Sorry this is somewhat disjointed, but I wanted to offer a few insights from my experiences this year.

I find it very hard to see or feel the results of my efforts; unfortunately, I had to push through until I could start to see changes in photos to start to feel smaller... Those photos also had to be candid photos of myself that others took; I couldn't see the loss in my posed selfies (taken as weight loss progress photos) despite others saying they could tell a difference.

Do you perform exercise that you can encourage yourself with? When I started I could only ride my bike, mounted on a stationary, and only for 5 minutes. That progressed quickly to 10, then 20, etc. The progression in my riding duration helped keep me active, and I associated eating healthy with that progression. If cycling isn't your thing, maybe walking then a C25K or swimming program?

With ~20 lbs. lost, I started to see looseness in my clothes and had lost ~1 inch on some taped measurements (chest, thighs, waist) and had lost 2" on my hips. So it can be difficult to look at the mirror and see the difference, but taped measurements may help.

I tend to look only at the areas that I think need help (my stomach, and thighs). All I see when I look at those areas is loose flabby skin/fat combo that is ugly and nasty. If I look at other areas that I had less fat to begin with (shoulders, chest) then I feel better because those areas look more fit; unfortunately it's easy to focus on your areas that need improvement, despite the fact you're the only one obsessing over them...

One last word of caution; if your excess fat was tighter with tight skin over it when you started, it will probably look worse before it looks better. And it might make you think that maybe you looked better heavier; mine kind of did, but it helped having exercise goals to fall back on.

Let me know if you have any questions, or would like more info.

I have done this before and gained all my weight back and am starting over. Something that helped me in the past was having a pair of goal pants. Not "ultimate" goal pants but a pair that is two sizes smaller. I would try them on every couple weeks then when they fit, I would buy another pair two sizes smaller and looking at them hanging on my bedroom door until they fit. I'm about to do that now. I'm barely a size 24. When I say barely I am squeezed into it. So my first goal pants will probably be a 20.

Also take measurements! When the scale doesn't move you can see it there.

I started something new this time around that is going to force me to see my progress. I bought a planner and I'm writing my weight in everyday so i can see my bodies weight patterns. I also wrote my measurements in and will take them monthly and on the daily notes section I'm writing what I have eaten and how I feel. Granted I just started 1/1 so I don't have much to go by yet but I will be able to flip through any time I feel discouraged and see day by day what I have done!