To share or not to share your food journal

I share mine with friends and have had nothing but positive feedback. I like looking at friends diary's too get new ideas for other foods to eat.

I started with mine closed, but switched it to open when I realized that my friends didn't really care what I eat. When I have a really healthy day someone might give me extra props, or people have mentioned that they also like something that I ate, and on days when I've had way to much of something (ie Panera) it feels better to have someone say "Panera always gets me too, you'll get it tomorrow." I've never had anyone berate me unless I asked for advice.
The reason I like to keep mine open though is because I find that it helps making compatible friends. I accidentally added some people who eat extremely low calories, and that is triggering to me, not helpful, so I have to defriend them.

I find I am more honest by keeping my diary closed. No one needs to know how much wine I drink!

I have "cheat" food, I once in awhile go over....I log EVERYTHING...."good, bad, ugly and why the hell did I eat that!?!?" My diaryis open, even though once in a great while I do something like do a trial run on the vegan maple pecan glaze I am going to put on a vegan pumpkin cake for a vegan friend of mine, and decide it's so good that I have to eat it....all.....but you know, why hide it? Mine is open to the public, and actually I think only one person has ever commented on anything I logged. I would not be so scared of being judged, if I were you, Most people are concentrating on their own journeys to hard to judge yours.

Edited: To apologize for the horrible run on sentences. I obviously need more coffee.

I share mine but people should not be judging (everyone has different tastes, levels of intake and goals) and only making comments if you have asked for some advice.

i share and I don't judge what others are eating. Remember this is about making fitness a lifestyle - not a diet. So, that said, I don't plan to "eliminate" things I enjoy - I just try to consume in moderation and/or step up the exercise if I know we've got something planned where I won't be eating "healthy".

I also don't really make negative comments if someone goes over a target - it's gonna happen on occasion. However, I WILL comment if I see a friend who is consistently eating under 1200 calories/day.

That's my 2 cents!

I did not at first. I changed my mind because if I'm that worried about what someone will see me eat, then I should share it, as It will hold me that much more accountable. Don't get me wrong, I don't beat myself up if I have a bad day. But if I'm going to be that concerned about what someone will say or think about my diary, then I should do what I can to stick closer to healthier foods and not eat half a big bag of candy in one sitting. I stay honest with it, no sense in not logging something just because I don't want someone to see it. It'll still be something I stuffed in my face, and will still show up on my hips, legs and belly.

I'll eat what I want, in moderation. My diary is open, please feel free to view it. You'll see candy in my snacks EVERYDAY, lol.

And if some stranger on the internet wants to judge me for what I eat, well that says more about them than it does about my food choices.

I haven't heard it said any better!!

I have had mine open since I have been on mfp july 2010 and have not had any negative comments, I did have one person say they were concerned but thsts it. I like to see what others are eating from time to time to get new ideas not to judge.if it works for them why do I care? But do what works for u

Mine is open - I had a 'friend' on here tell me everyday no matter what I ate what I needed to eat more of - drove me nuts.....we are no longer friends....