I am a school teacher. I work long hours and have a personality that tends to put others first before my own needs. Weight has always been a struggle for me since I was in the third grade. Physically I fight a lack of needed hormones, problems with my thyroid and have fibromyalia. Exercising tends to cause pain when I'm not very careful. I've been in horrible relationships that have added to my struggle, but now I'm single now and ready to make some major changes in my life.