Now What?? Talk about a loaded question. I have spend the last 2 months working on very specific goals, and working hard at keeping them on target, ensuring and focusing on the achievement of these stated goals, but now that they are done I am left with the feeling of NOW WHAT??
So doing what it is that I always seem to do when I have questions about something…I turned to the internet for answers. (and I know I not alone in this practice). The thing that kept coming up was that I am not alone in this feeling, in fact it is very common. Think about it…you have worked your ass off to get to your goal weight, and you are riding the feeling of success, but what happens next? you did it, you feel great, but over time old habits sneak back in, the gym is not such a priority, you stop thinking about food the same way you were when you were achieving the goal…and eventually over time the weight starts creeping back, and without even realizing it you are right back where you started. Only now you are twice as pissed off and frustrated, so it becomes even harder to set and achieve that weight loss goal. Like I said this is very common. When we lose focus or do not have a focus, it is next to impossible to keep the same intensity. I am not saying that are people out there that cannot do it, but they are rare and hard to find, in my opinion.
In my readings this is also common in elite athletes so what ever you do do not feel discouraged. It literally happens to everyone.
The way to fix this is to have new goals in place before the completion of the previous goals are concluded. Either by adding an other level to the goal, or have a new goal with a specific starting point.
Where I went wrong is with not having any plan following the 6 week experiment I have no idea what is next and worse no plan. I need to re-evaluate things and decide where and what I need to focus on.