Hello Everyone! :] I am Emily, and I'm hoping to lose a little weight!

I am 16 years old and I think it bothers me more than it should that I don't like my body mainly because I used to be really skinny. And over the last year and a half I've gained a lot of weight, and though some people say I look healthier now, I'd prefer to go back to my fast-matabolism body.  I used to be really skinny, maybe too much so, because I had a very fast matabolism. Then I suddenly started gaining weight and because I never had to watch what I ate before, I didn't want to start now. But it's almost summer and I don't want to have to go through what I did last summer; refusing to get into a bathing suit, wearing jeans all the time, etc etc.  I'm actually not going to one of my friends end of the year pool parties which are a lot of fun just because I don't want to be seen in a bathing suit.  I realize I am not by any means fat or obese, but I really want to lose weight because I feel incredibly uncomfortable in my own body, and can't stand it anymore. I'm constantly self-concious, not wearing the clothes I wanna wear because of my weight,  and I have nightmares about being in a bikini constantly. I want to change, and this website seems like a good place to start :]