Family is making it hard!

I understand your problem...my mother-in-law has all of her family on the Medi-Fast diet. They love it, but I could never do it. I need to exercise.
One way might be to ask them if they want what is best for you...if they want you to be healthy. And then simply ask them to support you on the route you have chosen to reach your health goals.

Well, they won't really be able to deny that your method works when it works. I'd say ignore them for now, keep at it, and let the results speak for themselves in a couple of months.

You can't make them support you, but you can show them what you are doing works by example. Just do what works for you and when they start seeing the results of your hard work they will have to realize that what you are doing works for you. What works for some doesnt work for everyone. You need to find what works for you and stick with it. Dont let your family derail you

My family all does weight watchers. They have all lost alot of weight through the point system. I personally have tried it and didn't like it, I prefer alot of exercise and weight watchers doesn't really have a part for exercising. Every time I mention going to the gym, they all pretty much laugh at me saying what I'm doing isn't helping and that I need to do what they do. But it definitely doesn't work for me. How can I make them support the route I'm choosing for my weightloss journey??

Wow. Part of living a healthy lifestyle is exercising. It sounds like everyone you talk to doesn't get that. I've never tried weight watchers, and don't plan on it. I believe if your trying to lose weight that you should watch your eating and your exercising. I'd suggest telling them that you think it's fantastic that weight watchers works for them, but it doesn't work for you and if they don't understand that, it's fine. It's also helpful to understand that not everyone is going to agree with you and sometimes it's better t not talk about it.

tell them the discussion is OFF of the table. That you know WW is a great weight loss plan but this works better for you. You do get extra points if you work out with weight watchers but I got SO sick of counting points- I find this so much easier. If they don't leave you alone- tell them they MUST of you will not talk to them unless they respect your boundaries.
they are not the diet police-

You can't 'make' anyone do anything.
Just as they can't make you do weight watchers, you can't make them support you.

Should they?
Yes.

Just proudly be the black sheep and do what you're going to do.

And my personal opinion? Your family is wrong, they must exercise!!

How can I make them support the route I'm choosing for my weightloss journey??

Have you tried sarcasm? Like, when they laugh at you or tell you you're doing it wrong, just say "Thanks for the support."

Then prove them wrong. That's usually a pretty decent revenge. :bigsmile:

WeightWatchers does have an exercise component, but they do not stress it at all. When I was on WW, they called it "move" and just said "try to walk some every day". Talk about wishy washy! Anyway, I think that they may feel a little guilty about not exercising, and since you ARE exercising, they may be poo-poohing it out of guilt (maybe without even realizing it).

I also agree with what others on here have said - they are happy with their success, and want to make sure that you're successful, too. Since you have found something that works for you, you WILL be successful. Just let them know how excited you are about your choices, and that you feel good, and when you start seeing results, they'll probably back off.

But, just be prepared for one thing - if you start seeing better results than they do, you may get even LESS support, not MORE. That's happened to me before. My detractors said to me "you're losing weight too quickly - what you're doing can't be healthy." Boo.

thanks everyone. I want to prove them all wrong. I wish I had results now haha!

The good news is, when you lose it through exercise you are adding lean muscle mass which will make it easier to keep it off. In a couple years you will likely be able to chuckle at their weight gain and say, 'Who had it right now!' .

Like others have said though, just keep in your calories and do your workouts and then they get to eat a fine diet of crow!.

just smile and nod....and keep going with what you are doing. At some point your weight and fitness progress will surpass the smaller goals they have had, and they will "get it"

I told hubby for 2 years that I would be able to lose weight if I had a Y membership. finally he grudgingly gave in in February. I have been there 3-4x a week for the last 5 months...the first few months the weight did not come off very fast. I changed my diet 2 months ago, and the weight started melting off. I think he was hooked the night he *found* my hip bone...and last night before we went to sleep we were laying there in bed talking, I said I wondered how much I could lose and if I would ever find my abs. Hubby told me "keep going, I KNOW you can do it"

They may be losing weight - but part of their weight loss may be from muscle loss and what good is that? Exercise is healthy for you for so many reasons. You know what's best for you, just keep at it and results will follow

See it as a blessing in disguise to help you reach your goal faster. Use their negativity as motivation to keep you going.

I understand exactly where you are coming from...My husband has lost lots of weight many times on Weight Watchers but always gains it all back...why, not enough exercise and since their products are laden with sugar! My daughter and I have switched and are on a whole grain and no sugar and as least amount of salt as possible and are finally seeing the biggest success we have ever had...and we are becoming exercise fiends...it really does work to increase your exercise...I am 61 and it takes longer for me to lose now, but when I reeve it up, it starts to come off....Keep up the good workouts!