Reality Kicked In

Okay, so I'm your typical person trying to lose weight but of course we are all individuals with our own stories. & I'm going to share mine!
I was born in raised in a small town in Indiana.A middle class, to lower class family. My parents didn't go to college and both work at factories. I was raised with both my mom and dad. They didn't always get along. They are technically divorced but live together and act as though they are still married. Weird, I know. I have an older sister Kristi, an older brother Grant and a younger brother Brody. I graduated high school in 2007. by then i had already had two jobs of my own, one at fast food chain Arby's and one at a Mexican restaurant Puerto Vallarta. I met my husband my freshman year of high school. Fell deeply in love and still am to this day :) We married 3 months after I graduated. I was 18 he was 20. We moved into a tiny little apartment. I got a new job, tried the college thing, it didn't pan out) with the surprise of all my family. I was an honor roll student. Destined for great things. We rented a house after our apartment for almost two years, then I got pregnant. We bought a house in 2009 which was also the year our daughter was born. I had never paid attention to what i ate, when i ate or why i ate. Obesity runs in my family. So naturally it caught up with me. My highest weight, pre-pregnancy, was 222, and I am currently 200. Ill try to post some pics if I can figure out how.I am now a member of a gym and trying to eat healthier. My goal weight is 140-145. I hope to weigh around 160 by august (my 4th wedding anniversary) and would like to reward myself with a weekend getaway trip with my hubby complete with purchasing that "little black dress" Ive never had & some high heels!!