Me either. I have some close online friends I've known for years and we talk about it amongst each other because we're all trying to lose weight and exercise more but other than than, I don't discuss it. People may know I eat differently (kosher, gluten free, dairy free, organic, etc) but I don't talk about trying to lose weight.

I couldn't have said it better and this is how I feel exactly. I felt like I had to out myself to practically everyone because it kept me accountable. And I knew it would be more embarressing to fail and admit defeat later than it would be to say I was dieting. When people noticed my weight loss and asked me how I did it, I was PROUD to tell them. :D

I will admit that with some friends and coworkers who have tried to lose weight and weren't as successful, I minimize it.

I used to be embarrassed to be on a diet, but now, if i hide it, it's only because i'm embarrassed that i'm on a diet AGAIN. i don't want to be one of those people who are constantly dieting and never seem to lose weight!

I am so not embarrassed about it that i actually posted on my Facebook page that i'm going to lose 10 pounds. A few times in the last week, i've had the desire to just give in and binge and "start over tomorrow"--but then i think, well i said on Facebook that i was going to lose 10 pounds so if i don't, i'll be embarrassed. It worked--i didn't binge!

I just had another thought about what I was embarressed about when I first started dieting and exercising in January. I was embarressed about telling people I was going to the gym. Whenever someone would ask, "Hey, whatcha doing tonight?" I'd say I was going to a friends house or whatever. I assumed if I told them the truth they'd have a surprised look on their face.

I was just reminded of this because someone just asked me that question. I didn't think about it and just said, "Going to the gym, nothing interesting". And they were like, "Oh, OK. Have a good weekend.". There was no look of shock or surprise.

:)

Not embarassed at all. Except when people gang up on me. I know in the black/african american community being 'thick' or having curves is a positive thing. There are many overweight women running around here with 20-30 extra pounds on their bodies because someone thinks it's sexy.

I try not to mention being on a diet & sort of hope that no one will notice. I've had some women accuse me of trying to be 'skinny like a white girl' & that I'm 'always on some sort of diet' as they look me up & down in disgust LOL.

I can't wait till the holidays =/

not embarrassed by the diet, embarrassed by the "YOU'RE eating *that?*" look when i go out and get fish or grilled chicken and seasoned veggies with ice water, instead of something breaded and fried washed down with a gallon of something sugary and fizzy, followed by something fat laden and probably a normal sized person's allotment of calories in one bowl.

that's not to say i don't miss breaded chicken, french fries, or brownie sundaes... but i've told myself they should be rewards, not regular parts of my diet... so far, it's working.

I was never embarrassed, sometimes jealous, when others would eat stuff that is totally not on plan for me, but never embarrassed.

Don't be embarrassed. It says more about the person asking, IMO.

Yeah, I do find it somewhat embarrassing--but more because I still feel (however wrong-headedly) that it's embarrassing to NEED to be on a weight-loss plan. Somewhere in the back of my subconscious mind lurks the idea that it's a shameful weakness to have to concentrate on doing something that other people do naturally.

I never like to be seen trying at anything, I guess--I'd rather be seen once I'm already fairly accomplished at it.

It's also a weird thing I have that if I acknowledge a conscious attempt to lose weight, I also acknowledge that I'm fat. I know, I know--it isn't like people didn't notice anyway. :D But somehow I felt that if I didn't let on that I was/am overweight, others would likewise ignore it, kind of the way people tactfully ignore a random stomach gurgle during conversation--"Yes, we have these inconvenient things called 'bodies,' but we just won't pay any attention to them when they misbehave; it's more polite that way."

It's especially weird that I feel this way about my own weight and my efforts to lose some of it because when I hear that someone else is working on losing his/her extra fat, I'm all, "Bravissimo!" and full of excitement for that person. For me, though, it's still embarrassing.

So weird. :D