Why not fill out stats?

[J San 1,071]

So I'm curious why some of you folks don't fill out all of your stats or choose not to show them? There are so many people here that ask questions that would be so much easier to answer if there were stats to go by. I don't personally answer any that are targeted at those further along on their journeys but do answer what I can. It's not just questions but when people make statements about weight loss, isn't it just easier to know where they started and where they are at. I have my assumptions but I don't know any of you personally so I'm only guessing.

[sillykitty 10,713]

I don't think it easy, or even possible for app only users.

[Frustr8 7,886]

You are so correct, and it frustrates me to the inth degrees. Somehow it says I had Bariatric surgery in 2014, WRONG My one and only surgery,will be tomorrow morning!😷🏣👣

[macadamia 591]

2 hours ago, J San said:

So I'm curious why some of you folks don't fill out all of your stats or choose not to show them? There are so many people here that ask questions that would be so much easier to answer if there were stats to go by. I don't personally answer any that are targeted at those further along on their journeys but do answer what I can. It's not just questions but when people make statements about weight loss, isn't it just easier to know where they started and where they are at. I have my assumptions but I don't know any of you personally so I'm only guessing.

The app is not intuitive, nor is it easy to change anything (it is possible, but you have to know where to find it). It is a decent app, but it needs improvement. The website version is better, but you still have to know where to go to change anything.

[macadamia 591]

2 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

You are so correct, and it frustrates me to the inth degrees. Somehow it says I had Bariatric surgery in 2014, WRONG My one and only surgery,will be tomorrow morning!😷🏣👣

Good luck in the morning!

[Matt Z 4,139]

7 hours ago, J San said:

So I'm curious why some of you folks don't fill out all of your stats or choose not to show them? There are so many people here that ask questions that would be so much easier to answer if there were stats to go by. I don't personally answer any that are targeted at those further along on their journeys but do answer what I can. It's not just questions but when people make statements about weight loss, isn't it just easier to know where they started and where they are at. I have my assumptions but I don't know any of you personally so I'm only guessing.

The app doesn't have the same features or functions as the webpage. And even though folks have requested that the app be fixed/ updated (myself included) nothing's been done about it.

[summerset 5,261]

On 5.9.2018 at 5:35 AM, J San said:

So I'm curious why some of you folks don't fill out all of your stats or choose not to show them?

I had them filled out at first but chose later to go "lower on profile". I'm not quite sure what others can still see on my profile page though but I didn't update anything since a whole while.

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There are so many people here that ask questions that would be so much easier to answer if there were stats to go by.

I only partly agree.

"Stats" seem to create a kind of "hierarchy" and that's not really my cup of tea.

[J San 1,071]

Your profile page shows that you are female, have a skype account and were sleeved on 3/5/01. How long have you been a member here? Please explain "hierarchy' I don't quite understand. Lastly, Did you experience something here that made you feel this way?

BTW, Thank you so much for answering. After the 1st comments I didn't think I would get a response from anyone that did not fill in stats.

[J San 1,071]

On 9/4/2018 at 11:48 PM, sillykitty said:

possible for app only users

On 9/5/2018 at 2:29 AM, macadamia said:

The app is not intuitive

On 9/5/2018 at 6:43 AM, Matt Z said:

The app doesn't have the same features

Thank you all for responding. I have read that the app has issues in numerous posts but I do not use it so I didn't even think about this. I have it on my phone but I think I may have opened it once.

[summerset 5,261]

15 minutes ago, J San said:

Your profile page shows that you are female, have a skype account and were sleeved on 3/5/01.

Sleeved? I never had a sleeve.

[J San 1,071]

OOPS, my mistake. Had surgery on that date.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

On ‎09‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 10:48 PM, sillykitty said:

I don't think it easy, or even possible for app only users.

I know you can update your weight with the app, but I'm not sure about your other stats, such as, pre or post op.

[summerset 5,261]

1 hour ago, J San said:

How long have you been a member here?

Not really sure when I registered. In 2016 I think.

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Lastly, Did you experience something here that made you feel this way?

Not really. After some time on the board I came to think the "stats" put too much focus on "weight" and "weight loss" as the one and only success of WLS. They doesn't tell if a person still feels miserable about food, weight, her-/himself, if the person still obsesses about food, weight, exercise etc. - maybe more so than before surgery.

[xoxococojay 842]

As far as the profile thing goes- many of us only use the app (like myself) so we don’t enter anything, why waste time when someone can easily just ask if they’re curious? They aren’t trying to hide how big they were, it’s a convenience thing. Plus the app isn’t exactly user friendly. I think mine still says pre-op and i have no clue how to change it and i probably won’t lol.

[Hop_Scotch 1,627]

I don't use the app but I have found the profile info/settings not user friendly at all. I have tried to do a signature but was unsuccessful, I have tried various things on my profile information but they do not appear eg surgery date. I continually see the link 'complete profile' and occasionally I click and fill in some fields, I save and they do not show or stick.

I know there is some info showing location, heights,weights etc and the weight ticker, and the type of surgery that I am not having as there is no option in the profile for ESG...I wanted to put that in my signature.

Edited September 6, 2018 by 2shea