Hi Niki and welcome! 
Re diet: I think you'll find that just cutting back on the junk food to start will give you really positive results, both weight and health wise.
Re fitness: Personally, I don't recommend getting a personal trainer, just because I've seen a LOT of really *bad* personal trainers out there who really don't know what they're talking about. Of course, there are also lots of really great ones too, but I think the best advice is to educate yourself on fitness stuff first so you know what you're talking about... and then if you still want a personal trainer, by all means go for it - then you knowingly find a really good one. Trainers can be really great for lots of people - especially with motivation, i.e. pushing you farther than you'd be able to push yourself, as well as giving you the opportunity to do more difficult or tricky exercises that you might not want to try by yourself... etc.... Unfortunately, a lot of them are really misinformed, especially on nutrition but also on exercising in lots of areas. Not ALL of them though 
There are lots of great sites out there to help you get started in exercising. By the way, do you have access to a gym? (You don't need to be a member of a gym to exercise of course, but it changes the way you have to go about things a little.)
To get started, definitely have a look at ExRx.net - so much info on that site. Particularly, check out the Beginner's Page - that's all the info you could ask for there, and absolutely no one trying to sell you anything or promote some fad program or anything (which can be a real problem when wading through info on fitness  ). That site has great info on both cardio and weight training, which reminds me....
I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone, especially women, WEIGHT TRAINING. It will fast track any weight loss and make you so much healthier. The BEST women's weight training site on the web is http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html - just check it out. You'll love it.
Anyway, hope that's helpful to you! Let me know if you have any other specific questions or anything.
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