Are you friend supportive?

Honestly, that's what I use MFP for.

It stinks, but I realize that some people just don't want to hear about how excited I am for my upcoming race or how I lost 2 inches this month. That doesn't mean they aren't happy for me (or maybe they aren't, who knows?!), just that it's not one of their interests or passions.

As for your family and friends declining to join you, don't pressure or patronize... just keep on doing what you're doing. Your results and happiness will speak for themselves and possibly inspire them.

Good luck on your journey!

I am apparently the only fatty of my group of a dozen or so friends, so no one is interested in the gym or healthy eating. A few of the girls go for occasional walks and I do play squash with some of the guys. The problem is that its always social events involving drinking or eating. It takes a TON of discipline, which I dont have the best track record with.

I have friends and family that will complain about their weight and make all kinds of plans to start doing something about it, but never follow through.
They talk all the time about it with me, but when it's time to actually get off their rears they have excuses about why they can't work out, or it's just easier and cheaper to get crappy food.
So annoying.
Then when I actually DO follow my plan to lose weight, I'm "obsessed".

I'm thankful to have a good friend who's actually counting calories & workout out with me. Without her this would probably be a bit harder. I also have an older sister who is super into healthy eating & working out.

All my other friends either half *kitten* it, like say they "want" to have a flat tummy or thinner legs or whatever, but still eat junk food every hour of every day and go to the gym once in a blue moon. I don't spend much time with those friends anymore, but when I used to I wasn't making any progress.

So it seems like when I am so pumped about diet, weightloss, working out, and etc. I love to talk about it and my plans and etc. Seems though that my friends and family aren't really into it. I have even asked for them to try it with me and they are not interested.... Anyone else have this issue. Just wanna talk about it all the time and have a partner in diet crime?

I think that's fairly common. Think of it in context of some other interest... For example, f you decided to start brewing your own beer, not everyone would be excited for you or interested in the process. They may be polite and listen to what you have to say and make supportive noises but most if not all aren't going to decide to start brewing beer just because you are. Although we think of diet and fitness differently because everyone should be concerned about being healthier, it just doesn't work that way.

That's why MFP is so great! Even if you don't have supportive folks IRL (in real life), you can come here and talk to your internet friends about what you're thinking, doing, ask questions, get support, etc.

I'm a little luckier than most as one of my best friends work in the diet/fitness industry (personal trainer, etc) so she shares a lot of her info with me and I can contact her with any questions and share my successes and know she'll always be there to help. Hubs and other family and friends are sweet and supportive but it's not quite the same. They might be excited for me about my weight loss but most don't quite get my fitness goals or even want to hear that I've done it the old fashioned way (diet and exercise). Once most people don't hear that it was surgery or a pill or some other magic formula they lose interest. :shrug:

I do have a couple of friends who I can blather on about this stuff with who will listen and will do the same to me. I have a couple other friends who tell me that they want me to tell them everything and help them, but then they follow through on nothing. That's frustrating for me, but at some point they will be ready. Other than that, there are LOTS of people on MFP that are very supportive. Hence why I am cruising message boards and getting no work done today!

Hi I was looking on here in hope of some advice .I have no support with my goals at home My husband knows I am overweight as well as my mother& sisters , but since I started to make changes in my choices instead of encouraging me all I get is ridicule my husband tells me Iam fine the way I am and keeps trying to push me to eat more .I told him Idid not want to drink any more sodas -so what does he do but go to the store and return with soda and chips and then acts offended because I refused . So if I can find someone here that we can encourage and support each other that would be gr8