Just Introducing myself

Hi my name is Jane and like many of you have been overweight most of my life with the exception of the first 5/6 years of my life, I have lost and gained in the region of about 24 stone over the last 15 years, in my younger years I think dieting for me was just about being slimmer and more socially acceptable, now its more the fear of dying!!! So I was introduced to this site by a work colleague and thought I would give it a go after all, what have I got to lose? Hopefully a whole bunch of unwanted weight.