Is your weight loss journey being kept under wraps?

Yep! If I had it my way I wouldn't have told my partner either, but living together makes that impossible. I did manage to do 6 weeks of Weight Watchers without him knowing before we moved in though!

Similar to many, I only mention it if people notice or they ask why I don't want the free muffin basket. It's why I need MFP. I'm not tracking since I'm doing another program, but I need to talk about my efforts! I took a progress photo this morning and it's hard to not run around saying "Look! SEE? I'm thinner!"

I just don't want to nag on about my weight if no one can relate.

Feel free to add me to the covert slim club.

I told my husband but otherwise I haven't told anyone. I don't feel the need to announce things I'm doing and I really hate people in my business. They'll be grilling me and asking for updates and offering "support" and I'll just get turned off.

This is me. Obviously people have noticed by now but I didn't do it for them so I didn't feel the need to share it with people. I might have mentioned that I am 'trying to eat better' to my family but they are all very obese so I don't like to make a big deal about it especially since none of them are ready. One of my friends has recently started asking questions - or at least voiced an interest in losing weight so I told her a few of the things I have done and about this website and that's about all the sharing I have done

The only person that knows that I am trying to lose weight is my boyfriend. I haven't told others because it's really not for them-it's for me.

I didn't tell a soul about trying to lose weight because I didn't want it all to blow up in my face. I had tried losing weight so many times before to no avail, so I knew that if I told people and I failed again, they would somehow feel disappointed or judge me. It wasn't until I lost nearly 40 pounds that people began noticing on their own. Because I had already lost the weight, they had only kind words to say and I didn't feel any pressure to please others. It made the whole eating healthier and exercising thing a whole lot easier. I'd proved to them that I wasn't just saying I would lose weight, I was actually doing it.

I went into everything intending to keep it a secret essentially from everyone except a couple family members that I interact with a lot. The problem with keeping it secret for me came when people started incessantly offering me food. I have one friend (who is a tiny stick of a girl, BTW.) who I go to dinner with. Eating out isn't the problem, but afterwards she offers me cake, doughnuts, chips, etc. I finally had to explain to her that I was trying to lose weight and that I'd appreciate it if she would stop. I've had to explain it to her a couple more times, but I think she's beginning to understand.

The same thing happened with a woman at work who brought in a whole bag of candy that only I and one other person liked. It was really nice of her, but she was insisting that I eat it so it wasn't at her desk. To her I just said that I was on a diet so I would take months to finish the whole (super large) bag. I didn't go into details and that was enough to satisfy her. She's constantly on a crash diet (mostly intermittent fasting) and then groans about how she always gains the weight back.

I'm trying to keep quiet about it with the rest of the office just because they don't necessarily need to know, and I've told a few more of my friends as time has gone on. Hopefully soon I'll be able to tell people because they actually notice :laugh:

Yes, pretty much - only two close friends (one of whom is also on MFP) know, and it's largely because I don't want it to become a huge deal. It's my business, and I hate body/diet-talk as social bonding anyway. If people ask, I just say that I'm working on my fitness, which is absolutely true, and I'd much rather talk about running/dancing/swimming/the gym than numbers and dress sizes and what my body *looks* like as opposed to what it can *do*.

My husband & kids know, two close friends and one coworker. It's not really anyone else's business. My kids are especially supportive and so is my husband. I saw one friend yesterday who I hadn't seen in at least a month and she didn't mention it. Whether or not because it's not that noticeable yet or she didn't know what to say I don't know. I was kind of hoping she would say something though so was mildly disappointed.

Another mom from my daughters' dance class said something when I had only lost about 13 pounds. It was a nice morale booster and really unexpected.

I think initially I was afraid of failing and didn't want someone asking when I had already given up. But now I'm feeling good about my progress and if someone asks I will share in a basic way.

My long-term boyfriend, his sister/possibly his parents, my mom, and my client/friend (I'm a CNA and I work with a young woman who is simultaneously my boss, client, and friend) all know. Anyone following me on Facebook would have a clue, but honestly, I still plan on it being a pretty big surprise for people (like my parents, my boyfriend's family, and some friends I don't see on a regular basis) when I get really close to my goal/drop a lot of weight. My boyfriend and my client see me every day and they will still be in for a nice surprise, but they won't really get to see me at this weight, go some months without seeing me at all, and then get a big reveal. I'm not constantly updating Facebook or posting pics with my progress. There are some people who will be really surprised and some people who will have known all along but still be pretty thrilled that I achieved my goals!

While I was first losing weight, I was open about it with everyone. Now though, I don't really talk about it with anyone. My husband wants me to gain weight and become fat again, my mother in law keeps making comments about how I better not get any smaller, and all my coworkers are in the want the easy fix with no effort group. So I just go about my business and ignore them all.

My close friends and family know I'm constantly "trying" to lose weight. I fall off the wagon a lot, but this time, I'm a regular on mfp and my buddies are a great support system. I rant and rave at my buddies' posts, it's great, I think I'd of quit a long time ago, again, if it weren't for mfp. this is the support I needed all along!
feel free to add me!

I've mentioned to my wife that I'm watching what I eat, and since I do all the cooking in our house, it was pretty obvious that we were eating better. Other than her though, I have no one else to tell. Even she doesn't know the extent of it though - she doesn't know that I log my food and count calories. And she certainly doesn't know that I'm on mfp, or even what that is.

Yes, pretty much - only two close friends (one of whom is also on MFP) know, and it's largely because I don't want it to become a huge deal. It's my business, and I hate body/diet-talk as social bonding anyway. If people ask, I just say that I'm working on my fitness, which is absolutely true, and I'd much rather talk about running/dancing/swimming/the gym than numbers and dress sizes and what my body *looks* like as opposed to what it can *do*.

^ THIS exactly!! I hate being around women talking about how much they hate their bodies, they have to lose weight, etc. And so many people really want to sabotage you or being the "food police" that I don't tell anyone. The lady who sits near me at work sees me using my app to log food with the bar code, but people at work are pretty discreet.

I only talk about it when asked. The crazy thing I have experienced is I now get asked what I did. I show them this app and how it works and they lose interest. It is like they just want a magic pill that allows them to continue eating like they do and lose weight.

I also agree with this. Not many people have asked, since I haven't lost truly dramatic amounts yet, but I'm dreading conversations like this. I have a friend who is doing some kind of magic pill weight loss called the "red box revolution" http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1081378-the-red-box-revolution and she's all over Facebook talking about how she's lost 22 pounds in a month. I have no doubt that when I see her next summer, I'll be down another 30 pounds and she'll have regained it all.

I'm in the same boat. Relying heavily on MFP friends, my immediate family and my bestest besties. I see people posting about their weight loss constantly on social media and for a lot of people that works at keeping them accountable and it inspires others. Not me though. Plus I dont live where I am from and I'm moving back 7 months from now. I just want to show up like BAM! Yeahhhh snitches I lost weight :blushing: :laugh: ! Another friend did that and it has wayyyyy more shock value than if everyone already knows you're losing weight.

My boyfriend knows I want to lose weight and he knows I track my calories, but I plan to keep wearing baggy-ish clothes until I'm at my goal weight and then one night - BAM I'm gonna strip down to lingerie and suprise the hell out of him! :bigsmile: