"Blahs" by Melissa Schwab, Gold's Gym Challenge Participant

So we’re halfway through the challenge. I feel like I have the “mid-challenge blahs”. The newness and excitement of doing the challenge have started to wear off. I’m getting too comfortable with my workouts and a little lazy with my food. The scale is still moving in the right direction, but never as quickly and drastically as I want it to be. I’ve had a bit of a bad/frustrated attitude this week. I got a birthday email from the gym yesterday with a “pass” for one day worth of couch sitting, extra snoozing, movie watching, ice cream cake eating ditching the gym day. It was very cute and I sooo badly wanted to cash it in. But I’m doing this darn challenge and I need to stay committed to it. Ugh! I realized that this is the part of the challenge where perseverance kicks in. It’s time to regroup. Change up the workouts, get some new music on my iPod and get disciplined with my eating habits. It’s a new day, and there are new ways. The March class schedule will be out any day, maybe there’s a new class to try. We’ve been blessed with some beautiful weather so maybe it’s time to workout outside. I need to commit to a positive attitude… “I’m half way there and look how far I’ve come”. OK, even writing it I'm feeling a little better, but I’m still saving that “pass” for April…

Comments

[Darcy]

Mellisa,

I so enjoy reading your blogs. Especially when you find your own solutions to all those 'challenges' we face about eating right and exercising. It's not called a 'challenge' for nothing. It takes work and dedication every day. Bravo to you, and keep up the hard work. My suggestion when the workouts are getting mundane...new music on the i-pod!

Darcy