college newbie, wish me luck

Hi,
I'm Anzu, I'm a college freshman, and, as of yesterday at about 12 noon, I decided to get serious about my weight loss goals. I am 5"3 and my goals are: to lose 80lbs, to finally fit into this amazing dress I bought last year on a wishful whim, to control my PCOS symptoms, and to be comfortable in my body.

I feel like part of my problem with focusing on losing weight is that I forget why I want to lose weight so badly. Therefore, I am going to outline it here so I can have it forever here as a source of inspiration and reminder of my goals.

Almost two years ago, my doctor pretty much informed me that I exhibited signs of PCOS. PCOS,t o put it simply, sucks. Not only is it something that shows up in overweight women, it also makes it harder for women to lose weight, lucky me, sigh. Anyhoo, though the symptoms came on slow, they have taken over my life with a vengeance: hair-loss, acne, extra fat around my stomach area, odd cycle, abundance of testosterone, weird skin patches, and the list goes on and on. I decided i did not want to be a victim to this blasted syndrome, and that is my biggest inspiration for beginning this weightloss journey.

However, I have another reason. All my life, i've always felt sort of uncomfortable in my body. I'm a dancer at heart, and it gets frustrating to be out of breath and out of shape when trying to groove. And of course there were the grade school kids who thought it was their life mission to remind me i was "the chubby one" and my family who insisted on calling me "butterball." Whether they realized it or not, in many ways, I was scarred deeply and my weight has always been a touchy area for me.

My final reason is my mother. I love her dearly and all my life she has been overweight to the point where it has severely altered her health. I want to lose weight for me just as much as I do for her because maybe, if I put in the work and get results, I can persuade her to join me and we can shed the weight together. At 40 years old, she is too young to die because of weight complications.

Sigh, welp, that is all I guess. Wish me luck!