I've just popped in to see if there was anyone else with another person to loose - what an inspirational thread! Well done, guys!
I am now hugely motivated (instead of just huge...): I've managed to lose two stone over the summer, but haven't really been paying much attention since the start of the month - I haven't lost, but haven't gained at least. However, I'm still nearly 22 stone which, at 5'9", shoves me firmly into the morbidly obese camp 
I start a whole new job on Saturday, which has required a new and completely different set of clothes (all of which look a bit shite, but to be honest, when you're a fat, sweaty mess, it's a struggle to look smart or groomed - especially when that's not your natural size 14 look, never mind your size 30 one 
) and I have three months' probation - so I am hoping to really get my head down, and crack on with trying to see a difference over that time. The first month, I'll be in a hotel, so there's a gym and a pool that I am planning on trying to engage with - then I just have to steer clear of snacks, and make sure I choose healthy options from the menu: so that'll be no bother, then
All that said, for the first time in a real age, I feel that my weight has got to the top of the pile, and that I not only want to tackle it but I feel able to - so thanks everyone who's contributed to this wonderful thread, and you've helped make me feel that I too can have a crack at this. I didn't get this way over night (I'll gloss casually over the five stone in five weeks, following a misunderstanding over new medication ) so I know I can't get rid of it just by paying attention for a month: but hopefully, I can start to make the changes that will become habits - my biggest issue is that I have always needed exercise to lose weight: calories alone has never been enough (for reference, I've been logging everything with MFP this month - it says 1600 something calories to lose 2lb a week at my size: I've not exceeded 1400 on any day, but still haven't lost, as I do bugger all exercise at the moment - pottering is as far as I've got) so I am hoping if I can get back into the habit of even doing some brisk walking and stretching every day whilst I'm at the hotel, I might start to see a change next month.
Anyway - I've been rambling on about myself, but all I really wanted to say was thanks to each and every person whose posted here: it's so great to know firstly, that I'm not alone - and secondly, that I don't have to stay like this!