I got myself overwhelmed and confused!!!-time to start from scratch!

about a year ago, I lifted pretty heavy- trimmed down and was on a good path. I think I started researching too much and got overwhelmed with all the fat loss information and have seemed to gain weight/fat?! And now I am about 17 pounds heavier!!! I'm 5'5 and 145 trying to lose my belly, not get down to a certain weight. I need some friends to help keep things simple and coach/motivate me along the way!!! Let's reboot!