Do you tell people you are on the journey to loose weight?

I don't tell facebook i'm on a diet but I do tell my friends and encourage them to make healthier choices with me. the only issue I have about telling people is the feedback of what I should be doing.

I usually don't say anything unless they ask. Lately I've gotten a few compliments, and I'll respond with a "I still have a long ways to go, but thank you."

I'm pretty open with people. I don't like the word diet either. You might stick to people you think will be encouraging for now and tell others as they notice and compliment you.

I hate calling it a diet and I am hesitant to tell friends I am on this journey, because I wonder if they will nag or judge me when they see me eat. But then again I am proud of what I am accomplishing. So I wonder, when do others share with their friends? I have told some close friends, but I have not put it out there in facebook land.
I have set for myself a goal of loosing 80 pounds by next August. I really need to loose another 80 after that. So far am off to a good start, but I could use all the support possible.
As with many I have read on here, I have been over weight since I was a child. I haven't been under 200 pounds since 1989. I want to be there and I feel I have a chance. MFP has been helping to hold me accountable and I have kept on my plan, even with having some emotionally challenging days.
Let me know your thoughts about sharing with others!!!

I have told the world. I am proud of making a change in my life. I don't use the word diet cause that word is evil and it only means temporay changes. I am not here to change for a short time but for the rest of my life. I am on a road to change my life physically by watching how much I eat and what I eat but also emotionally. Lets face it when we are overwieght we are depressed and don't want to move. I had one friend that says it is stupid to go on a diet during the holidays. I looked at her in the eyes and said its not a diet and its stupid to use the holidays as an excuse. I am now a size 14 from a size 16 (which may not seem like much.). So don't look at your journey as a diet it is a change of life. If you would like to add me as a friend go ahead and send me a request. I will be more than happy to accept it. ~ Danielle

Told 4 of my sisters. They've been supportive in the past and understand the changes necessary for a healthier life style. We all have different health issues and help each other out with support and non-judgemental listening. No one else needs to know. I'd never put it on FaceBook for sure. But my day to day support comes from my new MFP friends. The real nitty gritty stays here.

...no and it has made a WORLD of difference!

I haven't really told anyone I am doing this. As far as I am concerned not everyone needs to know my business. I have told about 3 friends and thats it. What I would like to happen is in another month or 2 for people to start noticing that I have lost weight and then I will tell them.

In the past I told people...and got a lot of comments about what I should/shouldn't be eating or doing. That was not helpful, and ended up doing more to encourage me to quit than anything else.

This time I am doing things different - I have one person at work that knows, 2 close friends and my spouse. That's it. If someone asks, I'll be happy to share. I get most of my real support here.

I think I tell myself not to tell family ect. because if I tell them then I have to do well. Its real if I tell someone. I am tired of beating myself up every day thinking I should do this. Then I dont do it. Then I beat myself up some more. never ending. The best feeling is realy DOING it. I just discovered mfp and I love it. I know the trick is to keep track. This is going to be fun... really!

I hate calling it a diet and I am hesitant to tell friends I am on this journey, because I wonder if they will nag or judge me when they see me eat. But then again I am proud of what I am accomplishing. So I wonder, when do others share with their friends? I have told some close friends, but I have not put it out there in facebook land.
I have set for myself a goal of loosing 80 pounds by next August. I really need to loose another 80 after that. So far am off to a good start, but I could use all the support possible.
As with many I have read on here, I have been over weight since I was a child. I haven't been under 200 pounds since 1989. I want to be there and I feel I have a chance. MFP has been helping to hold me accountable and I have kept on my plan, even with having some emotionally challenging days.
Let me know your thoughts about sharing with others!!!

I have told the world. I am proud of making a change in my life. I don't use the word diet cause that word is evil and it only means temporay changes. I am not here to change for a short time but for the rest of my life. I am on a road to change my life physically by watching how much I eat and what I eat but also emotionally. Lets face it when we are overwieght we are depressed and don't want to move. I had one friend that says it is stupid to go on a diet during the holidays. I looked at her in the eyes and said its not a diet and its stupid to use the holidays as an excuse. I am now a size 14 from a size 16 (which may not seem like much.). So don't look at your journey as a diet it is a change of life. If you would like to add me as a friend go ahead and send me a request. I will be more than happy to accept it. ~ Danielle

This. Absolutely. (Also, way to go on getting down a size! That totally does seem like much!).

I think it depends on who your Facebook friends are and your own level of comfort. I was very open about my journey and found so much support and it gave me an extra sense of accountability. After awhile, I slowly slipped into bad habits again and started to turn away from that help. Later, I had a wake up call and turned back to my Facebook friends to admit that I gained all the weight back and then some, that I wasn't giving up, but I did need support. The outpouring of support I received was phenomenal. Friends from all times in my life and acquaintances and coworkers. Now, whenever I struggle to finish a workout or I am tempted to slip back into an old habit, I imagine this group of "cheerleaders" around me. Friends tell me often now that I inspire them to workout or start training for a 5k. Many of them are not on the same journey though which is why my MFP community has been such a huge help.

Really, the biggest thing, is to have support ad accountability. Whether you find it here, from real life friends and family, your Facebook world, or whomever, but seeking out help is huge. Obviously, we can be self-conscious about this journey sometimes so start where you are comfortable amd maybe expand that circle as you gain confidence. Knowing that my MFP friends can read my food diary influences my choices, knowing that my Facebook friends/real life friends know my renewed commitment to my health, I knows can't give up. Find whatever and whoever works for you! Feel free to add me for some extra support!

When I starting "monitoring my food intake", the only people who knew were one of my sisters and a couple of other people who I wanted to tell about MFP right away. The rest have learned by seeing the results. I get many complements on how I look now after losing a bit over 50 pounds but people started to notice the change when I was down about 30 pounds. When they ask how I am doing it, I tell them I eat all the foods I enjoy including treats occasionally but I control the quantities by tracking everything on MFP. I've told many people about MFP and some have joined, some have not. I know I couldn't do this on my own without MFP!

i tell all of my friends and family, it will show who will want to help encourage you, and a lot of my friends and employees love eating healthy so i guess that helps a lot....my mom is the only person who is happy for me, and wants to change herself, but doesn't try to make any change for herself...i wish i could help, but as she used to always say , "you can't help someone that doesnt want to help themselves". As far as the negative comments or people, i just brush them off and on occasion call them out on their bull**** when they've pushed me to my point such as my roomate.

I post little NSV statuses on here all the time. Other than that I just wait until someone brings it up. Now the only exception was I had my husband take pictures of me when I hit the 40 pound mark, which I did post on my Facebook with a comparison picture.

1 other thing i want to add though, i only have 2 personal friends on MFP, because even though i tell all my friends, this is still something i want to do just for me not anyone else, so i do advise my friends to use this site, but no one wants to stick with it, so i have 84 friends on here and only actually know 2 of them, but i love the support on this site, and i cant always get that from friends