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Joined 2011-02-03 Posts: 773 |
May 26, 2012 17:09
I'm pretty sure that I'll be using MFP for the rest of my life! I love the tools, keeping myself accountable & the friends I've made.
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Joined 2011-11-15 Posts: 5,180 |
May 26, 2012 17:09
QUOTE: I delete people that have been inactive/not loggin for a month. this. and yeah i think i'll be sticking with MFP once I reach my weight goal and am ready for maintenance. The food logging in itself is a great way to stay accountable with myself and not at least give a second thought about any foods i might want to indulge in. Besides that I've e-met some pretty cool people on here that I'd like to keep in contact with. 
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Joined 2012-04-19 Posts: 445 |
May 26, 2012 17:10
I know for me I will still continue to use MFP after I reach my goal (not only for support to keep me always on track, but to be there for my friends also....& I've found that logging everything that goes in my mouth & logging my exercise is exactly the way to get to my goal, and it will be exactly the way to go to keep me at goal.....so MFP is a keeper for me! :)
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Joined 2010-03-02 Posts: 1,019 |
May 26, 2012 17:11
 This was serious and requiring immediate attention?
I delete friends after they've been gone about a month, if we never have any kind of contact, or if they don't eat enough. Since I don't think I will stop logging my foods until I'm much older, I think I'll be here a while. :P
Edited by aproc On May 26, 2012 17:12
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Joined 2011-12-27 Posts: 99 |
May 26, 2012 17:11
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: You can check out any time at night, but you can never leave. Well said! Well sung you mean. LOL....indeed! well sung!!!! |
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Joined 2012-05-18 Posts: 2,478 |
May 26, 2012 17:13
Thats a good question. It depends on how well I can maintain the weight after I lose it. But if I can have the app on my phone, I may just stay around anyway. Right now I have no more room on my phone. :(
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Joined 2012-03-21 Posts: 84 |
May 26, 2012 17:14
No I don't. This is the first time in a long time that. I have been able to drop weight easily.
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Joined 2011-11-15 Posts: 5,180 |
May 26, 2012 17:14
QUOTE: This was serious and requiring immediate attention?
I delete friends after they've been gone about a month, if we never have any kind of contact, or if they don't eat enough. i've been wondering if i should delete the chronic undereaters and the people who log stuff like cleaning their kitchn as exercise. part of me feels like a ***** for thinking of doing it because everyone is at a different place, blah blah blah but then the other part of me thinks i they'll probably fall off anyway and stop logging because they either cant keep up with their 600 calorie diet or get too frustrated about not seeing results...
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Joined 2011-12-27 Posts: 99 |
May 26, 2012 17:14
I assumed people would understand it's just a post that brought about a reason for discussion. The word serious was to display my concern and want for others thoughts on MFP not being here. It is a bit "serious" to me, but perhaps not as serious to others.
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Joined 2010-03-02 Posts: 1,019 |
May 26, 2012 17:16
QUOTE: QUOTE: This was serious and requiring immediate attention?
I delete friends after they've been gone about a month, if we never have any kind of contact, or if they don't eat enough. i've been wondering if i should delete the chronic undereaters and the people who log stuff like cleaning their kitchn as exercise. part of me feels like a ***** for thinking of doing it because everyone is at a different place, blah blah blah but then the other part of me thinks i they'll probably fall off anyway and stop logging because they either cant keep up with their 600 calorie diet or get too frustrated about not seeing results... I don't really feel that bad. I just can't support anyone who is living off of 900 calories everyday. I also like having friends with the same type of goals as me. |
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Joined 2011-12-27 Posts: 99 |
May 26, 2012 17:16
QUOTE: QUOTE: This was serious and requiring immediate attention?
I delete friends after they've been gone about a month, if we never have any kind of contact, or if they don't eat enough. i've been wondering if i should delete the chronic undereaters and the people who log stuff like cleaning their kitchn as exercise. part of me feels like a ***** for thinking of doing it because everyone is at a different place, blah blah blah but then the other part of me thinks i they'll probably fall off anyway and stop logging because they either cant keep up with their 600 calorie diet or get too frustrated about not seeing results... Yeah! After reading a few posts here and understanding that even those that have not logged for days need our support as well, I a, rethinking my deletion process. I agree with you, they may eventually delete themselves. |
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Joined 2011-11-11 Posts: 388 |
May 26, 2012 17:17
I will be here forever and ever and ever. It isn't a chore to me to log my calories, I've been doing it so long I'm used to it. I like having friends on here too, they motivate me and I hope that I help motivate them too!
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Joined 2010-03-02 Posts: 1,019 |
May 26, 2012 17:18
QUOTE: I assumed people would understand it's just a post that brought about a reason for discussion. The word serious was to display my concern and want for others thoughts on MFP not being here. It is a bit "serious" to me, but perhaps not as serious to others.
