My name is Ravin and I am a gravy tank

Hi there. I just joined the community sight not too long ago and have finally gotten serious about trying to shed some of this gravy off. I just started a biggest loser challenge at work with 21 teams of 6. I finally think i am getting motivation. I am a 31 year old female who is at her highest weight ever. I started this weighing in at 268. Since the first week I have lost 8lbs. I am hoping to lose quite a bit more. I need to be held accountable and i want to finally get into the habit of working out. I know there are some out there like me so i will tell you a background of my habits. First off I love to eat. in large amounts. I have no sense of portion control. I would (when i worked at Chili's) eat more than 1000 calories in a setting. I drink soda like it is going out of style. I would go through easily 5 or 6 16 oz glasses at the least a day. I could go through quite a few bottles of it as well. I drink beer. I would go through a 6 pack a night. now that i have been in this challenge i have cut my soda intake down by half. and trying to cut out beer as well. I don't have much motivation. I live in Cincinnati I go to life time fitness. I want to eventually be about 160. I am always looking for motivation to help guide me and meet new people to help guide them as well It is nice to finally put this on paper. I hope to hear from a few of you!