No friends/support system

I know how you feel, but I feel totally alone with changing my eating habits. My partner will not change the way he eats (He is very lucky and remains skinny no mater what or how much he eats) And all I have got is him and our one year old son.
I find just talking to people online, and just looking at other before and after pictures really help me stay motivated and on track. Though it can be a bit hard when the partner pulls out a big bowl of ice cream in front of me.
I just recently moved away from all my friends and family to another town, so I don't have anyone else other than my son and partner also.

I have all my fam n friends in Cali.
Ive been in FL for 6 years never made long lasting friends
Its just me my hubs and 2 kids, they are awesome support to me!

I feel its kinda better doing this alone, too many opinions!
Being on mfp has helped with motivation
I have a great Friends list!

Good luck!

Feel free to add me!

I feel alone as well. I was just posting about how much of a failure I feel currently, and how hard things have been trying to stay positive and keeping on. I have no support system at all at home. I have the OPPOSITE of support. I'm constantly asked if I am gaining again, or told, "you lost weight? Where?" Or someone cooking great smelling HEAVY CALORIE FILLED food. I was doing ok for a while, but I'm in a place right now where I am so stressed and struggling. About to finish my Bachelors, having been laid off almost a year now and still not able to find work, as well as coming to the harsh realization that I am almost out of money. Stress has been piling on, and without support at home, with family who just make it so much harder than it already is, I've gained 3 lbs, and I just have been having such a hard time getting back on track.

Yeah That would be AWFUL! Your super woman if you can sit there and not eat the ice cream also! Feel free to add me if you'd like! I would be happy to be your friend even though I will totally have to google your weight system, as I am clueless LOL

I added you I find most people do pounds on here, and I am constantly googleing to convert pounds to kilo's so I can understand Lol

I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I moved to Germany from California 5 years ago because my husband is German and this is where he wants to raise our family. It's honestly been awful for me. I gained a ton of weight while here, and I've never known such loneliness. Funny how I thought that getting married would ensure that I never be lonely again, and yet since getting married and having two kids, I've never felt or been so alone. I'm better off now than I was 5 years ago when I first arrived, but having very few or no friends is really hard. I know how you feel.

Like many others here, I get a lot of support and encouragement from my friends here. They really do keep me going, and help me get back on track when I veer off course. Losing weight is hard and stressful. When you have other surrounding factors, it can be just plain hard and feel almost impossible. But the good news is it's not! For starters, you just gotta surround yourself with the right friends on here, and soon you'll find the inspiration you need to get that scale moving! I wish you lots of luck and feel free to add me too.

Firecracker. I'm so sorry for all you've been going through. Hugs to you. Anyone else feeling alone, feel free to add me too! Let's be alone together! :laugh:

Hi , I am just starting this , have been weightwatchers and slimming world but cant find time with busy life !! It can be isolating online, liking fitness pal because it focus on targets like saying in 5 weeks you will be ... if you keep up !! Feel free to add me as we can kep each other motivated, have a lovely day and speak soon, Lisa :-)

I'm on my own, no hubby or kids and living in NC as well, but I'm a native NYer. Not a whole lot of friends in real life, most of them are online and it's always been that way. So, with all this, I fully appreciate the "friends" I have and have found that I can get a lot out of the relationships since there's less pressure and people care without any agendas, judgements etc. Coming here is my little escape from reality and I treasure it.

Sorry about that. I'm lucky I live somewhere I've a great support network. However, I have lived away before - it takes time and effort. You need to get out and join something to meet people. It doesn't have anything to do with weight loss, just generally having local friends makes life easier. In the past I've joined exercise classes, hill walking group, choirs, bookcrossing meetup, French classes ... you need to join some thing that interests you. It doesn't need to cost much - look in your local library for groups, look in signs in local shops, etc...

Hey girl ????????????hugs... Being lonely sucks.. I'm English but live in Ireland. Like you I've been there a long time without making friends.. Mfp I've made friends that txt write kik all the time. I'd be lost without them. Friend request me or accept my request and I'll introduce you xx

Hi .. I am from Australia but moved to London over 10 years ago. My very close friends are all in Australia and while I have some close friends here I can identify with you all. I have gained an enormous amount of weight and some of it is due to loneliness. Anyway I am going to add you all as it is always nice to make new friends!

Seriously, I don't get how You can say that You have no support system when most of you have children or a partner, some people in this world are actually alone, at least You have someone that supports You in GENERAL and talks to You about Your day, etc

I know how you feel. When I lived in Korea, I lost a lot of weight (I hate seafood so my options were pretty limited) but I moved to NC two years ago and I don't know many people here. I have my boyfriend around but he eats like a pregnant woman (ice cream, BBQ chips, etc)... always munching on something and some how, he is still fit/in shape for the Marine Corps! I have tried to do things his way but never again! He turns into a Drill Sergeant. But one thing I do is what was listed above; write my thoughts down in a journal. I also have a page in my school binder where I keep track of my daily weight loss and the percentages I would lose a week if every day were like today (E.G. 1.75 pounds a week or 2.54 pounds a week). I want to lose between two and three pounds a week so checking myself on a daily basis ensures that by the end of the week, I will lose those two to three pounds.

I'm sorry all of your friends are back in Oklahoma Could they visit you in North Carolina? Could you go visit them? Maybe that could be your gift to yourself after you lose x amount of pounds?!

I think it says something about YOU that your husband and mother are looking to you for nutritional support and advice! They trust you be educated enough to give them sound advice. I know it must be really hard to always be the "go to" person (I'm that person in my family for everything technological...and other things! haha), but it does say that they love and trust your opinion. Hopefully they start to remember / learn about healthy eating; and the questions will subside!

It can be really hard to change your habits while those around you continue with the old. Feel free to add me and I will try to help you!