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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


by Melissa

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March 22, 2010


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“Stress” by Melissa Schwab, Gold’s Gym Participant

This weekend was a weekend of temptation for me. We were surrounded by a lot of family and also surrounded by a lot of food. My house was filled with pastas, casseroles, pizza and multiple desserts. It took every ounce of my willpower to refrain from eating what was in front of me. I somehow managed to stick to my workouts and my food plan. So when I stepped on the scale this morning I thought that I would have found my reward. Maybe even some bonus points for willpower alone. Instead, I found that the scale went in the opposite direction. I was dumbfounded….really?? I realized that I’d actually hit a plateau over the last week, despite keeping up with my workouts and being good with my food. So what’s the deal? How much does stress play a part in weight loss? Of course now I feel even more stress because there is only a couple of weeks to go…how will I meet my final goal? I guess my goal for now is to try to de-stress after an extremely hectic week and focus on moving forward from here.
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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health


by Melissa

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March 1, 2010


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“Birthday” by Melissa Schwab, Gold’s Gym Challenge Participant

Who else is celebrating a birthday during the challenge? I celebrated mine this last weekend and had to make a few modifications to my normal traditions. My kids were especially disappointed that there wasn’t any cake this year. I wasn’t sure how much FUN it was going to be without having all the “normal” food, dessert and alcohol. I was so wrong. I didn’t really end up missing those things. We went out for a sensible dinner and even went out and burned a few calories dancing. I had lots of FUN minus the calories. I admit that in the moment it was tempting but it was great to know at the end of the night that I didn’t blow my whole diet. Thank you to my friends and family for making my birthday a special one. I realized how blessed I am by having so many wonderful people in my life. I realized that I don’t need “emotional comfort” from food to make me happy. It was a much better feeling to have my friends and family see how far I’ve come on my weight-loss journey. And I got to do a little clothes shopping for my birthday too…it felt awesome to be shopping and FITTING in smaller sizes!
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