IS MFP TOO MUCH LIKE FB????????

I came on here to get fitter and healthier. I have had people make friends with me and I picked some up as well but I see this as a positive thing! It is good to motivate other people cos if I'm telling some one to keep going or not give up then I can't either!!

The main difference btn this and fb is that we are all trying to achieve the same thing - a lifestyle change!

If you are strictly on business then don't bother making friends with anyone or get involved just use the tools you require.

Good luck with your journey though x

I don't feel like MFP is much like Facebook at all. I don't feel like there are people that I've truly gotten to know on here or anything like that. But I have a very active social life, so I'm not really looking for socialization here. That may not be the case for people with less active social lives. (For example, people for whom their job is a main source or friendship or socialization. I don't really socialize with work people outside of work because I have a large and active group or friends outside of the workplace. Kind of the same thing with MFP.)

You may be here for business but I love my group of friends and that I'm able to have stupid/silly/totally unfitness related conversations with them all day long. Keeps me from strngling people at work.

AGREE!!!

I've actually found myself on here more than FB... Just wish MFP had a LIKE button

lol. mostly social, and some business

Well l wish it had a like button!! :-)
I have been here a few times in the past "strictly for buisiness" as you put it... but feel that l didnt reach out for the extra support, l didnt commit which led me to loose interest!
So no l have reached out for like minded people to be MFP friends that are experiencing what l am am struggle with there weight as l do... And l do believe this will help motivate me.. We are all different so do what ou feel comfortable with and l will also. :-)
So if anyone is interested in extra support from others feel free to add me!

Mine is both! Some of MFP friends were my FB friends first, college roommates, family, friends, etc. So we can socialize on here while encouraging each other to be healthier.

I was on here for almost a year before I had a single friend. I found a lot of information reading postings though, and found myself responding to people who seemed to have run into a couple of the same questions and problems as me. I have FB, but haven't been on in over a month. Meanwhile, the support I give and get and information we ALL share has been invaluable. Use it for what you want, but good luck on your journey!

I suck at %'s but for me my pals are crucial to my success. I love their witty jokes, reading how their days went - - in many situations all these are parts of their weight-loss journey and I'm honored that they share it with me.

Just my two cents . . .

It's not enough like it.... since I don't have a LIKE button!

I too am VERY serious about my "weight loos journey" if you will... I didn't even know there was a social network on MFP for almost a month. I found that having friends who cheer you on and encourage and motivate you is one of the BEST things to keep me on my toes.
I don't have any support otherwise, and like many people here- we need support whether its a food diary or friends or both. There are some ridiculous posts which (to me) are a waste of time. But the amount of information I have obtained about food, dieting, NOT dieting, exercising, lifting weights... I could not have gathered on my own without the guidance.
Personally, I haven't used facebook in over a year. I didn't like it. But i do like having a circle of friends who are working their butts off with me.