Well, being perfectly honest with myself, I logged my recent weight of 252 in CC.  I'm up from my low of 245 because I'm a bit out of control at the moment.  The little hand with the thumbs up or thumbs down demonstration is DOWN!!!!  I was always kinda wondering whether that thing actually told CC members the truth and now I know!!  It's not just there for a prop and I better get my head out of my butt and get going again!!!

I actually quit weight watchers because they give you a frowny face when you gain weight. I also was P****ed when I recently lost 15 pounds on Calorie count and gained back 5 and got the thumbs down...
I don't think I would take it too personally... I think it's kind of discouraging when even the computer thinks I'm doing poorly, and I'm still lighter than I was ...
Don't be discouraged!!!

Oh poo on that hand.

I think you're doing wonderfully! You're positive about losing weight, you're getting out and about with us other CCers (fabulous people all of us!), AND you're on here to begin with!!!!

Screw the hand!

LMAO!! Screw the hand!!!  I should try to edit the title of my post.

Hah! My hand has been thumbs down since about a week after I joined... since I joined trying to GAIN weight. I do wish I could just take it off my account since it really isn't very good at motivating me... before it was hey, good job you gained weight, and then I come on here and log my weight changes and the coach boos me!

amilia, that is a really good point you make.  For someone coming on here to GAIN weight, that must be a real trip to see the thumbs down thingy.

Screw the hand!!!

This was the best thing that I have read today.  I had to LOL when I read over and over, screw the hand! From now on, when I see that thumb pointing down I will laugh.  Thank you all sooo much!!!

i just posted something similar on motivation about a week ago.

the thing is, it goes by your weight, not by activity or foods you're logging, so if you only weigh yourself once a week you have to look at that stupid upside down fonzy for a week.

You know, usually you don't screw the hand.  The hand screws you.  But let's not get perverted.

I almost want to switch to Calorie Count Plus to see this hand.  But I hate Plus.  It's ugly and way too complicated.

That STUPID upside down fonzy!!!  LMAO!!

Hmmm, I wonder what oldschool Calorie Count looks like? 

SCREW THE HAND!!!

 

 

I agree with everything CD said.

Screw the hand  ........I should be so lucky

Seriously I wouldn't let it get to me too much.....just an indicator nothing more.

You had me worried for a minute:  I've seen the Thumb of Fate my fair share of times in the last month and generally respond with the Tongue of Raspberry.  I'm so innured to it that I immediately thought MAYBE one of the moderators had rejected or modified one of your threads or journals.  Now THAT would be a disaster.  And totally surprising!  Luv, Whooshi

...pst...I know a guy...want me to hire him to rough up that thumb a little?

 

keep it on the DL though...