A 27 year old Yanuck here

Hello all,
As the subject attempted to convey, I am a Yankee who just became a Canuck recently. I just moved from NJ/NY to Burlington, Ontario this past Spring. Who knew that finding a life partner would take one to another country or laws that can't bring her to the states. ok, enough of politics here.
So why am I here at this site? Over the past couple of years I began an interest in Tri's. I was active in HS with skiing and soccer, but once I went to college I did less and less of sweating. I lost pounds but then stress, depression, and more stress hit and I gained 30 lbs very quickly. I lost some of it for a few months, but it again appeared. For the last three years, i was involved in a long distance realtionship where I would drive to Toronto once a month. On the drive, I would eat the worse stuff out there. I continued eating bad stuff and then stress of my NJ life lead me to hang out more and more in NYC which included much pub fare. The bottom line I hit my all time heaviest weight of 207 this year. I'm only 5'6.
So my plan of action is too loose 50lbs by preparing to do a Tri. If I can do that within a year, my reward is to do a few tris next year and then do the Tri at the Gay Games in Chicago in 2006. Tri has the benefit of doing three things instead of consentrating on one sport which also bored me. Running has always bored me, but I think by having a goal of two years will help me get past the bordom of the run.
So thank you for this site and you will definitly see me around. The stories have inspired me already.
Thanks, TJ