What are your spouses/partners/friends saying?

[bellajgw]

Love this thread too!!!!!

Well, lets see...My partner is doing this with me. She has about 100+ to lose and I have around 85-90. She is very encouraging and its almost a contest now. If she loses 2 pounds I get upset that I've only lost 1 so I run to the gym and ramp up my cardio. If I've lost 2 pounds and she's only lost 1 she drinks more water and works out with me. Its fun and very supportive. She's always told me I was beautiful but we know we need to get healthy.

My mother, the first time I tried Atkins, was worried and begged me to try WW again but after a month and 15 pounds she shut up. She saw how clear my skin got, how healthy I was looking, and how much more energy I had and now she is very supportive of me going back on Atkins again. My father could care less, don't think he'd notice is I looked like Ghandi.

My sisters are...outwardly supportive but I think inwardly upset because I've always been the fat sister and now that we're all getting older I think it worries them to see that they've gained weight and I'm losing it. They say all the right things but I can see the truth in their eyes.

Our biggest opponents are my partner's parents. She comes from a very overweight Italian family and I think its a control issue and envy issue. They don't say a word when she loses weight but torment her when she gains. They are all bigger than her so I keep telling her its jealousy, but its hard for her to hear it. I keep reminding her that when she reaches her goals and we are finally fit, fabulous, and healthy it will all be worth it. I tell her on a regular basis how great she is looking, because she is!! I'm so proud of her, and if she is even half as proud of me than I'm one incredibly lucky girl.