Yoga girl with 35lbs to lose!

Hey everyone,
I've never ever ever tried to actually lose weight before so this is all very new and kind of frightening to me! I've always been a 'large girl', I have a large frame, am very curvy and raaather tall (5'10), and there have been times when my weight has been somewhat okay although them BMI numbers have just never worked out for me (and probably never will, but it's a silly system anyway). I used to despise my body as a side effect of being a confused teenager battling her first depression and it went so far that I started cutting myself a lot because I couldn't stand how disgusting my body appeared to me. These tendencies have since been more or less suppressed but there are still a lot of times when I see my body and I get so anxious that I am close to grabbing something sharp and ruining it further, and I'm so tired of it. I realise that a lot of this is due to anxiety and difficulties handling reoccurring depression, but I also think that a change in my body might motivate me to look more positively at myself and who I am. Aaaand on top of that being healthy and exercising are two pretty vital things if you want to feel better in general. I also tend to feel better if I'm engaged in different projects and have something to work towards, so last year I've decided that I'm doing this; I'm going to lose weight!

At first I just wanted to get a bit slimmer, I was kind of okay with my general shape (when not being anxious etc) but I was unhappy with the flabbyness surrounding me like an ugly sweater. Actually getting started with my diet I'm now set on reaching a more ideal weight for my height and body; 176lbs/80kgs. This might still sound like a lot but I'm just too curvy and large in general to look good if I'd lose more weight than that, at least that's what I believe.

Since I can't stand exercising in general I've chosen to do weight loss yoga, which I absolutely love. And as for my diet I've replaced breakfast and lunch for Juiceplus shakes for two months, and on top of that I eat healthy snacks and a healthy dinner. I'm a strict vegetarian who mostly eats vegan meals, and so far it works really well and I'm enjoying food so much more ever since I got in control of what I'm eating. I'm cooking a lot more diverse food now and I've learned to finally control those portions, and I already feel a lot better. I used to feel bloated and sick after meals more often than not, this has turned around completely.

As for my progression, well, it's been 2 weeks and a half and I've lost 4lbs (even though it says 2 here since I put down the wrong weight initially) and I'm struggling a lot with motivation and patience. Aaanyway, this is far too long, but I'd love to hear from others who might be on a similar diet or workout scheme, or just get new friends in general. I need motivation!