Why are some people afraid to leave their FOOD diary open?
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Ive seen peoples food diary's get posted on the message boards just to be picked apart.Mines open now,but I closed it for awhile because I had random a**holes sending me messages about not eating my exercise calories,or eating processed foods,or how I shouldn't drink blah blahh blah closing it was much easier than telling each and every one of them to *kitten* off
I have to agree. Mine is open to my friends, but most of them understand that the only welcome advice is asked for advice. I really don't have the patience for explaining that to three people a day when I leave it open to the public. Besides, I don't want anyone to know that I secretly eat nothing but Cheetos. They are cheese, and they go crunch! What more could a man need in his diet?0 -
I never knew you could open or close it? :ohwell:0
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I don't get why people should be mad other's diaries are private
. I looked at someone's diary from here...just because I was trying to figure out how you even know if one is open or closed and I honestly just.don't.care. Like I said in a similar post, I know that I don't eat well, I know that I don't exercise enough...and I don't complain about not losing. There are PLENTY of people on MFP with diaries open...look at theirs and leave everyone else alone. No need to be upset about it. 0 -
I personally don't mind if you are using a diary for motivational purposes but to be frank there are plenty of a*sholes on here that feel it's in their right to police all that people do and the thought of a stranger pulling up my diary to scrutinize it is appalling.
I am actually not sure if my diary is open to the "public" or not but mainly use it to keep myself in check so i dont think it really matters.0 -
And there is another thing. I'm assuming (yes, I know) that the OP would most likely be complaining about those who only keep it open to friends, because she couldn't see those either. They would appear closed to her.
EDIT: She thinks that everyone that doesn't keep it wide open is "afraid?"0 -
My food diary is open and has been from my beginning here on MFP. I came here on maintenance and hope that my menus will help people find ways to experiment with their own menus. I was on the old Slim Fast Optima program and did great. I found though, that because they gave recipes and menu suggestions I was not learning to do my own individual planning and be creative, so to speak. I was very dependant on their help every day. It worked for me, but I still needed to learn to do this on my own. Many of my friends here have told me that it helps them to look at my menus. It gives them ideas to make their eating less boring. Generally I log everything, including my splurge days. Many of my friends have private food journals and that's ok with me and I have not heard any comments to the contrary from my friends here regarding others'. To each his/her own. We all have to walk this journey as it fits our lifestyles. Everyone loses differently and nobody has the right recipe for everyone. We're here to help one another and not be someone else's critic. Motivation and support are the keys to all of our success.0
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Some people aren't here for the approval or advice of others, they might be here just for themselves and don't look at it as a social / sharing / full disclosure thing. Some just don't want to deal with the judgements or critiques.
I think its uber strange that someone not public food diary bugs another person.Seriously? LOL... Are you also bothered that your neighbor has their blinds closed?0 -
I did not know I was Afraid....Its just non of your business!!!!0
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well.. my diary is open and i could care less what anybody has to think about my food choices. i mean.. i consume green peppers and onions for at least 1 meal, sometimes 3 meals a day. so you could say my diet is a lil boring. if you scroll back a few days you'll see i had 4 servings of 200 calorie each brownies.
this is the internet so if someone is going to judge me or give me unsoliciated advice it's easy to ignore it.
i have been annoyed by someone having their diary closed before. but the only reason i was annoyed is because they were asking for advice on how to change up their eating but you couldn't see how they were eating to begin with.0 -
mines is closed. I'm open to people looking for advice, closed to those giving it, and that's why it's closed.
Please don't give me advice if I don't ask for it.0 -
Hahaha this thread makes me laugh....
It would appear that there are a bunch of busybodies on this website... lol Why the freak do you care? Do you also stand in your front living room at the window looking into the jones' window with a set of binoculars to see what they are eating for dinner?
Do you also go to your friends house and snoop through their drawers when they aren't looking?
