New Member looking to lose 40-50 lbs

potcfansyd

Right now I'm 220 and my goal is to get down to 180 or so. I've never tried losing weight before. I've never counted calories or shopped for healthy food options. Instead, I've always eaten whatever I want. So now getting losing weight means I need to completely change how I think about eating and exercising. I'm not sure if it would be more helpful to work with other new members or people who have already made their fitness goals happen, but I think if I were accountable to someone for what I'm logging on my food diary it would help me with my goals. Otherwise I'm afraid I will continue to eat what I want and feel guilty afterwards.

So I'm looking for two things:
1. Tips for starting out and trying to eat healthy without feeling like I never get to eat anything I enjoy
2. Someone to hold me accountable
Thank you!