Ruminating about plateauing only 9 days in—how do I change my mindset?

This is my (F/22/5’3/208lbs) first post here, and hopefully the first of many. I hope to share what kicked off my drastic lifestyle change when I get about a month in, just in case anyone has a similar story :) but for now, I just wanted to ask about how to get that negative self-talk and rumination in order. I began my lifestyle change 9 days ago—the day I married myself (hehe). I’ve exercised 7 out of the 9 days (20-60 minutes of mod to high intensity depending on the day) and changed my diet to consume around 1.4-1.6k cals a day (and stopping my binge eating!). I’ve already noticed significantly less bloat in my face and neck.

Within 9 days—and I weighed myself midday on both a hospital bed scale and mechanical scale—I’ve managed to lose 10 lbs. I know it’s probably mostly water weight and whatnot, but it was shocking. This much progress in such a short amount of time is ideal but absolutely unrealistic, and instead of appreciating my accomplishment, I feel scared of hitting that plateau eventually and losing weight much slower and potentially (see? Too many “what-ifs) losing motivation to keep going.

I also know that, as I go further and continue to exercise, I will become more fit and will be able to tolerate higher intensity workouts for longer periods of time while also maintaining a similar caloric intake, resulting in a deficit and most likely little to no plateau if I keep working 3-4 days a week.

But how do you get this mindset to stick? How do you guys keep motivated? Part of my lifestyle change is changing my attitude and finally learning to HELP MYSELF instead of feeling miserable all the time. I want to be as positive as I can and know that I can do whatever I put my mind to. It’s difficult to adopt such a mindset after 1 1/2 years of depression and mediocrity, but I know I can do it. Any tips on how to push past those negative thoughts that pop up and stop ruminating on “what-ifs”?

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