Getting support from the family

[timjon1]

I think its safe to say my family have a hard time understanding how important bodybuilding is to me. I workout at home, consistently for a long time now. I buy almost all my own food, since us bodybuilders eat so much. I just seem to find I always have to explain myself and get no mental support from those in my family. I'm still living at home in my mid-20's and suppose that is the root of the problem, since I'm probably forcing my ways onto them.

I'm moving to Canada in 1month from New Zealand to work for at least 2 years with the visa I just aquired. Sure enough they dont think I can support this lifestyle since I eat so much and wont be able support myself if I can only get a non-skilled job at first. I try to tell them its definately possible, my dad actually laughed at this.. I felt like blowing up, can really effect me mentally sometimes..

Anyone deal with this?? I suppose getting out the house is the only real solution.

 

[cryptosporidium]

yeah man, i dont get much support from anyone in my life.

gaining some independence will probably help you a lot.

just be confident that you know what youre doing, making decisions that you believe in. even if you fail, theyre your decisions and you learn from them.

there are rough times, it doesnt help feeling alone or whatever, but you just push through. at the end of the day youre the only one who can judge yourself.

 

[JLA]

I think its safe to say my family have a hard time understanding how important bodybuilding is to me. I workout at home, consistently for a long time now. I buy almost all my own food, since us bodybuilders eat so much. I just seem to find I always have to explain myself and get no mental support from those in my family. I'm still living at home in my mid-20's and suppose that is the root of the problem, since I'm probably forcing my ways onto them.

I'm moving to Canada in 1month from New Zealand to work for at least 2 years with the visa I just aquired. Sure enough they dont think I can support this lifestyle since I eat so much and wont be able support myself if I can only get a non-skilled job at first. I try to tell them its definately possible, my dad actually laughed at this.. I felt like blowing up, can really effect me mentally sometimes..

Anyone deal with this?? I suppose getting out the house is the only real solution.

I think you can. I like that quote that goes something like "it's not about what you need to do as much as it is about what you need to give up." (Sorry if I butchered that.)

But yeah, if you move and your lifestyle revolves around this, then you should be fine. If you move and you have to have a nice vehicle, a nice place, clothes, TV....all of that shit, then it might be hard to maintain. If all of that stuff is an afterthought to you, then you should be able to make it with the obvious limitation being how much gear you can afford (if that's the point you are at.) GH is a big one especially.

Good luck man!

(Hell, my brother can live on $5g a year for basics, so I know it can be done....he just doesn't need a lot of things that seem like necessity.)

 

[timjon1]

Thought I'd chime in and talk about where I'm at.. I leave for Canada in 4 days from New Zealand, I'm working a basic cleaning job in Whistler over the winter Olympics. Since I wrote my first post regarding the shit I go through on a day to day basis, It certainly hasn't got any better. The other day had a heated argument with my dad. I told him I would continue bodybuilding overseas, he replyies get real, you wont be able to support this habbit over there (food expenses etc etc). I really blew up that night, I broke/damaged things am I'm not proud of it. I appreciate my parents very supportive attitude towards this big move, its only the bodybuilding they dont support/understand. I suppose getting away to clear my head is the only solution, I want to continue to progress in bodybuilding, something that wont be easy if I remain under this roof.