Should I start a weight loss club for local friends?

So I used to weigh 181 pounds, and I'm 5'7. I hated it, and I put myself to work with as much willpower as someone trying to escape death. I'm now 5'7 and I weigh 147 pounds. It's been about 4 or 5 months. I really want to introduce my healthy methods to people in my town and help some kids in my school who had the same problem as me. I want to show them that the noose isn't the only way to escape a fat body. What I did for myself really inspired me to help others. Could I make a group possibly to help people in my area, or would that not be too successful?