Who is your biggest supporter? Who encourages you?

MFP friends. Sad that I am being pulled from it... In life there is only 3; me, myself, and I

Simply put my fiancee. He has been through everything with me. Medifast, counting calories, all whole foods, and everything else I have tried. Never complained and just said he would do whatever I was and has pushed me to do my workouts and to make sure I don't eat much junk food. He is my rock and without him I wouldn't be where I am today. Now I'm in a sappy mood.

The man in my avatar is the only person IRL who knows how hard I am working.

He is a wonderful man, as long as I have aback up plan for when he forgets that he is supposed to make dinner on Wednesday nights.

He makes me salads almost every morning, he is active with me on the weekends, I even caught him telling his mother how hard I have been working at the exercise part. I am pretty sure that when I hit a plateau, he did some of his own research to understand what I was going through.

And he has promised to take an acroyoga class with me when I weigh the same as him.

I thought that some of you might like to see my top weight photos (280+ pounds in November 2011), compared to my photos (taken yesterday by Ed).





My ticker only show the 39 pounds lost, since I started my food plan in December 2012. If I had listed 280 pounds as my starting point, my ticker would be closer to 50 pounds lost. That ticker cannot show how much pain and self doubt have been lost in the past 4 months. It only shows numbers, but my photo show the real joy that comes with those lost pounds.

Ed deserves a lot of the credit for that.

Good work, both of you!

Oh Rosie!!! I was going to answer earlier (wanted to be the first one) but work got in the way! Like you I too have an "Ed"...but mine is a Jim! Or should I say gem! He is my greatest source of inspiration. When I started my journey 2 1/2 years ago he told me whatever I did he would do...and he did. He has lost about 35 pounds (all he needed to) and continues to be my cheerleader! He never tempts me with sweets or goodies which I am ever so grateful for. I guess my other inspiration would be my kids, especially my youngest son. He, like is dad, constantly tells me how proud he is of me and is glad I am getting healthier so I'll be around forever (now if he would take his own advice). And last but not least my MFP friends! They are a HUGE support to me and listen to me rant every now and then.

My husband!!

Myself , he never let's me down and always believe in me.

^This guy right here.

I also have a wonderful husband who doesn't get bored when I drone on about my plateau etc, or how fantastic it is that I have lost a whole half inch off my hips! He is super skinny and very fit for 67 (I am 63) and finds it difficult to keep his weight up with all our healthy eating. He was getting too thin, but now I make sure he has some high calorie foods every day.
I have lost 40 lbs and feel fantastic, but it really helps to have someone I can share that excitement with. Otherwise my grown up children are happy for me and my husband's sister says I am an inspiration to her. Others in my family obviously find it hard to lose weight themselves so I have to be careful not to crow around them.
My husband loved me when I lost all my hair through chemo and when I put on weight during and after and then more and then more. I know he found it difficult and frustrating when my mobility got really bad. He never said anything though. Now I am getting healthy he is relieved and pleased I know. Every morning we do an hour's cardio on machines together. I could never have done it without him.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING! It's wonderful that you are doing well & have your husband.

My biggest support other than all my amazing MFP friends is my husband & kids! My hubby too will brag to anyone how well I'm doing. My kids, especially my teen daughter tells me positive things all the time. She talks about how we'll be able to share clothes soon LOL

I have to say that my husband is my biggest supporter. We have been together for 26 years and when I met him I weighed 135. Even when I reached my heaviest of 235 he still loved me.
He started exercising 1 1/2 years ago and had tried to get me involved but I wasn't interested. All I did was the walking but only for up to 40 minutes at about 2.5 - 3 mph. By December 2012 he had lost 37 lbs and I was up to 234. On January 3, 2013 I decided enough was enough. Instead of feeling depressed at how much I weigh and how good my husband looks it was time to do something. I purged all garbage foods and brought in healthy foods with lots of fruits and veggies. Bought a 2nd hand treadmill and started using it. On nice days I do outdoor walking and on bad weather days I do the treadmill.
I am proud to say that my husband to date has lost 47 lbs and I have lost 31.3 lbs.
I have only recently started keeping track of my treadmill walking but so far in total for outdoor walking I have walked 282 miles!!!

My MFP friends are a close second though and I am grateful for their encouragement and support. :-)

My Boyfriend is by far my greatest support.

He tries to help when I'm feeling demotivated about what to cook for dinner or getting upset because I hit a plateau. On previous occasions I've never had the same support from my family (hell, my mum is a potato fiend ad my Dad is an alcoholic). It may go some way to explaining why I've not managed to stick to a good eating plan before, that plus lack of information.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing the one of the greatest supporters you have in your life. I wish I had an ounce of support from the folks in my life. It's amazing how people want to talk down to you and then question you when you start improving and mock you when you're making life changes. HEALTHY life changes. Congrats and good luck on your future success with your weight loss goals.

Husband & son. They both love the fact I'm happier now. They helped me by calling me a fat cow or an oompa loompa when I was not feeling into it. They kept me going....and trust me...the name calling HELPED. Even now my son still calls me a midget fat cow. I know he's helping me.

LOL@supporters.

I let my haters be my motivators:)

Got that right!!! Same here!! They keep me from giving up...

I am my own biggest supporter and motivator... Although my MFP friends do truly inspire me and keep me motivated and accountable. My friends and family aren't supportive but they aren't unsupportive, either. I think they have seen me yo-yo with my weight my whole life for them to know that this time is the real deal. My other motivation comes from my smaller clothes sizes, increased fitness level, and my gym friends as well as the random positive comments from co-workers, gym friends/acquaintances or people that i run into that i haven't seen in a while... The positive comments are great reinforcers that my hard work and dedication are paying off.