questions and exercise0
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No I don't. I have to look at the diary because I've seen diaries where they only eat 600 - 700 calories a day and continually be under their goal. Not healthy!0
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To each their own. Respond the way you feel you should respond and do it in a respectful way. Not everyone appreciates comments on their food choices.0
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There are so many "rules" to being a "friend" , I just don't even bother to have any.0
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I always look at diaries and usually try to find something to comment on.. Anything from something sounding tasty, to calories being too low.
Edit: I'm here to support and be involved.. If my friends don't like what I have to say, there's a "Remove Friend" button at their disposal.0 -
NO WAY! And I usually don't have time to look at everyone's diaries so I rarely comment on completed entries. Just because you were under calories doesn't mean you deserve a "good job" when you ate junk, skipped meals so you could eat something high in calories you wanted. Or if you only eat 600 calories a day. I know we can't always be perfect buttttttttt I refuse to condone bad behavior!0
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There are so many "rules" to being a "friend" , I just don't even bother to have any.
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I look, and if I know what the goals are, I may make some suggestions like...
What, no water today? Because I suck at tracking my water0 -
No. Unless it's someone I know has been struggling to stay under - then that in itself is GOOD. I usually don't even comment because it's a touchy topic for me. I think a deserved "good job" is someone who ate clean, maybe had a treat but hit most of their numbers, stayed under on sodium, etc. Or maybe a good job is someone who's been struggling to get veggies and today they got their requirements in. Like I said, it's touchy 'cause there are so many variables. I just don't bother. But it's nice when people tell me good job on my diaries 'cause a lot of times I struggle just to stay under.0
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If the diary isn't public, then I don't comment on the "under calorie goal" bit. Even if the diary is visible, but I think the person has made poor choices, I don't endorse that or comment either.0
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I never reply to the food diary posts. If I do, it's only because someone asked me to in order to help them. I always reply to the exercise posts though.0
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I always look at the diaries. They sometimes give me good ideas and sometimes, as you have mentioned, signal that a person is being too strict or is on the way to an eating disorder. I do not comment on people who have closed diaries, whether they are below or above their limit. Sometimes those limits are arbitrarily chosen anyway. I only give support to people who do it the healthy way and raise concerns if a person is not eating enough. I had to de-friend a person because it was just too disturbing to look at her diary; she definitely had an ED.0
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i only comment when i have time to look at the diary0
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I'm on a strict eating plan given to me by a doctor, I eat a ton of food, most of it is veggies and lean meat though, I'm consistently under my calories by 4-500, but I do not have an eating disorder. I'm following my doctor's advice. I don't feel hungry, and I have a ton of energy. There are more reasons than an eating disorder to be under your calories.0
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I do not post good job if they are under 1200 calories, I post good dedication if they are over and I usually try to make a comment about somethign that stands out to me in their diary.... If I don't it usually means I am on my phone or too busy to say anything other than good job. I know how hard it is to stay under calories regardless of what I am eating or what they are eating so yeah, I will tell them good job if they are under... If they ate twinkies alll day and still stayed under calories then Kudos to them... At some point they will figure it out. But at this point in a lot of peoples journey on here maybe thats all they felt like mustering up on that day. Not everyone has to eat "clean", it's not always easy to do for all people...0
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If someone doesn't have their journal open, I don't make any comment at all. If someone has their diary open and it has great food choices, I let them know they've done a great job. If someone has their diary open and it's obvious they were making really terrible decisions, I say nothing unless I know they're the kind of person that can take constructive criticism. I am not a nutritionist, but I like to be as supportive as I can to everyone, and it includes giving some small tips to help them with food.0
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I do not! I actually don't consider being under the greatest thing. I think if you are within 100 calories you are doing fine. And the food choices need to be looked at too. So I decided to only comment on exercise and days logged. I do not comment on food choices unless I am asked.0
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