Who are the most & least supportive people of your goals?

My husband is the best, like your fiancé he helps with cooking and all that and comes for walks with me and he even makes sure I'm out of bed on time so I can work out in the mornings (he leaves the house at 5am so he gets me up at 4:45)

The worst is my dad. Buys my favourite pop, chips and chocolate bars every time he comes around when he knows I'm trying to eat healthy again. (did the same thing when I quit smoking, always tried to get me to have "just one"...) but then he'll turn around and say mean things like "why haven't you lost weight yet". he's an *ss.

Most supportive is my husband. He is above all my greatest positive influence -- and now my partner in healthy living, cooking, activities, everything. He is just awesome in so many ways, and while I lost the first much-needed 30-40 lb before we met, I doubt I'd be down 100 more pounds without him.

There's really no one in my "real" life who is unsupportive - and for that I am grateful. I've had the occasional comment of "don't lose too much" or "You're looking too thin lately" and I just chalk it up to people not being accustomed to my new weight and changes in my appearance. There's no one who is a real offender in that area though.

Being honest here...I like and value all of the people on MFP friends list but I have to say that I feel most discouraged by some of them, though usually they mean well I have felt a bit attacked or lectured about my habits and preferences by those who are big on lifting heavy, eating 100% clean, low sugar, Paleo, vegan, etc. I just try to let it go over my head most times, or delete the person if it's more of an issue. But I admit that I am a perfectionist and people pleaser so it does get to me sometimes. At the end of the day though it's my body and if several hours of hiking followed by pizza and/or an ice cream sundae makes me happy and I'm healthy by medical standards...that's how I'll live my life.

My husband is awesome. He encourages me and doesn't put me down if I slip up. When I really was focused my mom would say stuff like that's enough. Even a few friends started making jokes about me trying to be a skinny girl. I was not trying to be anybody but me. I've fallen off the wagon but slowly getting back on my fitness goal. Keep brushing off the negative vibes and don't stop until you reach your goals. Self love is the best love

My husband is the most supportive. He encourages me by being cool with me taking time out for exercise, if we 're going out to eat he asks where I can find something that works for me, compliments me on my successes, cheers me up when I feel like I've had a failure, etc. It's a bunch of little things that all add up to support. I can only hope that he feels the same about me.

I have plenty of neutral people but nobody who tries to discourage me in any way.

- the most and least supportive -
- me and err - oh yes - me.

In all honesty I would have to say the most support I get is from people on here. No one in my real life really supports me.
BUT at the same time, this is something I have to do for me so I don't think I really want to rely on others for support. It's nice to get a cheer here and there though!

Who are the most & least supportive people of your goals?

All my friends on MFP. They tell me I'm insane when I log a workout and then they say "Great job" anyway.

Definitely my wife has been very supportive. She teased me that she's going to make me stop losing weight if I "get too far ahead of her" in fitness (she's already at a very healthy weight but would like to lose a few pounds). When I told her that I wasn't stopping until I hit my goal, she said that then I would have to manage her diet so she could keep up as well.

(Before the naysayers jump in, I'm the one in the family who does all the grocery shopping and meal preparation as well as being the one with the fitness training and background. So it's a completely reasonable thing for her to say in our relationship dynamic.)

As soon as the new scale arrives in a couple of days (so we can get an accurate starting weight and BF%), I'll be setting her up with her own account on MFP and she's going to be joining me in being the fittest parents for our kids that we can be.

It's pretty much impossible to get more supportive than that.

Negatives? I feel very fortunate to say that no one is trying to hold me back. Family and friends have all been very supportive, and my group of MFP friends is amazingly supportive each and every day.

My most supportive people are my 2 close friends, but mostly my male gay friend has shown me the most support.
Least supportive are my mom and sister. My sister says nothing good or bad about my weight loss,and my mom implied I had an eating disorder even though i eat 1800 calories a day.
I don't care though, it's funny how she tries to be healthy by eating carrots and celery and changing nothing else.
I'm not spiteful, so once I reach my goal weight/bf% i'm going to help my mom start loosing weight. She used to be 190lbs at 5'7, it seems like she's gained a good 40lbs since then and I worry since her waist has to be at least 50 inches.

Could care less about my sister, she's pretty slim herself but drinks spinach smoothies and wonders why she's not loosing weight :laugh:

My boyfriend and my mom are my biggest supporters. My boyfriend, especially. He motivates me to keep going and to just get up and do it even when I don't want to. ETA: And he still loves me even when I don't, so there's that :P

My dad is becoming better, but he is a feeder. He didn't have much as a child, and he never, ever wanted me to go hungry, so he fed me far too much. That always stopped me from losing weight before because he would cook enough food for an army and I couldn't say no to it.