I bet you are also the person at ALL the neighborhood meetings spreading rumors about Mrs. Johnson down the street because you saw her eating a cookie.
look at it this way, we aren't all here to serve you... If our diary and profile is closed, take it as a hint that WE DONT WANT YOU LOOKING AT IT. and so be it.
If you HAVE to have your nose in people's diaries then only friend people whose profiles are viewable by the public.
and just fyi, its VERY hypricitical of you to not have your diary open to the public yet get pissed off that others dont either...0 -
Ive seen peoples food diarys get posted on the message boards just to be picked apart.Mines open now,but I closed it for awhile because I had random a**holes sending me messages about not eating my exercise calories,or eating proccesed foods,or how I shouldnt drink blah blahh blah closing it was much easier than telling each and every one of them to *kitten* off
Seriously? OMG! I can't believe people would do that! How rude!
Mine was close when I started because I was embarrassed about my bad days. I didnt want anybody to see how unhealthy i would eat. Now that I have it open to my friends it kind of helps me to be semi ok on the weekends. None of my friends have ever told me anything bad about my food diary. It's only positive that I get.0 -
I leave mine private because I write in the section underneath. I write about my feelings about work, about my day, about my family, my friends, my current weight of the day, I reallly use it as a personal diary also.0
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I htink it's funny that all this is going on and the OP hasn't even been back here. :laugh:0
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I too think it is funny, and I think it is because she got in over her head. She didn't THINK before she Spoke.I htink it's funny that all this is going on and the OP hasn't even been back here. :laugh:0 -
It is called a "diary" for a reason!! I have it open to my friends only and I am very picky about the friends I have on my list. I am not "afraid" as you say, I just don't want busy bodies who THINK they know everything telling me what I am eating is wrong. This site is a tool for people to lose weight and learn to eat less. There is nothing stating that you have to have any friends or have anyone look at your diary. I for one am not accountable to anyone BUT myself. So please do us all a favor and burn that soap box so you are never tempted to get back on it and post such a ridiculous rant again. Thank you
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...Frankly ummm, some people are a little more private.
And ... I won't do it just to serve other people's voyeuristic needs.
Love this! My food diary is open to my friends only and none of them comment on it, except my twin sister. I look at open diaries to get meal ideas, especially breakfast, and to see how people personalize their exercise goals. MFP has not completely become Facebook for me so I'm not obsessed [yet] with y'all dietary goings-on.0 -
No, but I do peep in windows when I drive by if they're open... hahahaha. Rubber neck lol!
Do you also stand in your front living room at the window looking into the jones' window with a set of binoculars to see what they are eating for dinner?0 -
No, but I do peep in windows when I drive by if they're open... hahahaha. Rubber neck lol!
Do you also stand in your front living room at the window looking into the jones' window with a set of binoculars to see what they are eating for dinner?
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Flat out, it's really no one's business what I'm eating, unless I make it their business. So, no offense,
i like it
nuff said.
AMEN!0 -
I didn't know you could open it till someone told me. If I do get one word about it, I'll close it. I've been a nurse for 18 years, I know nutrition. No privacy about it...I'm on hcg, laxed on the protocol, I''m loosing. I'm exercising...that's that. My diet is my diet.
Here is yet another person who says their diary is open...when its clearly not.
Im willing to place a HUGE wager on the fact that a VERY LARGE portion of people on here are practically illiterate when it comes to the interet, let alone social networking sites etc...I dont think their diarys are private because they choose so, I just dont hink they know whats going on. Nothing mischevious or anything.
Most of these people dont even know how to upload a picture for their profile let alone screw with the settings. I think MFP needs a tutorial for those less technically savvy.
