Struggles

I know that I'm not the only one that struggles with their weight, so I'm writing this as a few words of encouragement for those who can relate.
Almost a year ago, after reaching a plateau from losing close to 60 pounds I decided that I needed another change in diet in order to continue my weight loss to a healthy weight.  I am not ashamed of how much I weight because it does not define me, but health means a lot to me.  I had plateaued out at 180 pounds and was fighting desperately to go down into the 170s.    So I decided that for health reasons and for the animal rights reasons that I would start living a vegetarian lifestyle.  I have refrained from stepping on the scale for quite some time, confident that my new eating style that I absolutely could maintain would be a success.  Today I stepped on the scale to get a shocking number.  202.4 pounds  OUCH!!!  So with my spirit broken I picked up myself and decided that I would not let this number get any higher. 
I have reevaluated my eating style, and its no wonder that as a vegetarian I gained so much weight, I ate almost only carbs.  While I rarely had a lack of energy, I was noticing that my clothes did not fit like they once did, and I was NOT happy with this. 
So today in order to get back on track I am starting a shakeology cleanse (I do it a little different because otherwise I can not maintain it for 3 days.  I eat 2 Shakes a day (for 3 days) and my rule is that I can make them however I want as long as I'm not adding fat into them and they remain under 250 cal each.  For snacks, I am only allowing myself water and fresh fruit.  Most fruits are so little on calories that you don't need to count them. 
Also I went back to one of my favorite works outs, Slim in 6 by Debbie Saunders.  It's low impact, quick, but really gets the job done.  I've never not been able to make it through one of her videos (30min) no matter how badly in shape I am because things are changed up once one muscle is absolutely exhausted to work on another, so it really helps me. 
Here is to 6 weeks of becoming a healthier person, long walks with the kids and healthier snacks.  I'm thrilled that almost all of my friends already maintain this type of lifestyle which makes it so much easier to hang out with friends when trying to become healthier. 
The task I will try and do for this week is portion my dinner better (no more than 500 cals) and before eating ALWAYS go on at least a 10 minute walk.  This helps to curve your appetite and also helps me eat slower.  One of my major downfalls is I currently struggle with eating food extremely quickly, so it takes my body a long time to catch up and indicate to me that it is full.  Eating should take time, and is not meant to be quick. 

Thank you all for the words of encouragement.