Healthy Eaters with Open Diaries

Rheatheylia

So I'm really trying to completely change my eating habits. For the first 25.5 years of my life my diet pretty much consisted of bread, pasta, and candy.
I'd love to have some more MFP friends who have similar healthy eating goals who can inspire me and keep me on track. Checking out other people's diaries gives me great ideas and knowing that someone might call me out on my poor eating habits will keep me in check. I think I'm doing well, but I don't really know what a "healthy" diet looks like, I've never really seen one before, heh.
So if anyone has similar goals and eats well/wants to start eating better, post so we can all support each other!

aweightymatter

Hi! I have an open diary and think I eat pretty healthy -- lots of veggies, protein, some fruit and dairy, and the occasional whole grain. Feel free to add me on here. I also keep a visual food diary (photos of meals) on Tumblr, and the address for that is in my MFP profile. Welcome and good luck

Wallaby2

I have an open diary and usually eat healthy so please add me if you would like to. I've found seeing others diaries also inspires me and gives me new ideas. All the best.

Rheatheylia

Awesome, request sent. I checked out your Tumblr, what an awesome idea, and your meals today looked great!

awdamm

I PERSONALLY HAVE AN OPEN DIARY... i dont understand why EVERYONE's diary isn't open. whats the point of being here for "accountability" if your hiding what your eating... and really its all based on the honor system.

I try to track every little thing i eat. Do i miss some sure, do eye ball servings sure from time to time.... but I also know i'm in control of my own fate and reaching my goals. its up to me!

Feel free to friend and browse around my diaries... most weekends are blank but for the most part all week long i track everything.

BEST OF LUCK!

Rheatheylia

I PERSONALLY HAVE AN OPEN DIARY... i dont understand why EVERYONE's diary isn't open. whats the point of being here for "accountability" if your hiding what your eating... and really its all based on the honor system.

I try to track every little thing i eat. Do i miss some sure, do eye ball servings sure from time to time.... but I also know i'm in control of my own fate and reaching my goals. its up to me!

Feel free to friend and browse around my diaries... most weekends are blank but for the most part all week long i track everything.

BEST OF LUCK!

I'm not sure why some people hide their diaries either, especially since what differentiates this site from others is the social/community aspect. I eyeball servings sometimes too, especially when I'm out somewhere and can't just weigh/measure something before I eat it, lol.

Thanks everyone who responded, requests have been sent

floweringcurrant

I eat pretty healthy but I hadn't figured out how to make my diary open, or even thought about it, to be honest, until now! We are already friends, but I'll go see if I can figure out how to change that.

horsiegall

Friend mee. If there diary isn't open seems like they got something to hide

Jeff92se

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/409456-why-would-people-feel-the-need-to-keep-their-food-diary-priv?error_user_id=11547372&error_username=Jeff92se&hl=diaries&server_addr=10.220.146.108

LilSomethin

I think I eat pretty healthy...could be better I know but I do my best. My diary is open and I'm always looking for new friends that are active on this site to help keep me motivated as I always try and help others feel free to add me

shimmergal

bump!

Rheatheylia

Requests sent to those who posted

I would like to clarify, I have nothing against people who eat "unhealthy" and I'm sure some people would consider what I eat unhealthy, because I do eat processed foods and such. I also have nothing against people with their diaries set to private, I might not "get" it, but I have nothing against it. My intention is not to alienate or make anyone feel bad, but to find people with similar goals so we can support and motivate each other.

missy_1975

Friend me if you're still looking for friends with open diaries. I'm certainly not perfect (can't resist wine and the occasional home made sloe gin!), but I reckon I'm reasonably healthy :-)

bhalter

Feel free to friend me if you want! I have an open diary and feel that I eat pretty healthy. I agree with you - I LOVE checking out other peoples' diaries and getting meal/snack ideas.

yvettenicole21

Bump

Kymmu

I lose interest in people with closed diaries, what is the point?
Feel free to add me and take a peek!

CharityPearce

It took me a while to figure out how to make my diary public. There's nothing in the logging area that says how to do it - or even that you can do it. But now that I've figured it out, I love it. I am so much more careful knowing I'm going tohave all my friends critiquing. : ) Not that I have critical friends, but that's one of the reasons we're here, right. Good luck, girl!

nowornever47

Hi - welcome! I love checking out the diaries also because there may be nice healthy food choices that I'm not even thinking of, etc... so I have opened my diary also. *However, I do want to let you in on something I've found that helps me take that one step further. I had recently hit a plateau (for like 2 months!) and when you read the blogs, suggestions - what is the first sentence they suggest? "Eat super clean", besides drink more water, up the exercise, etc... so I always wondered - I had an idea but what exactly does that mean? Eating clean means no processed foods, lots of fruits and vegetables, etc and adding whole grain into your daily nutrition instead of white flour, etc. But - I found a book that I downloaded on to my iPad - it's called "The Eat Clean Diet Stripped" by Tosca Reno. Really interesting read.. I still like to enjoy wine and the occasional healthy choice meal when I don't have a lot of time but it is a helpful read. This particular book talks about losing that last 10 lbs but if you search her name she has a bunch of different books on eating clean. Kudos to you for trying to eat healty - it'll be a great way to sustain weight loss too! Good luck!! And... oh, I think I finally broke that DARN plateau... yay!!

awdamm

Hi - welcome! I love checking out the diaries also because there may be nice healthy food choices that I'm not even thinking of, etc... so I have opened my diary also. *However, I do want to let you in on something I've found that helps me take that one step further. I had recently hit a plateau (for like 2 months!) and when you read the blogs, suggestions - what is the first sentence they suggest? "Eat super clean", besides drink more water, up the exercise, etc... so I always wondered - I had an idea but what exactly does that mean? Eating clean means no processed foods, lots of fruits and vegetables, etc and adding whole grain into your daily nutrition instead of white flour, etc. But - I found a book that I downloaded on to my iPad - it's called "The Eat Clean Diet Stripped" by Tosca Reno. Really interesting read.. I still like to enjoy wine and the occasional healthy choice meal when I don't have a lot of time but it is a helpful read. This particular book talks about losing that last 10 lbs but if you search her name she has a bunch of different books on eating clean. Kudos to you for trying to eat healty - it'll be a great way to sustain weight loss too! Good luck!! And... oh, I think I finally broke that DARN plateau... yay!!

I'LL have to look that book up.. thanks!

stayxtrue

I have an open diary i dont see the need to close it off:) more than happy to read through mine

Christina1007

I PERSONALLY HAVE AN OPEN DIARY... i dont understand why EVERYONE's diary isn't open. whats the point of being here for "accountability" if your hiding what your eating... and really its all based on the honor system.

I try to track every little thing i eat. Do i miss some sure, do eye ball servings sure from time to time.... but I also know i'm in control of my own fate and reaching my goals. its up to me!

Feel free to friend and browse around my diaries... most weekends are blank but for the most part all week long i track everything.

BEST OF LUCK!

Well said!!! People are here for the same reasons more or less, so why hide it? Maybe you're not being totally honest...?!!?

fatty2fabby

i try to eat as health as possible but i do have my off days i log it 100% though , feel free to add!

fionarama

feel free to add me, I eat very clean, natural and simple. With lots of eggs and salmon cos thats my fave foods!

stephabef

Mine is open to friends! Just ignore the day before yesterday - I went out to a bar for the first time in a month! It was a nice splurge, but I'm back to the usual now

therealangd

Mine's open as well. It's pretty good for the most part.

Well said!!! People are here for the same reasons more or less, so why hide it? Maybe you're not being totally honest...?!!?

More than likely, they ARE being totally honest and don't want or need the holier than thou crew being well, holier than thou. There's some pretty judgmental people around these parts. Some people have enough to deal with trying to lose weight, they don't need others bashing what little control they are trying to maintain.

SpitfireStacey

So I'm really trying to completely change my eating habits. For the first 25.5 years of my life my diet pretty much consisted of bread, pasta, and candy.
I'd love to have some more MFP friends who have similar healthy eating goals who can inspire me and keep me on track. Checking out other people's diaries gives me great ideas and knowing that someone might call me out on my poor eating habits will keep me in check. I think I'm doing well, but I don't really know what a "healthy" diet looks like, I've never really seen one before, heh.
So if anyone has similar goals and eats well/wants to start eating better, post so we can all support each other!

If you want to add me, please do. We are at the same sort of current weight and we have pretty similar goal weights too. I'm not perfect with the food - I like my wine/beer/chips treats but I don't typically eat too much processed foods, I like my veggies, but I also like my bread/potatoes. I think everythign in moderation is stated so often for a reason so if you're having something "unhealthy" just have less of it. We have 3 sizes of plates, normal dinner plates, normal side dish plates and a mid-size plate. I've been using the mid size instead of the normal size plate tohelp control my portions. I load half up with veggies, throw my meat on there and then whatever space is left is for potatoes/rice. I'm not deprived but I'm not going overboard either...

iuangina

feel free to add me. I eat pretty healthy most of the time. There are occasional lapses and of course the weekly cheat day.

SheRa1964

I have an open diary and I LOVE to read other people's food diary. My theory on the closed diary. I think some people might be sensitive to criticism. Maybe they don't want our opinion on what they are eating or maybe they are under eating. I think it's everyones prerogative whether to share or not to share. People with food issues usually deal with a lot of stuff in their real/personal lives. It might make one a little hesitant to share...

Anyway you can check mine out and I'd love to check out other people's. I especially love to look at people's diary who have lost a lot of weight. It gives me inspiration...

dargytaylor

I have an open diary........TRY to eat healthy, most of the time, at least Sunday - Thursday

I usually don't log on the weekends for a few different reasons........Home computer sucks and shuts down unexpectedly, my son takes me laptop up to his room and I don't feel like getting it

Anyways, you can add me if you like, or just check out my diary. For my soups, you can also ask for the recipes as I build them with exactly what i am putting into it (obviously ) but do not make it open to all because I don't know how!

cramernh

I PERSONALLY HAVE AN OPEN DIARY... i dont understand why EVERYONE's diary isn't open. whats the point of being here for "accountability" if your hiding what your eating... and really its all based on the honor system.

I try to track every little thing i eat. Do i miss some sure, do eye ball servings sure from time to time.... but I also know i'm in control of my own fate and reaching my goals. its up to me!

Feel free to friend and browse around my diaries... most weekends are blank but for the most part all week long i track everything.

BEST OF LUCK!

I'm not sure why some people hide their diaries either, especially since what differentiates this site from others is the social/community aspect. I eyeball servings sometimes too, especially when I'm out somewhere and can't just weigh/measure something before I eat it, lol.

Thanks everyone who responded, requests have been sent

Mine is open to friends-only but they all know not to offer advice or criticize because its not their place to do so.... the team of doctors who I work with are the only people who can offer the advice or criticize and so far, they are pleased with my progress...

It's up to the individual on how they want to use MFP... if they choose to keep it private, there is nothing wrong with that and they should be able to come around MFP's site free from judgement or anything else negative...... the fact they are using MFP (or other similar site) shows they are at least trying... if they need help, they will go asking....

Crystal_R84

I tihnk mine is open! I still don't know how to change setting ect. but pretty sure mine is open!