MFP better then facebook

I'm never on facebook anymore. I go on MFP every day. ;D

i've said this numerous times. when i go online this is my homepage. there is always something being discussed and you see many people's opinions on it good/bad.
absolutely love it. i just started on facebook a few months ago and i really don't see the point of it.
oh well, to each his own

I this site. However it would be better if it had the games that facebook has. the only reason I get on fb nowadays and that is to play Castleville.

Oh I couldn't disagree more!! The second MFP gets games like that is the day I deactivate.

haha that is completely OK. It's not like you would have to play the games anyway. But it would be nice to have something else to do other than reading topics.

I have actually deactivated facebook no need for it... I am quite simply over social media... No one texts you these days they facebook message you instead.. it is stupid!

Lol, how is texting someone better then facebook messaging them? I don't really get any of it. I have never had a Facebook, and when I want to speak to someone, I call them . I love mfp, though I don't really see how it is similar to Facebook in that you generally don't know your mfp friends? At least I don't!

Agreed!! I like mfp better...

I have been on FB for years and love it: I have made some wonderful friends all over the world.Plus I also keep up with all the family happenings. FB is more a social site.

I think MFP is wonderful, gives great weight advice and incentives on weight loss and being healthy, a life style change
... I just don't connect the two sites at all.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to meet new friends on here as well, so please hit me up

Cheers from Oz

This is kind of my general gist too... However, I have friends and family from all over the world. Most of which don't have food or exercise problems - so I'm wondering - if they don't do you just not give a crap about them anymore??

To me they are two very separate sites. One is for my real people - those I've worked with, travelled with, family, school friends etc and this is for the people I've (mostly) never met who happen to have a common interest with me. With FB i am the common interest in people (it's me that links us, not exercise/diet) and we have different goals and interests.

I guess it's like comparing a bag of mm's (mfp) with a bag of mixed lollies (fb).

I'll always have fb, I can't say the same about mfp. Although some of my friends here will be my friends for life, and weather that happens to be through fb or the old fashioned email, that remains to be seen.

I do think it's sad though that so many people become 'one eyed' only living and breathing mfp and forgetting other friendships. That might not be true, and just my take on it, but a healthy dose of 'it's just a website' reality can't hurt from time to time!!!

I love it and I am addicted to it. I spend lots more time here than on fb It´s nice to talk about health and fitness all day!

I too deactivated my facebook 2 months ago... quite uncommon for a 24 yr old! But I feel so much better and to log into MFP 20X a day is a lot healthier IMO!!

I use both and Twitter and Google+!

I think they are all different and all have their seperate merits.

Facebook lets me keep up with my friends and family. Twitter lets me stalk all the people I admire and Google+ is a mixture of both of those!

MFP is brilliant and the one that I spend most of my time on! I think that is mainly because I am interested in eating healthy and keeping fit and that's all that is talked about on here (most of the time) and normally it makes for pretty interesting conversations. It's a bit like when I go in for a mass participation cycling event (cyclo sportive). There are hundreds, sometimes thousands of us, all interested in the same thing and all have the same goal. You meet some great people that way and they are so easy to talk to because you already have a common interest.

The support you receive on here is second to none, these people will support and encourage you, even though they have never met you! That's what I really like, friends that don't judge you, friends that support you no matter what. That's what a true friend does. Thank you to all my MFP peeps for supporting me along my journey, I am still here because of you! :flowerforyou:

I wish this site was a little more like Facebook in that I find myself wanting to "like" people's comments and can't!

I haven't even signed into Facebook in months, since I joined this site!

I only ever went on the computer about twice a week to check my facebook. Since I've been with MFP I'm on usually twice a day to get updates and see how everyone is doing. Terrific support. I agree about the like button. :bigsmile: