Anybody doing this alone in the real world?

I am the only one actually doing it in my family, though many of them (though not my brother and my dad's side) are overweight. My mom sometimes does it, but for now, I'm the only one. Feel free to add me.

I just always thought that ways the only way to do it. It is 5 years for me in 8 days and I am close to my first major goal of losing half my original weight.
I control the food, shop and cook and as a runner I run by myself. I am flying to California to run a 10K my first ever race with my daughter, my first ever run not by myself.
So yes for anyone who is wondering you can certainly do this alone.
Congratulations on your loss and success as well as your run.

Its not easy to go it alone. When I started about two years ago I did it on my own. Barely able to walk and in constant pain It was difficult at times but I managed to lose over 100lbs with support of friends and family but nobody along for the journey. Over time co-workers (who are now close friends) took notice and joined me. There have been many ups and downs but having people who want to see you succeed and keep you on track is key when it gets tough. For whatever reason I have been stagnant for a while, however I am ramping back up with the support of many and it makes all the difference now. It takes time and I keep putting that in the forefront of my mind.

Congratulations on your success!!

I'm also doing this alone (most of my friends eat tons of calories per day yet are far skinnier than me and don't seem to exercise much either) and will definitely add you.

I'm doing it alone, and I wish my sister would join in, because she wants to lose weight very bad. However, I think I've been a bit of a de-motivator for her, since I got a head start on exercising and eating right, so I feel like she's been avoiding joining in like she wanted to.

The more I try to motivate her, the more it feels like she's annoyed by it, so I've tried to back off; I just want her to be happy like I am!

Yes, I am doing this alone. I believe you are the only one that can do it, Family and freinds are supportive. I tried all sorts of diets and activities in the past. Myfitness pal has helped me become more conscious of what is going into my system. I started on or about Feburay 1, 2013 with the goal of loosing a realistic 1 lbs per week, however, I have lost 30 lbs since starting! I frequently recommend this wonderful site to all.

I am doing it along in the real world as well. I have MFP buddies to thank for keeping me motivated and on track. I will probably always count calories because it is so EASY to slip into those old habits that got me where I don't wnat to go again. It is has been alot of hard work and decication and I still have a ways to go however it is worth everything I am putting into it.

:happy: Yes I am doing this totally alone in real life. No one seems to get that I'm trying to lose weight and that food is part of that. It's seriously frustrating. Thankfully I found this web site and and another. Between the 2 they are really helping me. But it would be nice to have someone in real life to help me out. Feel free to add me! I'm very supportive and I'm on here a lot.:laugh:

I'm pretty much doing it alone. I have a friend I work out with once in a while, but he's not losing weight. I use this site to track my food, but don't participate much in the forums. I like going solo for weight loss because I don't have to change my schedule around another person's schedule. One nice thing about being an early bird is I get to go and do things when everyone else is asleep. I don't have to wait until after work when everything is crowded.

Another thing I found out, early morning long walks with a book on tape is awesome! Good way to get some exercise and be able to concentrate on what you are listening too.

Im doing it alone. My husband and son are very skinny and eat everything. My other family is overweight but dont want to lose weight. I had gastric bypass surgery 4 yrs ago because i was bed ridden and my body was shutting down. I have high blood pressure, low thyroid, type 2 diabetes, and nerve pain from the hips down. I would love more people to help me motivate me . I dont have many here. If you have yahoo messenger you can add me at meltingmama1965@yahoo.com and i have facebook at Ann Marie Andrews. I did lose 100 pounds with the surgery but with the stress in my house i gained some back. I want to lose weight so i can be healthy and live longer. Id like to get back down in the hundreds. Id like to lose at least 20 pounds before my birthday june 26th

I started my journey alone. I love taking exercise classes because it makes you feel you aren't alone and you can make friends that way. The first gym I joined we were such a close group and I loved it! We would say "See you tomorrow!!" and all that. My boyfriend always went to a gym but we didn't have the same goals so we didn't diet together or workout together. We moved out of town and then we joined a gym together but we still never workout together. Once in a great while we will go at the same time.

Last year I did have a friend join me at the gym. We only got together once a week. This year we started doing two days a week. I like that I have the best of both worlds. There are days I do just want to do it alone...I do feel sometimes I work harder when I am alone...and then there are days where I would like someone to push me to go.

Yes, yes and yes. I think I was told... "if your not losing any more weight then why are you still working out and counting calories".....my reply "Just because i am at my goal weight doesn't mean I just stop. This is my life" sometimes peoples ignorance amazes me.

I've been trying to lose 1 stone (14lbs) since January and the most I've managed to loose is a couple of pounds. I'm eating reasonably healthily - generally sticking to my target number of calories, and I'm swimming 3 times a week, but nothing.

I don't eat junk food very much at all, I might have a bar of chocolate or some chips (fries) maybe once or at the most twice a month and I've pretty much given up alcohol.

Anyone else having similar issues, any suggestions???

I too am done this alone, I now it is a life style changes. I tried about 5 years ago with Weight Watchers, but did not keep it up. Now that I am hitting 50 this yrs, I want to feel better about myself and love myself again. My new friends on here , have helped me a lot.. It lets me know I am not alone on this change of life style. Thank you all for you support!!!

I am dieting alone, no one else in my family or friends circle has joined me in dieting, but my husband supports my new lifestyle and cooks whatever I ask for dinner. Part of new new lifstyle is to do more physical activities(mainly walking) on the weekends and he joins me. As a side effect, even though he is not actively dieting he is losing weight too!

The alone part is minly that I am the one making all of the nutrition and activity decisions. He is not invested in taking the initiative in this lifestyle change, he only follows along with my decisions. That's why I came to this web site, to help connect with people who are 'all in'!