This is a SERIOUS topic!! Respond ASAP...

I plan to stay a looong time (1-2 years at least), but "forever"?? I don't think so...I'm hoping by the time I'm 60 or 70, I'll have learned how to eat properly and maintain a good weight without counting every calorie. Forever is a long time.

I'll use it until the servers shut down and the site becomes unpopular. There are others like it though, so there will always be a way to keep track of everything. I generally delete after 3 days of unannounced inactivity, but now that you mention it, 2 weeks seems to be far more reasonable.

I don't plan to be here forever. I am using it as a teaching tool. Having said that, I will log in periodically to check myself and make sure I'm still on task.

I've done this before. I was successfully in maintainence for 4 years. I know I can do it. I quit my job and forgot to pay attention to the fact that my energy levels dramatically changed. I gained overnight. Then I went on vacation mode moving abroad for the first time. I knew I was doing it. I did it willingly. Now I'm back to putting myself back on track. I'm not worried about maintenance because I've been there--successfully. But I am using this time to teach myself new tricks. I've dramatically changed my mindset about exercise and I'm learning about body composition. I don't regret it because this is a life long journey. I learn as I go.

I embrace logging. You won't see me with a break in it during my training myself period. After I lose it, I stay on for awhile durin maintence to learn how that feels too and then I slowly but surely let go.

I generally don't keep track of everybody. I will delete a person if they haven't logged on for over a month.

I will use MFP until it either starts charging or I die. Just sayin..

As they say in other programs...I am here for life. I was so upset the other day when we couldn't log or do anything on MFP. I was in a panic .

So what I did was request each friend on my list to give me their email or facebook name so we never lose contact again. Of course if they didn't want to share with me that was okay...

If people don't respond to me after a few days and haven't said they will be gone on vacation. I have started to delete them also.

I am addicted to this site and I love it..

Although I LOVE MFP to death and it and the support of friends have helped me tremendously......I hope to one day be at a point that I can make good choices and not have to log every single calorie I eat just to keep under my calorie goal. After almost 4 months I can already see changes in my eating habits and what I log. Some days I just quick add calories because I already know how many calories are in what I ate. The main reason I started logging everything, was because I wanted to be able to go back and see what I had eaten over the week, in case I had a bad week then I could look back and see what I may have done wrong. But I finally want this to be a lifestyle change, I already know that I am one of those people that no matter how little I eat I still have to exercise. That is my "curse" for the rest of my life. Don't get me wrong, I love to workout I always feel so much better afterward, but there are days I just wish I was one of those people who had a high metabolism and when they needed to drop a few pounds they could just watch what they eat for a few days. Anyway, my main point.......no I don't plan on logging in forever. Good luck to all of y'all on your journeys.......only YOU know what is best for you. And we all have it within us to know our true paths not the ones we wish we could take!!

lol. who knows. i don't think about it.

I deleted them every now and then, especally if they were not much support before hand. I will send a message are you okay, just in case their dead.

I plan on using it on an ongoing basis, not just until I reach my goal. Otherwise, I'll end up right back where I was before I started. Whoever is that MFP friend obviously has not reached the point where they are willing to make a permanent change. They probably are seeing the goal as losing the weight, when in fact the real goal is to lose it and KEEP it off.

I give them quite a bit of time before I delete. When I notice they haven't checked in for awhile I go and leave a message on their wall letting them know they're missed. I will do it again after several weeks or even a month or two but I don't usually delete until at least six months, maybe longer if it's someone I'm really hoping will be back. I've had friend have some major things happen in their lives that have kept them from logging. I've had a couple have computers or internet go down, one lost a child suddenly (like anyone would want to log when dealing with that trauma!) Friend's who've suddenly been faced with a divorce, a house fire, an abusive relationship that they had to flee from...I even have one friend who lives in a very violent country and had been arrested for demonstrating. She had a few court dates and was extremely worried that she was going to end up in jail. I haven't heard from her for several months despite many of us writing to her and I fear she's locked up. I fully intend to be here for her when she returns and seeing the reminder that she hasn't logged reminds me to say a prayer for her.

People in my friends list who haven't logged in awhile probably need me more than those who are on here every single day. So they stay.

Now and forever this is an easy app to have on the phone and I know that when I reach my goal I will help inspire and encourage those who haven't hit their goal. Pay it forward to the next person I always say.

I have great friends who support me I should do the same.

Statistics say that people who track what they eat tend to eat less and eat healthier. With that being said I track food without getting too crazy about it and at times I will stop tracking for a short period of time to just take a breather. I always come back! I think when you friend someone on MFP you want to be sure they have similar goals and outlook that you have, don't friend everyone it's not a contest. Leave that to fb. One last thing, I think everyone starts off with good intentions to be supportive and then not realize they may be letting another person down if they check out for awhile. It's not intentional.

You can check out any time at night, but you can never leave.

^That is too cute. LOL (I also agree).