Losing weight and keeping it off over the long run are two different things. Congratulations on starting the journey.

My Mom passed away 10 years ago due to complications from diabetes that was not well controlled. That was a sobering lesson for me because I too have diabetes.

My father has dementia and no longer recognizes me; he is physically alive but not really there anymore.

Life will continually throw curve balls at you. You just have to dig in and keep swinging...it is the way it goes.

Good luck to you.

BTW, if you can afford it, get one of the newer generation trainers, maybe even a “smart” trainer. Then you can use it with Zwift, a lot more fun that way.