Rubbing off on the family

Thank is fantastic. Obviously they are enjoying the meals you are making so eating healthy food is not the issue. Maybe she will enjoy her new-found weight loss and start watching her eating-out meals too.

Perhaps you can get them to go for an after dinner stroll with you. Start off slow and enjoyable for them and gradually increase the walk speed or distance. When your mom sees this is not so hard, maybe then she will try the gym with you.

cooking is almost always better than eating out! Good for you and for your family!!

That's awesome! Me and my sister are on the same journey, but she's almost finished with hers. lol When I talk to my mom about it, she sounds very envious. The first time I mentioned losing inches, she asked me what diet I was on, and I told her that I'm just watching my calories and exercising and she sounded disappointed. She doesn't want to do the work, but she wants to enjoy the results. *tsk tsk* Keep doing what you're doing!

thats so great that u were able to do that for them. i tell my mom all the time if i were to live w u would totally be changed. i hate when i go eat with them and i see all the junk she orders its ridiculous everything is fried!!! then she asks me well what should i get those are the only sides i like which was fries n fried onion strings (barf) i said ummm the vegatable mix or brocolli or a side salad geeez its not that hard. ohhhhh but she doesnt like vegatables!! what!?!? then i asked her when u would cook u would make veggies and she said she only did that bc my dad liked them n she never ate them. i was amazed thank god my dad liked them if not i would have prolly been wayyyyyy heavier than when i was in high school. so crazy. ohh and she has diabetes so umm if she were to eat better she could prolly stop taking all her shots n pills that she has to take. im so sad bc my dad has lung cancer as well and it doesnt help that their diet is basiclly just going to make them worse n worse till the end comes. grrrr it gets me sooo mad n frustrated w them. theyre my parents n they are not setting a good example for me which doesnt matter anymore im an adult and have the common sense now but reallly come on. my mom is all about the quick fixes too and its ridiculous.