Since im on a 6 month waiting list for my armor, I thought id brouse around and throw my 2 cents in.
First and foremost, this is what worked for me, understand that it may not be for everyone.
After High School I got to 230pnds where I weighed 160. The GYM wasnt cutting it, I wasn't into picking things up and putting them down. I started getting into running of all things, after work it was a good stress relief. I went from doing a mile which I never did to doing the L.A. Marathon (this was in a year's period of time).
What actually helped me is finding something I found interesting and kept switching it up. The marathon was a 1 time thing for me, it was brutal but very rewarding. I switched to doing fun running like obsticle courses - The Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder, then Spartan Race (there's easyer ones like Run or Dye, Zombie Run etc.). These were cool because you got to do them with friends or by yourself. The race itself in prospective is not whats important (very fun though), the fact that you are training and eating right for it, is. After this I jumped to Jiu-jitsu, it was a giant leap but all in all it is fun, most importantly I lost a lot of weight. The first thing that may come to mind is Karate Kid where the guys were assholes and you dont fit in, however its the total oposite. People are very nice, you learn at your own pace and best of all you meet new people. it's of all ages, weight classes and gender ( Ed O'Neill aka Al Bundy is a black belt in it). It also helps to know that you dont need to get in shape before you join.
Find something to do besides standing still, you dont even need to do it every day, I train 3x a week sometimes I hike or run on sundays. Lastly, Eat 3 complete meals and 3 snacks and go to sleep on time (yes a cheat meal a week is ok). Reply or pm me if you have any questions. I hope I helped a bit.
Best of luck everyone.