I was hoping for some support but...

Because you're not alone (we're all here for you & with you) and because YOU'RE WORTH IT regardless of how anyone else thinks or acts. Do this for you. This is what YOU want. Do this for your children, be their role model, be their mom. The better you feel about yourself, the better wife, mother, sister, friend, coworker, neighbor, aunt ... you will be. Do this for you. We will support you. We are here to listen and to encourage and to sympathize with. We are here everyday to make sure that YOU are here everyday. Be accountable to yourself, and to us. Make this a journey worth taking.

I will support you too and help you with your goal. Sometimes the best people to help out are strangers that become friends

you may be alone in your house hold but you are NOT alone on myfitnesspal!! That's why there are over 1000s of people on here...and you have lost 100lbs says that you don't need that support when you got your own...i can't even imagine how you can be so down when you have lost so much...i say KEEP GOING!!!!!

You are in the right place for support. This website is wonderful for that. I totally feel you on having to cook different foods for others. I have tried to convince my husband to make some changes, such as no soda in the house both to avoid temptation for me and because I just don't feel it's a good influence to have around for our kids.

I also know what you mean when it feels like there isn't much support at home. My husband is a great man, but he has his faults. It is hard for him to support me when I have been saying the same thing for years, "I'm gonna lose weight, I'm gonna lose weight."
This year I actually changed that mantra to "I'm gonna get healthy." But any way, I digress.

Your story is such an inspiration to me! You have already come so far. I'm still at the beginning of my journey, but seeing how far someone can go is very inspiring.

Sending you a friend request. Would love to be part of your support network as you continue your journey.

You are not alone. Keep up the good work you are doing for you. Those who love you will truly appreciate it, if not now, in the long run. What it comes down to is this: Never give up. Never.

You are not alone! You do have people on MFP who will support you. However, I think you should consider doing this for you. It is not considered selfish to do something for yourself. You sound like a great mom and wife. You are always doing things for your husband and kids. Let this be the one thing that you do for yourself. If you do this for yourself, you are less likely to give up. THIS IS FOR YOU! Your new healthy lifestyle is for you. Yes, your family will benefit from it. Your husband will have a sexier wife; your kids will have a mom who has more energy to do things with them. But more importantly, you will be proud of what YOU have accomplished and how YOU look and feel.

I know it's not easy but hang in there!

We all support eachother on MFP. Its great and really motivating, it can become really addictive and fun once you get the hang of it. Add me as a friend if you would like the more the marrier.

Also, welcome I hope you love it here as much as I do :flowerforyou:

The most important person for you to be doing it for is for you. My Fiancee', and my kids both don't want to eat clean either. I struggle when I am around both, for the same reasons. I am doing this for me, though. They were happy with me when I was fat, but I wasn't. This is for me, my health, and my self image. I am not in any hurry to get to a certain weight, but I do want to look good, and feel good. I want to be healthy.

You are welcome to add me, I found it a little scary adding strangers as "friends", but we are all on here for the same goal. It's nice to see positive comments from people you don't even know. Sometimes I feel bad because all I can do somedays is a small walk, but then you see people cheering you on and I feel ok, I can do this. And so can you, keep on going, you're doing great!

Hi Terry, you mentioned your wife had surgery, but she does not choose to eat clean/right. How is she doing with her weight loss? I have researched weight loss surgery and so many people who post here state it is not the easy way out. I know we all slip up sometimes but even with surgery we have to eat right and exercise. It's not a miracle, it's a tool. Does your wife post here? Somehow I get the feeling she does not. But good luck on your clean eating. Since I started a month ago, I feel so much better........Take care

It can be sooooo tempting to give up when there is little or no support at home. You d have support here though, like the others said. Another reason to keep on keepin' on is that the more delicious healthy food you serve, the more your family will learn to prefer the healthy foods. Having healthy snacks ready and easily at hand in the fridge like cut up veggies, hummus, a variety of freesh fruit cleaned and ready to munch, they will begin to choose those foods over processed, salty foods that they have to heat, unwrap or otherwise prepare. If your husband & kids want the junk, don't make it easy on them. If it isn't in the house, easy to hand, they have to go and get it.

Empower yourself by fortifying your arsenal of healthy foods, finding support where you can (MFP, friends, support group, pets to walk with, etc.), and feeding your soul with something that moves you (a charitable cause to volunteer with, a hobby, etc.).

Doing this is worth it because YOU are worth it. You are obviously someone with a loving heart, or you wouldn't want to set a positive example for your kids. Now, the trick is to love yourself enough to do something good for you. You have done an amazing thing by losing as much as you have already. I'm looking forward to the day I can say I lost 100 pounds. That is a huge accomplishment!

You are an inspiration to me and others on this site, just by your success this far. Don't give up on your dreams! :flowerforyou:

I started 4 weeks ago to diet with a Dr.'s help, and have learned to cook different. My husband eats anything and whatever is put in front of him. So, he started eating what I ate for lunch and dinner. I gained 1 pd in the last for 4 weeks, and he lost 9 lbs. He was able to pass his weight check in the Army, otherwise he has always been overweight. My son, 6, can not live on a 12-1400 cal daily. He gets cookies, cheetoes, chicken nuggets, ganola bars, and higher cal dinner items. I buy the cookies, peanutbutter or cheese crackers in the little 4 paks, and keep them in son's snack drawer. l am not tempted to eat them as I would walking by an open cookie jar. :flowerforyou:

Wow! Look your not alone So many people replied to your post. That's encouraging. This is my 2nd day on here so I am a beginner but have about 70lbs or more to loose. Hang in there you keep your eyes on the goal one day at a time.

You have to keep coming here! I have no support at home either - which is why I never leave a day without coming here - most of the time I will go to the success stories and read one of the amazing stories and look at the pictures of inspiration. You cannot give up! You even said, its for your children, for your health and their health. I have to do the same thing - make some things different for my husband and daughter and some days are harder than others but you have to do it !! You can get tons of support here! And you are more than welcome to add me as a friend : ) please... don't give up on yourself!