Hi, I'm kitty

I'm currently vegetarian and trying to shift excess weight (I'm aiming for 2 stone to be precise). I try and eat healthily but I seem to have inherited a rubbish _meta_bolism, gets fat quick and it wont budge gene from my dad. I'm not saying I'm over weight, it's just that I know that I'm not as healthy as I could be after all it's about being healthy and how you feel, I have really bad skin and scalp along with a few kinds of eczema, poor circulation, cellulite, prone to stretch marks, headaches, incredibly bad period pains, depression and paranoia (the two latter I have more or less recovered from).....the list goes on. I'm 17,18 next month, 5 foot 8 inches and I weigh 11.5 stone. I know that some people might say "thats fine, not bad atall" but I really would like to get back to 9 stone aswell as find a way of being much healthier. Also I know I am young, but this has gone on for ages and I would like to "nip it in the bud" before it becomes too big and affects me later in life when it may be harder to correct.

So what I wanted to ask is, could a raw food diet help me? if so what steps should I take to get started?

thanks for reading,
best wishes xxx kitty