How does your spouse support you?

My husband couldn't care less if I go for a run/bike ride - nor does he care how far or how fast. Nor does he care if I'm sticking to my training plan, or if I've managed to lift a new weight. Sometimes, I'm not even sure he notices I'm gone (to workout). He refuses to eat half the food I make, and constantly has the nerve to eat cookies and chips and stuff right in front of me. He doesn't give a rats @ss about how much protein something has, or whether it has 2 calories or 2 million.

But he is the most supportive husband I could ever ask for. He moved half his crap in the basement so I could have a gym (which he then bought a TV for). He bought me a bike and went for a first ride with me last summer - because it's something he has wanted us to do together but I was never able to. When I complain that my compression shorts are too big and wrinkly, he says "that's because there's nothing left to compress". I've had a terrible time "seeing" the smaller me and have a hard time telling if clothes fit and/or look appropriate. He answers honestly every single day. He helped me make my redneck squat racks even though he has no idea what they are for. When I was nervous and uncomfortable at a pool party over the summer, he told me people were staring because I'm hot.

He doesn't care about my workout plan, he doesn't care what I eat, but he supports me in every way that actually matters (to me).

I absolutely love this! Your husband sounds a lot like my fiance... absolutely will have your back, forever

Mine tolerates eating dinner at 21:00 on weekdays so I have time to get a workout after work. Oh, he has to make dinner too and writes down the weight of all the ingredients so I can log it.

On days when I'm feeling fat, he'll eat half my donut so I dont have to log all of it.

He has promised to honestly tell me if my butt starts to get big.

He has actually swatted a cookie out of my hand before. It went flying out of my hand across the kitchen. It was hilarious because it was so unexpected.

True love, I tell ya!

Mine tells me I'm sexy and rubs my legs so hard I almost cry. It hurts SO GOOD.

My husband works out with me at the gym and always asks me if I got my exercises in that morning at home. He's not big on calories but he's learning. But he tells me he's proud of my success and of all my effort. I love him.:smooched:

Eats what I cook without complaining.

Asks me gently if I plan on going to the gym.

GOt my Bible discussion group to start doing dance games after our Bible discussion.

Loves me chunky loves me thin…tells me I am sexy and beautiful at my best and worst.

by staying fat while I stay thin

Um, this one time he told me he was glad I stuck to something for more than a month (speaking about my weightlifting). Lol

My boyfriend has basically gone vegetarian since we started dating (I'm intolerant to meat-- I puke if I eat it) and has been 100% supportive of me eating healthy and he makes healthy dinner with me every night (even on the nights he cooks). And, because I'll eat it if its there, he leaves his cookies/crackers in the car (he's 6'0" and 155lb, so he NEEDS cookies).


We also work out together and recently, he's been helping me adapt foods to take out while skiing/ice climbing that aren't all sugar, but are still high calories (olives, cheese, etc).


And pretty much every chance he gets, he tells me how sexy I look and how skinny I'm looking (even on the days I feel fat). And I guess the best part is that when I'm grumpy and 'hangry', he finds me a healthy snack and doesn't get too upset when I yell at him for no reason.


Also, he's a kinesiologist, so when I have questions about weight loss/exercise he's always got answers for me.

I love him so much


Edit: he even started weighing food when he cooks dinner for us because he knows how much I want this. Even though I know its a huge pain for him.

My fiancé is totally supportive! He goes to the gym with me on the weekends, and lets me get up at 5am to have my alone time at the gym during the week (doesn't even grumble when I turn on the lights).

Even though we eat very differently now, as he's gaining/maintaining while I'm losing, we've found a lot of great ways to make our food overlap. We grocery shop together and he buys treats for him that he knows won't tempt me and avoids bringing home junk food he knows I can't resist. When I cook our healthy dinners, I tend to give him double meat and put butter on his veggies for calories/flavor. It looks like we're eating the same things so I don't feel deprived.

Also he's always complimenting me on body parts that are looking good at the moment. (When I gain weight he compliments me too but on the parts that he likes to see grow…)

And the sweetest thing is that even though money is a bit tight at the moment, he encouraged me to shop because he knows how hard I've worked for my new size. I got a new pair of work pants and a new pair of workout pants! Plus we tried on swim suits early just so he could compliment me and told me to start thinking about what style I'll want, stressing that I look good in a bikini. (We're minimalists so one pair of work pants is all I own and we each only buy one swim suit for the year, etc etc– just so you know how big of a deal buying one pair of pants is at our house.)

Always gotta brag on the man for his awesome qualities!:bigsmile:

First, he eats half my sweets so I don't go over my calorie limit each day.

Second, he eats whatever I make for dinner and then thanks me for a good meal, even when it's something he's not too crazy about. (Like all the spinach I make that I love!)

Third, if he brings home fast food he no longer gets something for me trying to be a nice guy. It took a while for him to understand that I really didn't want it and that he is being a nice guy by not encouraging that bad habit I had.

Fourth, he's started swimming again so I wouldn't have to go alone. This is the only exercise he can do because he is disabled, so we are really helping each other.

And last but not least...He cheers for every pound I lose! Now he is starting to lose too - 10 lbs so far! Hurrah for him, hurrah for us! We can do it together now!

That's really sweet. And your cat is adorable.

He also does silly things, like lifting me up and exclaiming each time how it's easier than the last (this is my favourite!). He's a really great motivator, too.

That is adorable! Someone needs to tell all men about this! Sweetest thing ever!

My fiancé does whatever he can to support me. He'll eat what I cook, exercise with me, and remind me what I'm working towards if I feel like giving up and throwing in the towel.