I was just kidding. :) Although I did come in expecting something rather different. Maybe like "I just ate ___ that expired last year and feeling nauseated. what do I do?? " lol
Edited by aproc On May 26, 2012 17:19
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Joined 2012-04-18 Posts: 231 |
May 26, 2012 17:18
QUOTE: In my opinion, if you have to log on everyday to keep yourself in check then you aren't really learning how to be healthy. What happens if your power goes out for a week, are you going to get fat? If so then you have failed to really grasp the concept. Let her go and try it out. There is not one right or wrong way to do this healthy life thing. Exactly my thoughts and very well said. I have learned some great info on MFP and I do log on MANY times daily at this point BUT, I'm still a newbie when it comes to educating myself about eating healthy and I want to be here. So for now, I'll stay. If an MFP friend told me they wanted to try on their own I would support them however I could and would not delete because they are venturing out on their own. Hmmm...isn't that kind of an Unfriendly thing to do..? Deleting the friend, I mean. 
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Joined 2012-04-19 Posts: 352 |
May 26, 2012 17:20
QUOTE: There is no finish line, per Bob Harper, so MFP is in fact FOREVER for me. What are your thoughts? Do you plan on letting MFP go one day? MFP is very helpful to me, but in truth, it can be as bad and as much a distraction as fb. I can sit on here all day reading and responding etc... helping others forever while my butt grows wider on the couch. I have not gone that way... BUT I could have. Nothing that runs on electricity is forever in my mind... the future is too uncertain. I'd like to take the skills and new habits with me as I fly away~ cutting the apron strings as I go, free... and empowered to fulfill my potential. We are not all the same, and the causes for our health concerns are many and varied. So, maybe some can walk away and be ok, and others need to keep with it to keep the focus. Peace~ 
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Joined 2012-02-05 Posts: 73 |
May 26, 2012 17:20
Thinking I'm going to be here forever also. The National Weight Control Registry tracks people who have lost weight and kept it off, and most continue to exercise, continue to watch what they eat, and continue to weigh themselves at least once a week. Pretty much what MFP allows us to do. After all the hard work, I certainly don't want to go back.
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Joined 2012-01-04 Posts: 813 |
May 26, 2012 17:20
I went on vacation and was on MFP every day.. and I still couldn't do it on my own yet. I have a nutritionist that does all my meal plans for weight loss. I'd have been fine as I lost the 2 lbs that I gained while I was away, but I felt naked without my support network and my normal food choices.
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Joined 2012-03-03 Posts: 1,833 |
May 26, 2012 17:21
I don't delete people who don't log in. It doesn't affect me if I don't really know them, and if I have gotten to know them, I'd want to be there if they ever came back. :)
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Joined 2011-05-03 Posts: 433 |
May 26, 2012 17:24
Nope
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Joined 2011-07-01 Posts: 173 |
May 26, 2012 17:25
I've been at my goal weight for almost a year and I still track on MFP every single day. I see it as the "life style change" that everyone talks about. It is so easy for me to underestimate what I'm eating if I don't track it. I have no plans of stopping. It has just become a part of my life and it works great for me!
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Joined 2011-03-22 Posts: 437 |
May 26, 2012 17:27
actually, I do! I care about people and I know that if they signed up for help, then they probably still need motivation and they will eventually come back. I have had friends that I added over a year ago who I have written when they go astray and they have come back and are doing well on here.
I guess I have a big heart and love to help others so it does not take anymore time for me to "check on them" or send an encouraging message then it does for me to type this response out! 
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Joined 2011-12-27 Posts: 99 |
May 26, 2012 17:30
QUOTE: I don't know... Right now, in the early stages of my lifestyle change, I need MFP for accountability and encouragement. But down the road, when I'm more set in my routine, maybe not so much?? When I quit smoking, 9 years ago, I logged into the support website multiple times a day. Now I log in once a year on my anniversary to encourage those just starting out. I could see MFP becoming something more that that for me.... BEAUTIFUL and added motivation! Thank you! |
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Joined 2012-05-14 Posts: 18 |
May 26, 2012 17:31
I have tried on another site before joining MFP and I thought I could go a while on my own there. That was a mistake. I came here per a friends recommendation. I accept I will always need to know how much I ate or can eat to stay where I need to be. There really is no finish line.
Edited by belle0226 On May 26, 2012 17:31
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Joined 2010-12-20 Posts: 12,491 |
May 26, 2012 17:33
I've given up logging my food for the most part. Some days I do, some days I don't. I've been maintaining about the same weight for almost a year now.
But I still log into the site daily. I think I'm around 515 days in a row. I do deactivate no-shows after about a week or three. |
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Joined 2011-12-27 Posts: 99 |
May 26, 2012 17:34
QUOTE: actually, I do! I care about people and I know that if they signed up for help, then they probably still need motivation and they will eventually come back. I have had friends that I added over a year ago who I have written when they go astray and they have come back and are doing well on here. I guess I have a big heart and love to help others so it does not take anymore time for me to "check on them" or send an encouraging message then it does for me to type this response out! I have read others with big hearts and reasons as good as yours for why they continue to support and drop lines to those who have been MIA for a short period. These posts, including yours, have made me rethink my process. Thank you for the response! |
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