Welcome, new chickies. I love the "fat pants" line -- it's something so many of us can identify with....
Pat, I read on here somewhere the line "it's a live-it, not a di-et," which I thought was cool and captured the motivation to live better and longer. I second the suggestion to make small positive changes. If you decide to make a bigger change later, fine. If you don't, the small changes will still add up over time.
In any case, we chicks will be with you for the long haul : )
