Food diary hiders....Why?

Oh please! It doesnt mean a person isnt logging or eating badly. I blog and I post status' and give my opinion on various things but because I dont open my diary for all to see I should be shunned and thought of as doing something wrong? Thats completely close minded and makes no sense. I know for myself I keep my diary closed because I dont feel the need to let everyone know what I'm putting in my mouth everyday every single meal. I am transparent enough on my blog and why cant people navigate their weight loss journey on their own terms? They should take you off their friends list for not being respectful of their choices. The key word in this post fyi is THEIR.

You point to a side of MFP that I haven't seen. Everyone I encounter is helpful and constructive, with the exception of a very few quacks. My friends see and comment on my food, and I theirs. To me it's like trying to be a nudist and not taking your clothes off. This journey is about weight loss. If someone plateaus for 2 months and won't publish their diary, where they're eating 15 Oreo's a day, then others gets a false representation about whether MFP works. Same with the one who loses 5 pounds a week and doesn't publish. I do see your point that it's people's right not to share, and it's also my right not to have friends who won't show their cards. =o]

DUDE, IF U DON'T WANT THEM TO B YOUR FRIEND, THEN DO YOU AND DELETE THEM. THAT'S YOUR ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T GET OVER THE FACT OR RESPECT OTHERS PRIVACY! DO WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT AND MAKE YOU HAPPY AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY! HAVE A GREAT DAY AND WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY!! :-D

Oh, here we go again. :grumble:

i very much agree. it is a personal choice. yes, people could be lying, but they could also just be very private. have you tried asking those friends why they choose to? maybe delete them based on their reasons or if they seem suspicious. not just for that one fact without knowing or trying to find out why. i have mine open to my friends now, but at first i needed that time to gain confidence without people seeing how bad my diary was.

I have logged every calorie I have put in my mouth since starting MFP and my diary is private. I am sorry some of you are so nosey and judgemental that you presume people must be lying to themselves because you don't have access to their diaries. I am a private person. My photo isn't on MFP, I don't post my exact location...not all of us want all of our business out there. If someone wanted to delete me as a friend for that, I would say go right ahead...it is clear you aren't the kind I'd want to associate with anyway.

My food diary is private and always will be. There are a few people who have asked for more information about "Am I Hungry" and I have willingly shared my diary with them for a quick view. I don't need or want the food police in my life. I do not believe in dieting and for the most part I think counting calories is a waste of time. I have learned/am learning to rely on my body to tell me what it wants and needs and it works for me.

Someone made a comment about saying "good job" to someone who is under their calorie goal and that they aren't comfortable saying that if they don't know what the person ate. I never tell my friends "good job" for being under their calorie goal. Not because I don't know what they ate but because I don't necessarily see that as an accomplishment. I don't see the "calorie goal" as a true goal. Some days you may need more and some days you may need less. Did you honor your bodies needs today? THAT deserves a "good job" and the only one who can say whether or not that happened is the individual person, not a random number on a computer.

I also never say "good job" on weight loss accomplishments. No matter what you do you cannot control the number on the scale. Your body will let go when it is ready and when you have done what you can to take care of it. I say "Congratulations" because it feels great to lose when you need to but it seems to me that saying "good job" when the scale goes down is the same as saying "you failed" if it doesn't and that isn't the truth.

Food and calorie counting is not the center of my life and never will be again. You don't need to compare what I eat to what you eat. Our bodies and needs are different. Do what is right for you and don't worry about what I am eating.