Diary feedback

Me too! Thats why mine is open! I'll add you both Drinks is what gets me!

If i'm creeping someones diary and I see that they are doing awesome ill leave them a "good job!" but I don't feel right critiquing someones diary when they didn't ask.

This is not a popularity contest. I log my foods to keep track and welcome (constructive) criticism. I want feedback, honest feedback. When I get a comment, I will thank the person for suggestions. I am kind of known at the veggie lady because I bug my friends until I see them add veggies! :happy: Some people will never listen though.

I hear you and feel the same way.
Sometimes I look at a dairy and wonder how someone can keep up what they do (eating empty calories, lots of packaged foods and eating jung junk food) and still lose weight. Lucky them.... but I know from experience that it will catch up to them. I wish everybody the best and keep on doing my thing.

Feel free to friend me. My dairy is open to my friends.

My diary is open because I welcome suggestions.
However, I've seen people complain about unasked-for advice, so I hesitate to make any suggestions if critique has not been requested. I'm a newbie who obviously doesn't have everything figured out yet, so really - what do I know?

I saw somebody getting twice the amount of sodium day after day and said something once.

I drink almost 2 litres of water each and every day and I never log that in. Some of my friends never put in their exercise. So perhaps what they are logging/or not logging isnt necessarily bad.

On the topic of Big Macs and chips however, I think each to their own. I dont personally eat anything processed, but if that is the way they choose to eat their calories then so be it.

However, when they start complaining about not loosing weight, I am more than happy to pull out those examples and show them why

I like suggestions for improvements, or being scolded for not enough water, missing a snack, in light hearted ways (I mean give me a break, Im an adult you dont get to yell at me.) I also like encouraging ppl by recommending lower cal options, or whatnot and have respectfully disagreed with choices made. Its, I suppose, all in how you present your concerns or lack thereof. Someone on my friends list drinks (diet) soda literally all day long, even bfast. I mentioned it in jest once, Im over it - its his life, not mine. If he wants to keep drinking it what's it to me? That kind of thing, I guess. Make sense?

I do like to have honest feed back, and if you can suggest a way to make something healthier, I am always open to ideas. That in mind, remember women NEED chocolate to survive. Never dis the chocolate! LOL

The way I see it is we are here to lose weight and most of us to live healthier, so my advice is LEAVE THE COMMENT = ) I do understand when people say they don't feel comfortable critiquing but ya know what? It's tough love, and you're doing them a favor (so long as you're polite about it and the criticism truly is constructive). Maybe they won't like what they read, but you never know it may one day end up being the push that leads them to make healthier changes. I myself am open to any constructive comments and advice, and I don't want someone to baby me or pat me on the back, I want the truth. So I say let's keep it real!

Haha, look at my profile page and you will see how I handle it. I say up front that if you have an open diary and it is crap, I WILL SAY SOMETHING. And if you do not like it, well there there is the "remove friend" button there for a reason.

Nutrition is the key to a long and healthy life. I mean come on, if all you want to be is skinny, smoke some crack.

hahaha that's funny... sad in a way, but funny

I appreciate honesty. I am weak and I need kicks. I need my friends to tell me - Stop eating crap. Even if my what my friends tell me makes no sense to me, I welcome criticism.
I welcome friends or anyone to peep into my food diary and give me constructive criticism. Maybe that is just me!

Oh I completely agree with @wahmx3 - it goes both ways - I have had eating issues my whole life some more destructive then others. I dislike people congradulating people for being under a 1200 calorie min...The body needs a certain amount of calories a day to sustain and be healthy.

I don't say anything unless somebody wants advice. If someone wants to splurge, why not? Who am I to say what others should/shouldn't do it's not my body. I know what's best for me. I know what I should be doing. Some days are better than others and that's true of everyone pretty much.

Personally I wouldn't give feedback unless asked, because I don't really want people critiquing my food. I use MFP to track my food, not to ask for suggestions (unless i post on the forums specifically asking). If I have a bad day and eat too much taco bell, I don't need someone to tell me it's unhealthy; I'm already aware! I have some great days but fairly often I have "bad days" as well. I'm a college student and just consider it part of life. I don't need someone bringing down my spirit when I don't have a perfect day. I realize you're probably talking about constructive criticism, but some people (like me), might take it the wrong way.

For example not too long ago I had what I considered a really great day, but a friend commented and said I should get more protein. I tried to appreciate the comment, but mostly it just aggravated me. That day I had gotten around 110g of protein, which is more than 1g per lb of my lean body mass, which is what I've always heard is a good target amount. This person didn't know my lean body mass or my personal protein goals, so I didn't really see the need for them to comment.

I think I'm just a little to hot-headed for critiques :laugh:

I suppose people are different...personally I appreciate anyone who takes the time to look at what I'm doing and comment on it. It's nice when people comment on the positive as well as the negative and realise that I do know what I should be eating I just can't stop eating what I shouldn't!!

good topic by the way