Why are some people afraid to leave their FOOD diary open?

Honestly I don't care what people eat. I always want to know how they worked out to get where they are now lol.

:laugh: Thanx to the OP for starting this..........reading the replies to your nonsense orignal post took my mind off eating the brownies in the kitchen. Although you will never know if i really ate them or not b/c I am one of those people who are "afraid" to let you see what i eat every day

:laugh: Thanx to the OP for starting this..........reading the replies to your nonsense orignal post took my mind off eating the brownies in the kitchen. Although you will never know if i really ate them or not b/c I am one of those people who are "afraid" to let you see what i eat every day

HAHAHAHAHA LOVE IT! :bigsmile:

Mine is private to keep me honest. If I knew I had people reading it I would be likely to lie about off days. My Diary is to show me what I might be doing wrong. Not to impress, our boost other peoples egos. If people need ideas on what to eat, that's what the forum is for.

I leave it open because if I didn't, it'd mean that I'm not fully honest with myself and have something to hide.

Same here. I find it keeps me more accountable if I know others can see what I am eating. That method helped me lose the middle 70 pounds.

I leave it open because if I didn't, it'd mean that I'm not fully honest with myself and have something to hide.

I'm interested in reading why others do it differently.

Edit: I see a lot of people closing it to avoid unsolicited advice/criticism. That would drive me up the wall as well...

I wasn't going to say it as well put as this, but mine use to be public but as my eating habits started getting worse I closed it. I can tell how good I feel about what I'm eating by how I would feel if it was public.

There have also been posts where people post about other peoples diaries and that causes a lot of closed ones. I know there was one HUGE one that went to a bunch of pages and got shut down and I know a lot of people closed there's after that.

Maybe I can sorta see why people would want to look at other people's diaries, but to be upset if they're closed? Seriously?

If you want advice, motivation, food plans etc., that's what these discussion boards are for. Ask away, we'll be happy to tell you what works/doesn't work. If you're going through a bad patch and just don't feel like creating your own food plan and want to copy someone else's, then say so -- I'm not going to judge. What you eat is your business, and what I eat is mine. Just don't flame others just because they prefer to have at least some semblance of privacy.

Is my diary closed? Yes, it is. I've already hit my goal weight, so my sole purpose for joining MFP is for maintenance/endurance training purposes (I'm a long distance runner). I log in my exercise according to my training plan and watch my food intake not as much for the calories I eat, as for the nutritional value of the food I eat (proper ratio of carbs/protein, etc.) My goal to make sure that I am properly fueled to cross the finish line of my next marathon (and eventually ultramarathon). If that's not your goal, then my specific food plan probably won't work for you (especially if you see my carbo loading entries -- yikes!!) If that is your goal, great -- we can start our own message board thread and compare notes.

Because there are a lot of judgemental morons floating about on here!

YES THIS!!!! I used to have mine open until a "friend" told me they couldnt give me a "good job today" comment because they noticed something unhealthy in my diary..... its not about being afraid, its because this is MY weight loss and fitness journey. I know if I eat pizza thats bad, I dont need someone to tell me thats bad for me.... No *kitten* its unhealthy!

if you want healthy ideas, choose from the thousands of ideas on the internet and not worry about what I am eating.

WOW what a thread.....iam not sure if mine is open or not but i really don't login what i eat cause i really don't have the time.

Some people are coming off as really rude...and i love how some say they don't leave their food diary open because of people's comment yet they also have nothing nice to say in this thread. do i look at others food diary? yes at times but i don't do it to be judgemental or be mean, i do it to get ideas and see if what they did will work for me. Aren't we all here to get advice and help for eachother? if not then why are here? I can understand why some are upset by the way the OP started this thread but most of the comments on here really didn't need to be said.


Take your turn with me if you so please.

Its so funny that this got posted today because I just opened up my dairy yesterday and I've been on here for about 6 months. I've been thinking about opening it for a few days now but wasn't sure if I wanted to open myself up to potential "jerks". I just opened it to my friends. I've been blessed to surround myself with some very inspirational people and believe that they will not judge me or attack me when I have a day that I go over my calories but XXX which I do a few times a month. I have to live this life for as long as God will let me and I have to be able to live in the real world which means that there are going to be days when I don't eat all the best choices and you know what that's okay. My theory is tomorrow is another day.... and as long as the tomorrows keep coming and I keep getting up and living this lifestyle I have chosen my journey will continue. Everyone always needs to remember its YOUR JOURNEY... no one else. You are the one that has to live with your choices and the way they make you feel and influence your life. You are in charge of of your own destiny and all that it holds.