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Monday, April 5, 2010 at 1:57PM | Share Article "What’s Next?" by Melissa Schwab
April 5, 2010
It was good to see some of the “flight 1” participants already back at the gym. For me, I’m planning to take the weekend off and head back on Monday. A whole two days away from the gym…amazing! But I’m already enlisting the help of my workout buddies for next week and making plans for a new routine. I’ve worked too hard to go back. Someone commented on another blog about giving ourselves “time and patience” on moving forward. I LOVED that because we have the rest of our lives to use what we’ve learned to be healthy. Knowledge is half the battle. My goal is to find the right balance for me between working out and eating. I’m not sure EXACTLY what that will be, but I now have a lot of knowledge, time and hopefully patience to work on it. In a way, I’m excited for the new phase of maintenance. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I’m even more excited to go shopping for clothes. What will you do with your former clothes? Some say to keep them, so you’ll remember how far you’ve come. Some say to clean them out so you’ll never go back. Looking forward to the start of a new goal….just a few more days and counting.
It was good to see some of the “flight 1” participants already back at the gym. For me, I’m planning to take the weekend off and head back on Monday. A whole two days away from the gym…amazing! But I’m already enlisting the help of my workout buddies for next week and making plans for a new routine. I’ve worked too hard to go back. Someone commented on another blog about giving ourselves “time and patience” on moving forward. I LOVED that because we have the rest of our lives to use what we’ve learned to be healthy. Knowledge is half the battle. My goal is to find the right balance for me between working out and eating. I’m not sure EXACTLY what that will be, but I now have a lot of knowledge, time and hopefully patience to work on it. In a way, I’m excited for the new phase of maintenance. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I’m even more excited to go shopping for clothes. What will you do with your former clothes? Some say to keep them, so you’ll remember how far you’ve come. Some say to clean them out so you’ll never go back. Looking forward to the start of a new goal….just a few more days and counting.
Reader Comments (3)
Melissa you've done amazing. We will start with our park workouts/playdates as soon as the weather gets nicer. It's always nice to add the outdoors!
Hi Mellisa,
You are getting dialed in nicely. I want so bad for everyone with whom we come into contact with to get hooked on feeling great about their daily exercise. You seem to be finding that. I will keep saying it; it isn't about fitness, it is about the workout. Find yours and visit it often. Please let me know if I can halp in any way. I appreicate the great job you have done in documenting your experience.
Blair McHaney
Way to go Melissa! I'm so proud of you. You have taken on and overcome the many challenges of losing weight and getting fit. You are an amazing young woman whom I know can accomplish whatever you decide to do through hard work and perseverance. I've really enjoyed your blogs each week during the challenge. It's given me a boost, too, with my fitness program. Love, mom!