Are you dieting in secret?

I used to diet in secret. I even bought a scale once and hid it so no one knew! I had an eating disorder in high school though, so I was afraid people would get upset and worried about me dieting even when I needed to. Now I find it much easier to be open about dieting and get support from my family and friends!

Nope, I'm just living my life. I see my activity and food choices as just what I do, not a diet. I don't think there is anything shameful about trying to be healthy on a day-to-day basis.

I'm not doing it in secret but I'm not going out of my way to talk to people about it. I find when I talk about it a lot I usually end up failing for some reason and slipping back into my old ways.... maybe the pressure to lose weight when everyone is expecting it? I'm not quite sure exactly.

Did that make any sense? lol

But it's nice to not have everyone ask "how is the diet going?" when at family get togethers!!

I'm not but wish I never said anything and did hide it. I'm not dieting I just eat a certain way that keeps me the size I am and healthy and I really only want to lose 5 more lbs. lost 58 lbs so far not doing mfp and been keeping it off for 4 years.. but anyways the moment i joined mfp I got advice I did'nt ask for, got told I was doing everything all wrong , I was going to destroy my body so on and so on , then got advice I didn't want nor had any intention of following. So yeah I can see why people don't share. It causes grief. But also some people are very supportive and provide constructive critisism. So my advice if you are the kind of person who doesn't mind tons of misinformation and filtering out what is good or bad for you then tell people. If you want to follow the beat of your own drum and don't want the arguments don't tell people. it's not like there is a rule where you need to tell people what you eat or don't eat. It seems more than half the posts on this site are people arguing what is wrong or right.

I'm pretty much in the same boat. But for me I just don't mention it now unless specifically asked because I don't feel that I'm "dieting" anymore. When I used to "diet" I would moan and groan and complain "Oh I can't have that I'm trying to lose weight. Oh I no thank you I'm on a diet" But now that I'm focusing more on changing my life I don't feel the need to voice it (or complain about it) like I once did. It's really no one else's business any right? They can't do it for me, and most of them try to sabotage anyway. Good luck to you hun. :flowerforyou:

IT makes thinks a lot easier, IMO

My wife and her immediate family know (since they've visited / stayed with us since I started), but other than that, it's not really anyone's business.

I wouldn't say secret, but I don't go out of my way to tell people I'm making an effort to eat better. My family is fully aware. At work, not so much, but I think they've probably caught on anyway.

This is me exactly!

I have not told anyone unless they ask if I have lost weight, and what/how I have been doing it. Husband still has not noticed. (or at least has not said anything)

Kinda sorta yes. A few of my FB friends know, though I haven't talked about it since I began, and my mother knows (and luckily supports me 100% ). Neither sides of my family know and my boyfriend, who hasn't seen me since last year, doesn't know.

I like doing things on my own without telling others because if I fail I don't want people knowing and/or making it a huge deal. If I succeed, then it's that much better to me.