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[–] Evilbitch1991 0 points 28 points (+28|-0) ago 

Once I typed "homemade brownies" and the result was "Calories: 100 Size: a piece (how big? Who knows!)"

Knew the fatty right away

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[–] Mister2 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

Yeah I always look for a quantifiable measurement and always went with the one with more calories than similar entries.

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[–] OnlyReadsFPH 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I've seen that one too...

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[–] OnlyReadsFPH 0 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago 

My family has a rule. Don't lie...and if you're going to make a mistake, overestimate the calories in.

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[–] lefthandpath 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

On a life raft overestimating calories is bad. In the land of "dodging food flying towards your mouth" overestimating is good.

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[–] Thinnerprivilege 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

On a life raft your real concern is fresh water, you'll die from dehydration months before you even think about starving to death.

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[–] 3rdworld 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

Can't stand myfitnesspal. Half the items do not have grams as a measurement.

Cron-o-meter ftw.

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[–] fattysgonfat 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

My mom once made homemade lasagna. I had to put it in and because of all the cheese I knew it would probably have been about 800-1000 calories for the serving I ate. Most of the ones I saw equated my serving size to about 600 calories. I also saw one that was 50 calories for 100g of lasagna. Some fatty must've binged on lasanga and created that one.

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[–] Jessee 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

"How can I feel better about what I eat"

"Better go dream up some calories with recipes on MFP"

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[–] LuciferCat 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

It's not that hard to estimate reasonably, and if you're really lost, just go purposefully overboard with your estimate! Every time I cook something in oil, even just pan searing some salmon, I always tack on like 200 extra calories, more if I don't measure the oil exactly.

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[–] ShitArchon 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

That's not a bad estimate: sardines in oil are 600 calories, whereas sardines in mustard sauce are only 360 calories.

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[–] fritterrabbit 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Lying to My Fitness Pal is only lying to yourself.

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[–] Opposite_Santa 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I don't get it though. They're only cheating themselves when they do this. It's not like they're sneaking a fast one past their body, and maybe their stomach won't notice those calories if they type it in wrong into MFP. Thats not how it works. Thats not how any of this works.

What is their reasoning? So they can show it to other people and pretend they're doing good? So they can complain they're not losing weight? If you have to lie about the facts to prove a point, doesn't that say something about your point? Or is it just so they can look at that number of total daily calories and pretend they're doing good?

This is exactly the reason I don't duck out early when I'm working out at the gym, or drop the weights before I finish that last rep, or skip that last set. Yes its hard, but if I give up and just do the easy thing, I'm only cheating myself.

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[–] The-Nard-Dog ago 

So they can feel good about themselves in the moment. Same reason they eat. Instant gratification.

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[–] Maschinengewehr 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Once I saw an entry for some kind of apple, it had like 16g of protein and no carbohydrates. I'm sure tons of people on that site do shit like that and complain on the MFP boards that they aren't losing weight.

A lot of entries are just plain inaccurate though, with a few weird numbers that seem like people just guessed for them

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[–] The-Nard-Dog 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Ah yes the fabled protein apple. One hit Sir Isaac Newtown under a tree, that's why he was so swole.

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