The purpose of having your diary locked with a key?

MyiahRose
MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
in Chit-Chat
I understand having your diary private or only open to friends, but what is the purpose of having it locked with a key?
I dont understand this feature.
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  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?
  • Rachlovesfitness
    Rachlovesfitness Posts: 219 Member
    I think the word "diary" explains it...some people want to write down how they feel/what they did without fear of judgement..or just to do it for themselves...
  • sdfg344
    sdfg344 Posts: 3
    Why are you so nosy?
  • MyiahRose
    MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
    I think the word "diary" explains it...some people want to write down how they feel/what they did without fear of judgement..or just to do it for themselves...

    Then they should set it to private.
  • MyiahRose
    MyiahRose Posts: 183 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.

    That's your opinion. I accept whoever requests me cause I don't care. That doesn't mean I want them in my stuff.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    I regularly cut my calories low (1000-1200) to balance out weight gain from big-eating-events. Every time I do, I get a hundred hate messages about how I'm starving myself and I'M GOING TO DIE.

    so I lock my diary with a key whenever cutting, then open it back up when i'm back up to maintenance calories. I have friends on my list who have the key because they're interested and because they won't send me hate mail during cutting blocks.

    saves my sanity.

    so everyone has their reasons.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    I don't typically do friend requests with people I meet in the forums, my friends list is nearly entirely people I know in "real life."

    My diary is locked with a key because I prefer to keep my food private for the most part, but I leave it open to my husband so that he can copy my meals into his diary.
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    I may not want to share my food diary with all the people I agreed to be "friends" with in order to encourage them or follow their good posts. Or I may be using this as a tool to share my food diary with just my doctor, nutritionist or someone else who understands my specific dietary needs. Those are just 2 of many situations where I may want to have 2 different levels of disclosure. I really like that MFP has this feature. Why does it upset you? How does it harm you or anything?
  • ZBuffBod
    ZBuffBod Posts: 297 Member
    Not sure about all that. This is new to me. I guess I'll go take a look at my diary options.

    Although, on second thought, I don't care if someone looks at what I am eating. Unless they are dieticians or I specifically ask for help with my food choices, I'll ignore the unsolicited "advice". LOL.
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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.

    That's your opinion. I accept whoever requests me cause I don't care. That doesn't mean I want them in my stuff.

    Agreed.

    And some people may be working with a physician, trainer, dietitian, etc who have the key to monitor the diary. There could be notes with private details that the person may only want certain people (like the mentioned) to see, but not anyone else. That doesn't mean they also can't participate in the community or have friends to be social with or for a little support/help.


    Oh and...
    I don't understand why people worry so much about what other people do. What purpose does it serve?

    ^This x1000000000
  • Laurenloveswaffles
    Laurenloveswaffles Posts: 535 Member
    I could only see it being used if a ton of people request you but you prefer to keep you diary private in general. Then someone asks if they can see it for food ideas or whatever, but you don't want to open it for everyone?
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.

    is there a reason you care so much?
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Why does it matter? Maybe someone's recovering from an eating disorder and only wants to share their diary with a therapist... maybe someone else only wants to share their diary with their personal trainer... or with their partner... or only with people they specifically ask for advice/help from...

    there are loads of possible reasons.... what I don't understand is why it would matter to you? It doesn't make any difference to you if they set it as private or share it with only specific people.
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  • Rachlovesfitness
    Rachlovesfitness Posts: 219 Member
    I think the real question here is why you care so much? Maybe you should go write in your diary about it.
  • miss_jessiejane
    miss_jessiejane Posts: 2,819 Member
    Mine is that way for the simple fact that I had an eating disorder, and the thought of lots of people being able to see what I eat makes me nervous and would ensure that I never logged anything. I've given the password to someone I trust, so that if there is concern about what I'm eating, it can be addressed to me by someone that I know cares. I don't see why anyone would be concerned about who I choose to share my diary with though, what does it matter?
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  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    I think the real question here is why you care so much? Maybe you should go write in your diary about it.

    that would be cool because then we could all read it!

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  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    When I first started MFP a lonnnnnng time ago, I was part of a work version of the biggest loser. One of the contests was to log everything for a week. For those who didn't want EVERYONE in the group to see their food intake (hello - coworkers), they were advised to lock the diary and provide only the moderator with the key.

    Privacy, and still able to participate.
  • Rachlovesfitness
    Rachlovesfitness Posts: 219 Member
    I think the real question here is why you care so much? Maybe you should go write in your diary about it.

    that would be cool because then we could all read it!

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    Hahaha exactly
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    Nothing to do with this post but remembered this incident from diary with key. Jus' chatting with you guys.

    I don't care what people do and how they log but I had one person on MFP list who posted on her feed something pretty close to this -
    "How in the world can someone eat such high calorie food and burn 1000s of calories doing x exercise? How do they ever reach these #s? I kick my butt doing same thing and can never get this close..." and on she went.

    So curious I visited her diary to see what she ate and what her exercise pattern was. Guess what? It had to be locked with a key.

    So here she was complaining about someone's else diary pattern but refused to share hers. I can't take this hypocrisy. If she wants to stalk other people's open diary on her FL and crib about it.... fair enough open your diary lady. Otherwise don't complain.

    I removed her ASAP. Not worth the drama.
  • baba_helly
    baba_helly Posts: 810 Member
    Because I feel like it and also I eat a lot of taco bell.

    I bet you're the kind of person who judges food choices too.
  • RabbitLost
    RabbitLost Posts: 333 Member
    I think the real question here is why you care so much? Maybe you should go write in your diary about it.

    Outstanding. :flowerforyou:
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.

    Well don't you just know how everyone should do their own thing...
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Mind your own business.
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Mind your own business.

    Agreed!
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    Why should you care?

    Ultimately you're here for your personal health and fitness, not someone else's.

    Do you unfriend someone in real life because you don't know everything they ate that day?

    It's so strange to me how people on MFP get obsessed about someone keeping the food diary private.

    It's none of your business.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    So you can share it with a few rather than none, some, or all?

    a few? You shouldnt add people you wouldnt want to see your diary or just set it to private.

    It's not really your call what people should or shouldn't do, is it? Some might be aware their diary could triggers others and may share with a certain few, or may share with a certain few because those people are more equipped to help them.

    It's not like you have a public diary. Who the hell are you?

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