I've been trying to lose weight for the last three to four years after being between 112lbs and 119lbs for most of my adult life, at 5' 3" this was a good weight for me. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 17 years ago aged 25, for many years the disease was managed and I lead a relatively normal life. In the last five years everything has gone crazy, my RA has gone out of control, I've been diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and also primary parathyroid disease. As you can imagine my mobility is not good and so the weight has piled on as a result of all these things and the meds I have to take. I lost quite a large amount of weight last year and have managed to keep most of it off, but because of feeling ill a lot of the time I tend to eat rubbish. I am very determined to sort my weight out as I just don't feel like me any more. So, I'm really going to push myself as I know I can get to my goal weight and back to where I was a few years ago. Good luck to everyone out there :D