Hello, Community!

vincenttucci7

Here to lose weight and feel better about myself. Maybe gain some muscle along the way. Looking for friends to spread the motivation with!

MKEgal

Welcome aboard.

Losing weight & gaining muscle aren't likely to happen at the same time, because they require very different
nutrition & exercise. You can _maintain_ the muscle you currently have while losing weight, then once you're at
a healthy weight switch to eating at a slight caloric surplus (with lots of protein) & increase your weightlifting to
increase muscle.

Here's sexypants, which is a classic 'start here' post, written by one of MFP's superstars: SideSteel.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

And a newbie help post I did which compiles links to various useful info.