3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community - New here, so glad to have found this site

Hi, 53 year old student here, been everything from a size 5 to 22 in my adult life, I am at 230 (it's nice to have a place to admit that). Recently put on 20 pounds or so, over the course of about 8 months, change in lifestyle (less active) and 10 just appeared, then was dating someone who wanted to eat all the time, and buy me fudge and everything else I shouldn't keep in the house. With me, if it's here, I will eat it.
Looking forward to getting to know some ladies on here, keep to myself alot these days, can go for a week and more without speaking to anyone.
Feel my weight is holding me back from too much, is hard on my knees and back, and well, it's just time!
Thanks!