<human>: I want to lose weight, always been a larger guy, not always fat just had a big build, then after a bad break up my weight started to go up and up and now here I am...fat

I'm a 21 year old college student with a limited budget who weighs somewhere between 220 and 240 (cant stand on a scale, i'm sure most people can sympathize) I'm 5'11ish and my longer term goal weight is 180.  (However hopefully when/after losing weight I'll start to build muscle so the weight can vary.)

Now I'm posting this thread to ask r/loseit to help me make this "day 1" stick, I've tried what seems like hundreds of times to get myself healthy but sooner or later I fail, I'm asking what I can do differently to get myself into shape. (I'm open to any new routine/diet, etc)

I'm thinking about trying a strict workout schedule and diet (like weekly preplanned meals/work out routines) but I'm not sure if this is a good idea, and if it is a good idea to try, what would be a good place to start...I'm open to any ideas.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Got fat, tried to lose weight a hundreds times, nothing sticks. Want to try a stricter schedule/diet not sure if it's a good idea. Looking for suggestions