Supportive SOs!

daffodilsoup

So we see a lot of posts about unsupportive SOs, but I wanted to have a thread out there that shows some love for our biggest fans

Backstory: My boyfriend Curt and I are long-distance until January while I do a six-month internship in China (he's back home in America), but I'll be back home with him early next month. I sent him an email this morning while he was asleep after I weighed in at my lowest adult weight ever - 170.2 pounds! He just emailed me this on his way into work, and it absolutely lit up my day:

"I am so proud of you for getting in shape and all while you are over there. I admire your drive and dedication, it is so amazing what you are able to accomplish baby. You are so great at everything and I feel very privileged to be your boyfriend."

I don't usually post the lame cutesy things we do together, but since Curt is usually pretty quiet I just had to share! What are some nice/supportive things your SO does/says?

leilaphoenix

My boyfriend (the typical eat what he likes and never gains a pound type) has just agreed to accompany me on my mad-cap cycling adventure tour across the English countryside for 3 days next year - just to keep me company on my journey to getting fitter and healthier.

Roni_M

My hubby walks with me in the evenings! He's in great shape because his days are very physically demanding (he's a contractor). He is 6'4"...so a stroll to him is about 4mph. He pushes me to keep up and always tells me how great I'm doing (even though I'm dripping sweat and huffing and puffing!). The best part is the site of him (burly construction guy) walking with our miniature Boston terrier wearing a little pink sweater! LOL. I absolutely adore that man!! (and it's been almost 23 years!)

LazerMole

My husband will every so often come up to me and squeeze me really hard and yell "You're sho shkinny!" or occasionally just start callin' me "skinny" as a nickname.

I'm trying to be supportive of him - he's not trying as hard as I have been - by getting him to join MFP or something, because I think he's eating far fewer calories than he really thinks he is. He lost about 20 pounds and then has been holding steady at the same weight for about a month and a half. Starvation mode might be a myth for most people, but a guy who's 6'5" and 330 pounds should not be eating the same amount of food as I am for weight loss.

It's extremely obvious when he eats larger amounts of food for a week, and then that weekend he's dropped something like 5 pounds.

We both give each other big ol' grins when we go to hug and I can get my arms around him (due to our combined weight-loss).