Just two cents, Ill retreat to my corner now.0 -
This OP is just silly. Everybody is different. Everyone has different personalities. There are people that barely know you, but are extreme extroverts that will tell you their entire life stories along with all of their problems within five minutes of meeting them. There are the completely opposite types, severe introverts that keep everything to themselves and are much more elusive and difficult to get to know. And there is everyone in-between. I am sure people who are aware of their diary settings have great reasons for opening or closing their food diary. Honestly, to give a flying ****, means you must have no life. And if you honestly must know why their profile/food diary is closed or open, just ask them. And if you're that much of a loser that you message people criticizing their food diaries or post them to be picked apart- well then you truly must have nothing to do with your time. Instead of badgering others for eating a cookie, or going over or under their calories, or not working out enough, get your lazy butt off the couch and off the computer and take a walk around the block. lol!0
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Ive seen peoples food diarys get posted on the message boards just to be picked apart.Mines open now,but I closed it for awhile because I had random a**holes sending me messages about not eating my exercise calories,or eating proccesed foods,or how I shouldnt drink blah blahh blah closing it was much easier than telling each and every one of them to *kitten* off
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Exactly. I'm not afraid of leaving mine open. I got tired of people being extremely rude about what was in my diary. It's my business like you said and I choose to keep it private. : )
lmao this is so true. even tho mine is open.. people comment on it "oh i see you drank a couple beers last night".. "maybe you shouldn't eat so much sugar".. blah blah blah. It's really annoying, but i know I need to hear it i guess. idk. I guess it hasn't sent me over the edge let =]0 -
Ive seen peoples food diarys get posted on the message boards just to be picked apart.Mines open now,but I closed it for awhile because I had random a**holes sending me messages about not eating my exercise calories,or eating proccesed foods,or how I shouldnt drink blah blahh blah closing it was much easier than telling each and every one of them to *kitten* off
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Exactly. I'm not afraid of leaving mine open. I got tired of people being extremely rude about what was in my diary. It's my business like you said and I choose to keep it private. : )
lmao this is so true. even tho mine is open.. people comment on it "oh i see you drank a couple beers last night".. "maybe you shouldn't eat so much sugar".. blah blah blah. It's really annoying, but i know I need to hear it i guess. idk. I guess it hasn't sent me over the edge let =]
The people that were sending me messages were not even on my friends list.0 -
To the OP- your diary isn't open, why are you criticising others for for this when you don't have yours open??0
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I think a lot of people on here are being very rude. It's human nature to be very inquisitive and the OP clearly just meant it in a way that she assumed people are on here to be sociable. (As in.. wanting to look at other peoples lives and how they live it and learn from it and talk/compare with others) Me? I couldn't really care less what people see in my diary although recent events may make me re-think.
I clearly say on my profile that I have an obsession with cereal and YES I know I do NOT eat vegetables yet when I ask for advice on a completely different matter or even when I asked a question about a HRM the other day someone commented on me needing to change my eating habits.
I don't need your advice, so kindly don't give it.
I think that is a huge reason why some people keep it closed.0 -
It's the internet. I couldn't care less about what you think about my food diary. If I wanna keep it private/friends, I can
And how is my diary going to benefit you?0 -
can you all see my diary?0
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I keep mine open, but I don't mind when people have it closed, but it does get difficult if they ask for advice about why they aren't losing, etc. A few of my friends have completely closed diaries, and it does sometimes make it difficult to offer support. Mainly because I hesitate to say "great job" for staying under their goal if I don't know how far under they were (and if they actually DID make good choices that day), so I generally just don't comment on their diary notifications and only offer them kudos for exercise/weigh ins.
And to angela above, yeah, I can see it.0 -
i personally do it to drive people nuts
tehe.
I consider anything called a "diary" to be private, so there you have it. If I decide to eat something less than calorie friendly, I don't want to feel like I'm failing anyone but myself. I probably wouldn't even log EVERY single thing consumed like I do currently. Honestly, I subconsciencly scrutinize myself enough already, I don't need anyone else observing my caloric intake, or commenting on it, TRUST.
If you want daily/weekly meal plan ideas, your only a private message away from some!0
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