So sorry to hear about your diagnosis but please know that even though we only know you by your cyber persona you have many friends here who truly care about you. So that is important. You are not alone and people care whether you take care of yourself or not.
I hope you are working with your doctor and nutritionist.
I would suggest that you DON”T weigh yourself often because it could be very discouraging. When you don’t see the numbers you want you get discouraged and depressed and that can lead to cheating and lack of motivation. On the other hand when you do see a change on the scale that could lead to rewards which are counter productive. In a addition the scale can’t tell you if you lost water weight or fat, or if you gained muscle, water or fat. So the scale is deceiving. If you exercise seriously and keep to your diet and you gain a pound, you can be very confused and angry. But what you won’t realize is that you might have gained a pound of muscle which is a very good thing and will help you burn fat. So the scale is NOT your friend. It is better to work with an endocrinologist that has a bmi scale that can tell give you a true evaluation of your weight loss if you really want to know.
A good reason to work with a nutritionist is because they will not only explain the foods that are good and bad for you, they will teach you portion size, substitutions for what you normally eat, and how to read labels to determine the actual carb count, the actual fat count, etc. depending on what type of carbs and fat they are. IT is very confusing.
In addition, do the kind of exercise you enjoy. Start by walking just to get into the flow and limber up. If you enjoy swimming, or basketball, go for it. If you enjoyed rollerblading as a kid, put pads on and go for it. You don’t have to get to a gym and get into serious exercise until you feel you can handle it. Do some fun things that motivate you and get your weight loss started. Once you see some movement and you are more motivated you can move into more serious forms of exercise and toning. The most important thing about health is to start moving.