Why do people hide their food diaries on here?

Because I have secrets . . . secrets so horrible that you would lie frightened on the floor of your closet at night if you were ever to learn of them. So really, I do it for your safety.

I like keeping mine open because I'm nosy and like to look at other people's diaries so maybe I'm being a voyeur? But some people are just private and don't like people snooping in their personal business. Live and let live! :smokin:

No one is allowed to find the secret of my greatness

only my friends can see it ever since a guy creeped mine and then PM'd me all sorts of unsolicited and LENGTHY advice. Too, too much. so now I only let friends on my FL see it.

hahaha... the hiders.....

hahaha... the nosy....

I feel judged when it comes to food. I did when I was skinny too. As such I choose to keep it private. It shouldn't matter to anyone else what I'm eating anyway, only that I am.

Privacy is important to some people, that is the reason I am not on FB. None if your business. Plus sometimes I have personal notes jotted in there for future reference.

1. They're a pig and don't want people to see how much they're eating

2. They do something out of the norm such as eat 800 calories a day, or fast sometimes, low carb, or just something that most people don't usually do. They are concerned people will criticize them.

3. It keeps the more accountable. If I eat a large cake, I can log it and know i ate, but no one else would see it, so I don't have to feel self conscious about it. Easier people to log under this condition.

4. They have insulin resistance and have to eat 100 carbs or fewer per day and get sick and tired of people asking them, "Why are you doing low-carb? You know that sucks, right? You're going to lose so much muscle! Carbs are GOOD for you!"

5. Unsolicited comments from people who see a random board post that has nothing to do with asking for help. They just decide to look at your profile, see your diary, and then PM you with, "Sooooooo... I see you had a Diet Coke the other day. You know you're going to die if you drink that, right?"

#4 and #5 are why I closed mine. There are reasons other than "shame" for keeping one's diary closed.

I'm gonna guess for the majority because that is the default setting. Most people don't even realize their diaries are private.

Well I'm on an appetite suppressant so I can't eat a lot or else I feel nauseous but I got tired of explaining this every single day before someone gave me the "starvation mode" speech

Mine is set to private because I don't log anything or count calories.

this and even if I did I would be too lazy/apathetic to change my settings so people can look at it.

^^^ this!!

when I track calories (which I don't do currently) I track them for my own information, I don't need other people to see my diary and tell me off if I don't eat according to their definition of healthy, clean or whatever. Additionally, people on here who are the most vocal critics of what other people eat are frequently also the least informed about nutrition, or are following some kind of eating regime that demonises many foods or even entire food groups.

Some people just prefer to keep things to themselves. And others really can't be bothered enough about what other people think to want to make their diaries public. I'm amazed that this is even an issue for some people. There are plenty out there who have their diaries open, so it's not like those who want meal ideas or to see how other people are eating so they can learn from it etc can't find open diaries. Plus a lot of people open their diaries to their friends list, so maybe sending a few friends requests would enable these people to get more ideas. But really you can't expect everyone to have open diaries, because people use this site for different purposes and some people just prefer to keep things private, and most people don't want unsolicited advice.

Some people's mouths are so slick for no reason its HILARIOUS. If your diary is open to your FRIENDS that is one thing. She is asking a question. Usually the smart comments are defense mechanisms... We understand... Keep eating that cake you want no one to see... Open your mouth to food... otherwise... keep moving?

You can give your reason or NOT without being jerks? Or that may be too hard for the simple minded....

It defaults to hide it and I kept it that way but for me I don't see why anyone would want to see what I ate anyway. I also don't look at anyone else dairy either because it doesn't matter to me.