Looking for motivation

I'm new to the site and am in need of friends for support and motivation. I have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember and this time Im serious about, not only losing weight, but chaning my life style and outlook on life. My weightloss starts officially tomorrow. I am at my highest weight ever of 240 pounds and cannot believe I let myself get this out of shape. My first goal is to lose at least 5 pounds by next month. Not sure what typle of workouts I will do yet, but I need to find something that will keep me interested. I really hope to meet some cool people here ...