Why do you keep your diary private?

Mine is viewable to friends only, but why do you assume people are hiding anything?

Its not shared by default. Most people go with default settings, hence more people end up with protected diaries... thats my guess.

Mine was defaulted private---I'm glad I changed it though! I mean, I need to be held accountable for what I eat....And the best way for me to be held accountable is making what goes in my mouth public knowledge!

Mine was default private, I changed it a couple of weeks ago.

My diary was private until someone asked me to open it. I didn't open it because i didn't know it was closed.
But, for those who actually choose to keep their diary private, it's probably like real life. Some people are just more private than others. And that's ok.

i keep mine private because i am a particularly fussy eater, recently found out i became like this from the age of 1. i know that if people could see my diary i would be put off from been truthful about what i eat and this then defeats the object of keeping the diary. i know this is silly but yet another remember i am self-conscious about what other people think of me.

Accountability....some people don't want others calling them out on their shenanigans :laugh:

Actually, yes. I'm not always proud of my food choices, and although they're a mile above where I used to be, I don't feel ready yet to have people approve or disapprove of my choices. I still make mistakes and have fast food on occasion. I just don't need someone telling me it was a bad choice. I already know.

I turned mine to private, because I had people who would make judgemental comments about what I was eating. So then I wouldn't put in what I was really eating because I didn't want to have to answer for an "off" meal. I realized then that I was only cheating myself and wouldn't get to my goal if I didn't fill it out completely so I turned it to private. Since I turned it to private I have been more honest with myself in what I have been really eating and have learned what I can cut out.

mine was default private, and i kept it that way for a while because i didn't want everyone to see all the junk i was eating and still being under my calorie goal then i decided i needed to eat healthier too and i switched to it friends only so people can keep me in check.

I turned mine to private, because I had people who would make judgemental comments about what I was eating. So then I wouldn't put in what I was really eating because I didn't want to have to answer for an "off" meal. I realized then that I was only cheating myself and wouldn't get to my goal if I didn't fill it out completely so I turned it to private. Since I turned it to private I have been more honest with myself in what I have been really eating and have learned what I can cut out.

I agree... same experience

Mine is private, because I have to learn how to keep myself acoountable! I will not always be in the losing weight part of my journey, I am the only one who can really hold myself accountable. I am the one who puts the food in my mouth-- no one else!

I keep mine private because I find it make me more accountable to myself - and that's really what matters.

I was finding on days that I would be over my calories, I wouldn't log it so I wouldn't be in the red for people to pick apart. Now that only I can see it, I log EVERYTHING, because I know no one is going to jump down my throat if I'm over calories, or sodium, or carbs, or WHATEVER.

And in the end, this is about me and I find it more beneficial if I'm actually honest with my diary, rather than smudge it to make me "look better" to those users that have nothing good to say about your diary.

(MOST users are helpful and not rude, but I have gotten comments about being over on Sodium, or how I need to eat more of this or more of that and I just got tired of it)

Because most people are doing it for themselves and don't have the need or want, Hence the word diary. When you were a child did you have a diary and did you let everyone read it? Besides what works for them doesn't mean it will work for you.

I made mine open when I figured out that they were closed by default.

I know that I hold myself more accountable on the chance that someone might look what I was eating and that someone can easily see my information if I have a question.

That being said, apparently I am insecure because I sure wouldn't want to hear the criticism about it. Yes, I had a small cheeseburger and small fries yesterday for lunch (I really did--it was delicious.) No, I didn't even make it to the gym yesterday. But who cares, I wanted to celebrate a little with an awesome burger--and I stayed under my calories for the day.