How did you form a support network?

I have the same question, but a bit differently.

I'd like my friends to see my progress, but I know they don't want to sign up on the web site. Is there some way to make my progress view-able to others? I know I could do it via my blog, but I was hoping for something more structured than that.

For a support network here: Hey!! This girl needs friends. Add please.

For a support network at home, I can't help you. I have a 5'6" girlfriend who is at my goal weight and a best friend who's 5'8" and 20lbs more than me insisting it's stupid for me to be trying to lose weight. I'm 6' so they really should be working on it.

Also, I've sent you a friend request, though I probably don't provide the best motivation.

Read blogs, read forums, find people that interest you. That could mean you have common fitness goals, or you just find them funny or entertaining. Then you send a friend request. Be sure and add a message saying WHY you want to be friends.

Not me of course, b/c I'm a b!tch and generally dislike most people. But not everyone on here is as horrible as that.

i used my Challenge group on from BeachBody, ive never had such a solid reliable and active support group. also Facebook is a good way of showing off your progress.

Hi I'm not too far from Plattsburgh. I live in Milton, VT... Plattsburgh is an under 3 hour drive... I can be online support!

I would love to help you!!! Shoot me a friend request on here. I have a huge network of helpful people that I talk to daily.

i friended people who i admired in the beginning of my weight loss. those "20lbs lost before and after!" people, or people who made me laugh or we had common loves discovered during a food thread, or TV show thread.

then i discovered groups, the smaller forums on here. i'm a part of the gamer group, nerd group, political junkie group, strength training for women, and two groups based on the knowledge and experience of some people i admire.

then through me just being myself on these groups, having more confidence and lost a lot of weight, people starting adding ME as their inspiration. it still feels weird for people to tell me i'm at their GW, or they want to emulate my habits, but it does make me feel proud.

feel free to friend me! you get back what you give, imo. and cut out people who are dead weight on your friends list. if you need people to cheer you on, support you, cultivate friends who do that.

As you accumulate friends, don't be afraid to delete people who aren't clicking with you, for whatever reason.

I regularly "clean out" my friend list and the question I ask is "Would I miss this person if they were gone?" If not, they're gone.

That's how I have one of the best friend lists here. Because it's only people I absolutely want.

hello and welcome to mfp,

i think just jumping in and get involved on the threads is the best way to build up a few friends on here if your worried or nervous about throwing out friend requests (like me),

personally not the friendliest person on here and have not sent too many requests out, but like to add my little snippets of support and encouragement on the forums for what the are worth, and without realizing it within a week or so i have built up a few "friends" and give and receive support from them on my wall,

the more visual you are on here the more you will get that support your looking for

good luck with all your goals

I read through the forums, look at my friends' friend lists. I've friend requested people because they're runners like me or because they're funny and I think a great sense of humor is a truly awesome thing. Or just because something about them peaked my interest.