do you leave your diary open?
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I leave my diary closed because it's private information and I don't (at this time) feel the need to share it.
I can see why many people do keep their diaries open, especially if they are struggling to lose weight or are gaining unnecessarily so that they can get support
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Mines open to friends :-)0
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My diary is public. I saw it as part of changing my relationship with food I was a horrendous secret eater. I hid it from everyone, including my husband. Food and secrecy and shame were all very tightly linked with depression for me. When I decided to start blogging about losing weight, I decided that I should be honest. In part accountability to others, in part, accountability to myself. It hasn't stopped me from having some horrendous days, but I log them now. I don't pretend they didn't happen. I don't secret eat any more.
Transparency is a big part of coming to terms with my own behavior. While the body keeps a record of what you (over)eat, it wasn't enough for me. I needed more. I spent most of my 20s and early 30s very depressed, and hiding from the world. Having a public diary is freeing, in that pretty soon you realize that no one really cares. Being visible isn't so bad. And what if somebody does make a comment? Well, either they have a god point or they are being obnoxious. If it's the former, great! Maybe what they have to say is helpful. If it is the latter? **** them. I've spent too much of my life terrified of being judged and found wanting. I'm tired of it, and I'm not going to live like that anymore.0 -
Mine's open.
I'm not sure under what circumstances I would keep it private.
The whole idea seems odd to me - why be ashamed of what you're eating?0 -
Mine is open.
I don't think I'm that special that anyone would want to pore over the details of what I have eaten every day.0 -
Mine is open to friends... we usually comment on each other choices. (Positive) jealous is usually to be had. Builds rapport !0
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I have my open. I don't care what people think about my food choices.0
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Mine is open to anyone. If someone asks for advice on their diet in general or ideas for how to hit their macros it helps for people to be able to look at that person food diary and see what their goals are, what they eat on a regular basis etc.0
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Mine is closed but only because when I start this journey at 560 lbs. I kept hand written journals and to this day still prefer putting pen to paper so I don't use the diary option here.... I will use the database and plug recipe in to get info but prefer writing out my daily logs....0
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Leave notes to yourself? Weirdo.
I leave notes to others.0 -
Open. Never had anyone comment but I also do not use the complete button and disabled the MFP announcement in my settings (just in case I decide to fool around with the button). When I first started I was curious about logging in general and also food ideas. Not seeing too many open diaries meant I had to go to the forums. I have since learned a TON so it's worked out great
Every so often I read a really cool post about a meal and then go to check the person's diary for it. It's actually quite disappointing when I find it's closed0 -
Yes!0
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Mine is open to all! I love looking at other people's diaries for inspiration for new food ideas. Sorry though, you won't get any inspiration from mine, not creative and can't cook a bit!0
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Mine's always open. I don't have anything to hide and if it can help others so much the better.0
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Mine's open.
I'm not sure under what circumstances I would keep it private.
The whole idea seems odd to me - why be ashamed of what you're eating?
Just because someone keeps their diary private doesn't mean they're ashamed. LOL
I just don't feel it's necessary to publish to strangers on the internet what I eat throughout the day.
I use this site primarily to log calories. First and foremost. For ME, not you or anyone else.
The forums and interacting with people here is secondary.0 -
Mine is public. I'm not shy about anything that I eat. Every once in a while a cheat a bit, but I'm alright with that and nobody give me guff either.0
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Mine is open to friends and I really appreciate when friends leave theirs open. I think thats kind of an important part of the process...being able to see each other's food and progress. We can also learn from each other that way, swap ideas, see what's working and what isn't. But to each their own!0
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I used to not log properly because I was self conscious about what other people would see/say/think (While I try to incorporate healthy foods, I don't "eat clean" by any means...) so when I first started here I had it locked, because that really kept me best accountable to myself.
Recently I've had a problem with actually logging stuff, and since I no longer care about what people think of the foods I eat, though do care that I'm not getting my lazy self to log my foods and would be embarrassed if someone were to go through my diary and see pages of blank, I opened my diary.
And it's working for me. If I were to start lying in my diary again because I cared about what others saw... I would either delete the person making me self conscious or lock it againBoth would work! lol
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I do not have my diary open. I practice a low carb lifestyle and there are too many critics who seem to have an issue with that.
But I do applaud anyone that leaves their diaries open for all to view. I wish I had thicker skin to people's views and remarks!0 -
Mine's open.
I'm not sure under what circumstances I would keep it private.
The whole idea seems odd to me - why be ashamed of what you're eating?
Shame from what you're eating comes when people on your friends list make comments on your foods- whether asked for or not. While I'll admit that the advice given to me always came from good intentions, at that time, when I was still learning the ropes and what worked for me, it still made me uncomfortable.
And it's even worse for people who follow specific diet plans- I've had people post that they're locking their diary's due to people giving grief over things like intermittent fasting, being vegan, eating meat (yea, both... apparently people who are "mostly vegan" but sometimes indulge are the biggest offenders) or for just following anything but a "clean" plan.
Sometimes, you want the friend, but not the opinions... and having your diary closed is a way to do your thing while still "hanging out" with them.0
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