Recently I recovered from being sick for a week, my family blamed me going to the gym on my bike is what got me sick and then I got almost everyone else sick. When in reality the reason I got sick is because of a protein deficiency that caused me to be vulnerable to the virus that has been going around. I keep telling my mom that there is never enough meat and overall never enough protein sources for me to eat from. My mom listens to my older sister(she goes to college) who says that I only need the protein I get from normal meals(being pasta and potatoes) and well that leads me to have less than needed, affecting my overall health. The only way my mom seems to try and help is by buying protein sakes occasionally, my older sister finds it entirely unnecessary. My mom seems to not want to let me go to the gym just because I got sick once, it's cloudy with no chance of rain and she immediately says no to me going. Even though I told her that it is genetically beneficial to train before you are 20, she still seems to not be against it but not support it either. My mom is willing to drive to the store as long as I am with her but won't drive me to the gym, although she said that this week she wants to get back in the gym. I can't blame her for not wanting to drive alone since she has back problems, I continuously tell her that the best way to get rid of back problems is to train your back even if it is just conditioning. I don't know why but my older sister is completely against me going to the gym and claims that I have an obsession. My dad thinks that it's dumb that I am wasting time lifting when I can spend that time working, he legit sees me going to the gym as some sort of joke. The problem with me not going to the gym is that the equipment I have at home is not enough for me, a set of 10, 20, 40, 50lbs dumbbells is nowhere near enough, especially for leg day since I squat like 150-165 and I need a barbell for effective squats, I have no hamstring or quad machine at home and I lift like 300lbs on my calves and deadlift over 150lbs. Ive got plenty of other reasons why I perfer the gym but it seems as if nobody really cares, I know that I shouldn't listen to anyone who tells me that my training is useless, but when almost my whole family sees it as either useless or as a joke it becomes really discouraging and kind of leaves me disappointed, I always thought that family was supposed to be supportive but I guess I was wrong. I really wish I could just have a friend who enjoyed training as much as me and someone that would just listen and believe what I say. I really don't know what to do, this is the most disappointed and discouraged I have felt in a while. ☹