"obsessed with weight loss?!"

indeed.. i even wrote a blog about it *L*

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ShellyMacchi/view/words-without-power-82745

I don't think you count as obsessed by any means. You're just doing what you have to do to be who you want to be. I don't think anyone is obsessed with weight loss until they're trying to lose weight below what's healthy. The BMI scale goes down to underweight for a reason.

I don't think you're obsessed. Some people (like everyone here) need to keep track of their food in order to lose weight, rather than just "eating healthy and exercising". I kinda got the same reaction from some friends my first go at calorie-counting to lose weight, and I just learned to not talk about it unless people asked 'cause clearly some people weren't going to be supportive. I think some people get so freaked out by the thought of eating disorders that they assume anyone who tracks their food must have one. That's just my two cents

Keep up the hard work!

I don`t think you are obsessed - some people are blessed with in built good eating habits and / or the metabolism of a freight train some of us have to be careful and if measuring and setting up our food plan in advance is what we need to do - that is what we need to do.

I make foods in advance and I certainly plan my meals in advance if I`m working rather than at home where I can wing it a little easier.

I've gotten a little addicted to measuring, planning, and logging as well. But at the same time, this website has made us all hyper aware of what we are eating. I think its normal to be a little obsessed...besides, its kind of fun! I think it may seem a little abnormal to those who dont use a website like this (like your family members) so although you should continue doing what you are doing, just try and talk about it a little less and maybe they will leave you alone!

I guess the way to tell if it is an issue or not is to think about how you would react if something was suddenly out of your control? e. g if someone else prepared a meal, or you couldn't get an exact serving size... Would it be awful, something to stress about, or would you be able to just say, OK I'll do my best, this once won't hurt, and not spend the next week worrying about it?

Its often hard for those around us to get a handle on our new lifestyles. My friends scoff at me when I say I have more weight to lose, or that I don't consider myself "skinny" like they do. But I know that by comparison, I am skinny. I was obese, now I am not, so by sheer fact of that they think I don't need to lose anymore. But I know that when they see that I am happier b/c I am healthier and I feel good in my own skin, they will get it.
Don't let others get you down.

I have the opposite problem with my husband. Since I am eating healthier and losing weight but still have more I want to lose, if I snack on anything "unhealthy" my husband likes to comment about it like "maybe if you didn't eat that, you would have an easier time losing the weight." Well, I know he means to be supportive, but it still hurts. So I have to learn to tune him out. Same with those in my family and friends who want to encourage me to "splurge" AKA "binge on crap" once in a while.

Most people don't understand that this isn't a diet for a lot of us, its a lifestyle change. I will never go back to sitting on my butt all day. I will never go back to eating McDonalds 4x a week. I am just not that person anymore. Eventually they will see that.

nah your not they just dont get it I guess
if you were you would not eat a thing and weigh every single minute of your life..now thats obsessed..

Today I logged on to MFP during a class break and a friend saw and seemed almost disgusted that I was counting and logging calories. I told him it works for me, and I actually enjoy doing it. I am a very organized person and a food journal helps me with my weight loss. I didn't enjoy the criticism from him. Perhaps one day I won't have to log every calorie because I will be better with portion size and so on but until then I'm sticking with it.

Sweetpea, you are not obsessed. You are just determined. It's been proven over decades that people who log their food are more successful at weight loss. And I remember when I went to Weight Watchers in the past there was this cheesy quote, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." It's hokey, but it's true! And that's what you are doing. Pre-logging your food isn't obsession. It's organization and planning. In other aspects of our lives people would say that's the key to success. Why not here?

I do understand what you are going through, for sure. My bf is the same way. He thinks all I have to do is eat healthy and exercise and the weight will fall off. Yet, he and I have been together for almost a year and a half and he's seen me eating healthy and exercising the whole time, yet gaining and losing the same 7 or 8 pounds. He also thinks calorie counting is obsessive. The thing is, he doesn't get it because he's one of those people who starts to get a little soft, so he goes to the pool and swims a few laps a couple times a week and he's fine. He doesn't get that just because walnuts and olive oil are "good" for you, you can't eat as much as you want. It seems absurd to him.

Like others have said, unless this journey is causing your relationships to suffer, I doubt you are obsessed. It's just one of those things. Some people just don't understand because they have different experiences. Do what I've had to do with my bf (multiple times). Explain to the people that are concerned that this is what you need to do to meet your goals and you'd appreciate their support. And if they don't get it, you can move here to Chicago with me and we'll start a commune with others who don't get the support they need at home. We can grow fruits and veggies up on my roof and sell homemade goods to buy things we can't grow ourselves.