The Adventures of Fatty McSparkles

I'm 24 (almost 25) years old.... and I've finally reached the point where I know I absolutely have to do something about my weight. I'm tired of being the "token fat girl" among my friends. Things have gotten to the point where I no longer feel comfortable in my own skin, I feel bad all the time, and quite honestly, I'm just not comfortable with the size i see on my clothing tags. If I can lose 80 pounds, I will be the same size as I was my senior year of high school. Even if I lose 80 pounds, i won't be "skinny", but I'll definitely be much much healthier. When I sit here and think about how huge 80 lbs sounds, it's very discouraging, but I'm doing my best to get motivated and do something about this for good.
I joined a gym 2 days ago, and I'm very excited about it. I've never been great at holding myself accountable, so I bought the elite membership so that I can take my best friend with me every time I go. She's payinng for half of the membership fees, so I know there's someone else that is counting on me to go... and this should help me stay on track.
Anyway, feel free to follow along if you're intrested in my weightloss adventures...