Why I choose option *Closed Food Diary

I dont really care either way if people want to nose on what I eat but mine is set to friends only... Simply because I enjoy having a nose and getting a few ideas of what to do for my own dinner....

Yes I have wine
Yes I have chocolate
Yes I eat a lot of fruit and veg

And you know what I log it and keep it under my calorie allowance..... and if people want to ***** me out about it then thats fine... I'll just have a glass of wine and ignore them safe in the knowledge that I'm enjoying it!

I choose to have my diary open to my friends. That's my choice because I trust them to point out my mistakes (without criticizing) - there are times I may think I'm making good decisions, but someone else's knowledge and experience could prove me wrong.

I also choose not to comment on friends who have closed diaries. I will support their other posts (NSVs, weight loss, exercise), but I will not give them blind support. I look at it this way - if their diary is closed, they could be eating 300 calories every day or doing something else that's unhealthy or harmful to their body. I choose not to support that.....so I stick to the safe course of not supporting what I can't see.

Just my two cents

Mine is set to "friends only" but I would open it if I posted to the forums asking for help (since it's hard to offer help with a complete lack of information, not that such limitations would stop any of us! (grin)).

I'm not trying to impress my friends (or anyone else) with my diary. I like having my friends' diaries open so I can snoop and steal ideas from them, and I offer the same courtesy in return.

I don't care whether or not your diary is private or open.. I still try to be a supportive friend. It's your decision and your diary

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I think people have issues with it when some individuals ask for help or vent that MFP isn't working for them, but then have their diary closed.

I agree Jillica. I would give anythinhg for someone to come up with some real advice as to anything I am doing/eating wrong in order to get my weight to shift again!

My diary is public and I am not trying to impress anyone. Some people have gotten ideas from what I have in there. If it helps, thats fine.

I have friends who dont have a public diary, but I dont comment when they complete it, because I dont know what to comment on. The fact that they filled it out? Thats part of what the site is here for anyway. Some people just stick an arbitrary amount of calories in and hit the button. I dont comment on that either.

Mine is also private, but I make a point of not requesting advice on nutrition (plateaus, etc) unless I also decide to open it up. I feel there's a little bit of judgy one-upance about food choices, but mostly I close mine just b/c I feel more comfortable that way. Don't sweat it; it's your choice!

My diary is open to friends, not to the general public. I eat South Indian food; most people would get no value out of looking at a bunch of stuff they don't understand. Also, as a general rule, I don't stick my nose in other people's diaries, except by invitation (IOW, they asked questions). There is one person that I keep closer tabs on, but that's because I suspect she might be slipping into the ED realm.

Mine is closed too. I haven no intention of ever making it public. I have enough issues with food that I am working on, I don't need to add the paranoia of other people judging what I'm eating to the mix, lol.

Weight loss is such a personal and sensitive thing. Everyone does it in their own way, in their own time, at their own pace. I'm on the slow track and I my goals are not as extreme as some. I just want to get back to when I felt my best. Anything else is just (non-fat) gravy.

I completely agree - it's your choice to do as you wish with this, and no one should judge you. I have never looked at anyone's food diary anyway.

I totally agree!!!!!

I have my diary open to my friends. They help to support me and give me feedback based on my day which I love. I like to look at other people's diaries for inspiration and new meal ideas. I don't really understand why people people keep closed diaries. You aren't fooling anyone but yourself if your ashamed to log what you had that day. For me, logging everything where people can see it helps me stay on track. Even if I had a really bad day and ate horribly, I still log everything.

I think it's everyone's personal choice as to whether they share their food diary or not. However, if someone is going to go on the forums and ask "what am I doing wrong" "I need help" "My weightloss is stalled" -- then that person should open up their diary.

I have mine open to everyone. I'm not doing it to show what a good job I'm doing. I need that accountability to my fellow WL-ers.

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My diary is closed. I don't request advice/support on food choices. But I do log whatever I eat. I also log my exercise and I exercise very regularly. I never understand why ppl will comment on someone's exercising when they won't comment if they were under their daily calorie goal because if they are both invisible then the commenter is trusting the exercise was done. Why not trust that the logged food was what was eaten?

I think if you are looking for advice based on nutrition then it would be a good idea that your diary be public, but you are correct. It isn't anyone's business if you don't want it to be.

I choose to keep mine open because I like the accountability. I also appreciate when others keep theirs open so I can get new food ideas to stay within my macros and offer support or ideas to them when/if needed. Also, when people ask for help, it is really hard to offer constructive, thoughtful advice on a closed diary. That said - if a friend keeps theirs closed - and some do, then I don't make an issue of it.

This!