anyone recommend MFP to a friend trying to lose weight?

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  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    There's a few people @ work I've recommended to, nobody that I know has actually joined.

    Like someone else commented, they're looking for that "quick fix" or magic pill.
  • kandyjo
    kandyjo Posts: 4,493 Member
    I always recommend MFP to anyone who is wanting to improve their health.... Not everyone is committed to making a change or to actually improve... But keep "educating" !!!!!!!
  • cabg6
    cabg6 Posts: 40 Member
    Everyone just remember... We are better than they are. Those LOSERS!... er,wait... Those NOT LOSERS!
  • DrGeriK
    DrGeriK Posts: 61 Member
    I have recommended MFP to many people. I will be recommending it to many others because:
    1) Keeps me accountable
    2) It's so easy

    I just love this site. It is so easy compared to another site I was on.
  • Savyna
    Savyna Posts: 789 Member
    I recommended it to several people but they sort of rejected it. If they don't want to use it that's up to them but I know it's been helpful to me. One of the girls is not losing weight and the other is losing it but just doing it on her own terms which i can respect that. But yeah, the calories thing at first was time consuming to me too, but as you get more into it its easier to get into. Sometimes late at night when I'm tired I don't want to post but I usually make the effort and if i have to change my time zone so i can be in the correct day and that's about it.
  • harrietlg
    harrietlg Posts: 239
    i think i told my friend 10 times before one of her other friends told her to join, i just sometimes wonder really why nobody listens to me, i've lost 16lbs on here because i track everything, and i enjoy doing it! i've made great friends here ! i've been a member for a few years but i didn't have a clue back then, i'm so glad i rediscovered it last year, it may have saved my arze !
  • tabulator32
    tabulator32 Posts: 701 Member
    There are 300 people in my office and I'll bet a third of them have asked how I lost my excess weight.

    I told every one of them.

    Some people try it and some people can't be bothered. The ones trying it are losing weight, too.

    Hmmm.
  • amoffatt
    amoffatt Posts: 674 Member
    I recommended MFP to my SIL and she uses it and I also recommended it to a friend who wanted to lose weight, but she signed up and didnt log in since, that was almost a year ago. Can only suggest...:ohwell:
  • 10acity
    10acity Posts: 798 Member
    I'm calling BS on anyone who thinks this isn't at all "time-consuming" or overwhelming or stressful or whatever. It IS. That's why I take Sundays off from logging. It has nothing to do with "cheating", I just need a mental break. That doesn't mean it isn't a great resource and a proven method, and that's why I'm back every Monday.

    I do, however, get irritated with a friend who uses WW but insists counting calories is too hard. Uh, okay. Even though WW is protein + calories + fiber + fat minus your exercise "points" plus the kitchen sink divided by 7 times the number of weeks since you started..... but yeah, this is too hard.
  • mbajrami
    mbajrami Posts: 636 Member
    I recommend it to EVERYONE that asks me what I'm doing and what tools I'm using! I introduced a coworker to it and she logs on every day, though she's not active on the forums and such. She loves it!

    My sister signed up but doesn't use it. Numerous friends know of it and have even signed up, but don't use it really either.

    It's INVALUABLE to me. Without it I'd be soooooooooooo lost on my journey and probably sickly from not eating enough!
  • dragonsheart84
    dragonsheart84 Posts: 75
    I have to log all of my husband's food but he still doesnt care about how much he eats even though his doctor told him he should. His DR actually told him to use this site and showed him that he does it on his phone.
  • dalgal26
    dalgal26 Posts: 781 Member
    I have told several after they have asked how I am losing the weight. The thing is, they really don't care. They all want a 'magic pill' to get the weight off and if you aren't offering that, they really aren't interested.
  • Beamll
    Beamll Posts: 28
    I recommended it to my sister after it was recommended to me. She hasn't missed a day of logging food. I have my daughter logged to give her a visual of what she is eating, she likes it and she's 13. She didn't realize she was eating that much bad stuff. My sister bought us all fitbits to go with the new life style changes. Others I have recommended it to are already on MFP.
  • spartymama
    spartymama Posts: 15
    I agree with the previous comment that you have to be ready to commit to tracking and to thinking about what you eat. If you aren't ready to make this part of your lifestyle it won't work. "Too time consuming" is just code for.... I don't really care to put in the effort.
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    I can understand how some people might think logging is too much trouble, especially if they worry about weighing and measuring each ingredient. Personally, I probably don't spend more than five minutes a day logging my food and exercise.

    I don't worry about whether that chicken breast is 4.1 oz or 4.3 oz. If I go out to eat and the restaurant is not in the database, I'll either try to find a similar item at another restaurant that is listed, or I'll do a quick estimate and log THAT. If I have a craft beer at my local brewpub, I'll estimate the calories based on the ABV% and serving size.

    Is it 100% accurate? No. Could I be UNDERestimating? Possibly, but I could also be OVERestimating. Bottom line - I do my best to get a reasonable ballpark figure. As long as I'm making progress - and I AM making progress - I figure I'm doing okay.
  • PandaPop87
    PandaPop87 Posts: 131
    I tell everyone I know who is trying to lose weight to give it a go... and some of them do say that it's too fiddly. I'm like, as soon as you put it in once, it will stay there for you to use again, OR if you have a smart phone, just scan! No typing involved. To me it's just second nature to input onto MFP just before I've eaten, therefore I have an informed decision about what I am going to eat.

    I agree with other posts that you have to WANT to track your food and then when you see the benefits (i.e. weightloss) then it inspires you to do it more. I think when I finally reach my goal, it's going to be difficult to get out of the mindset of logging!
  • Kara52217
    Kara52217 Posts: 353 Member
    I'm sorry, but tracking calories is so much easier than sitting there all day feeling bad because you dont know if you ate too much, or looking up every food you ate on the internet and adding it up yourself.

    so True!
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
    I had someone in the gym today tell me that counting calories is silly and a waste of time - SHE USES WEIGHT WATCHERS! omg.
  • trishbadgett
    trishbadgett Posts: 44
    all the time....they just do not have time for that, however the have time to post on FaceBook all day long????

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