Relationship status help/hurt your motivation

It has definitely helped!!! My husband is nothing but supportive; he just wants me to be happy, and if that means I want to lose weight then he's all for it. He married me when I was at my heaviest, Gawd bless him!!! I weigh myself everyday and I tell him, "0.2 lbs lost since yesterday!" or "another 0.5% body fat gone!" and he always tells me how proud he is of me and how great I'm doing. That means a lot, it truly does.

He's a chef and he's tweaked his cooking just for me. He makes sure to avoid fats and salts as much as possible, or when he does use it, he'll tell me how much so I can calculate it into the recipe. He actually gets excited about cooking new things for me, and he's even started to change his own diet. He asked for a fitbit, and he's been weighing himself everyday as well and incorporating more healthy options into his own meals.

It's great - I'm on this journey for me, of course, to better my health and to live longer - but that involves him, as well, because it will give us more time together as man and wife. :-)

Neither, I'm glad my wife is as supportive as she is. My shame, and desires to be alive for my kids, and look good for my spouse were what did it for me. Now that I've burned fifty, my recently recovered vanity is also on board.

Up until now, ive always gained weight in relationships... BUT this is the first time ive decided to make a lifestyle change, anyone i date from now on will be conscious about the same things and will (i hope) be on the mission with me to always be working towards a better me/us.

My husband brings out the very best there is in me, regardless of challenge or goal. I've set myself a challenge, for ME (this one is all about me) and he's been nothing but helpful, supportive and quick with compliments and to notice changes. So yes, having my husband be who he is does help my motivation. But I have to say I wouldn't be married if he didn't add something to my world!

My boyfriend talked me into signing up for my first triathlon a year earlier than planned and helped me pick out my first road bike, so I guess he's helpful...

But it's really nice to have someone to ride with, and hike with, and do outdoor type things, so the nature of our relationship, while not my reason for fitness, has done nothing but help.

It has no bearing on my desire to be thinner, healthier, stronger. I do it for myself and my children.

Totally hurts. I am an emotional eater, so when my marriage started having problems, I started gaining weight. It is very difficult to lose weight when you live in a constant state of stress. I have been trying to draw on the inner strength that I know is there somewhere. It is a vicious cycle - stress and emotional upset make you eat, which in turn causes more upset as you hate yourself for allowing it to happen. I'm back to counting my blessings before falling asleep each night just to remind myself that my life is a lot better than I think it is.