Good or Bad: Self Improvement

I am one of those people who welcome change.
I love setting new goals in the name of "self improvement," and I enjoy that whole quest for the betterment.
I look forward to new experiences, and I have never been "too scared to do" anything in my life. (...Ok, aside from some crazy rollercoasters!)

Because of this quality that I possess, I was able to move 1/2 way across the world without possessing the language fluency, which led me to the decision to jump into the unknown world of international marriage at a fairly young age.
I never understood why people get "stuck" in unhappy situations. Isn't it easier to fix the problem and do something about it than not?

The problem, however, is when you enjoy change so much, it is excruciating to actually HAVE to stick with the routine.
I 've always looked at my life in stages, and when you actually get to the place where I need to stay the course, there is nothing more unexciting.

What the hell am I talking about?
It's the infinite "maintenance" stage of dieting.

In the anticipation of my big three-o birthday last year, I finally hired a group of fitness gurus that made me give up some of my most favorite food and exercise like there's no tomorrow. The result? Pre-baby body! (Well, as close as I can get to it without once again hiring another group of gurus that can turn back the clock.) I've finally lost that impossible "last 10 pounds" plus a bit more just in time for the new decade of my life.

Being so enthusiastic about making changes for better , I've always been able to diet well. When I set my mind to it, I always had fairly easy time dropping weight or toning up. What gets me, instead, is that never-ending, boring, and steady maintenance efforts.

Nobody really tells you how much harder it is to keep the weight steady once you lose some pounds. With the new, lighter, healthier frame, you actually struggle more to burn off calories. You're already eating like a tiny little bird, and there's really not much more that you can cut out from your daily diet. All of a sudden, the whole new regimen becomes a part of your daily life that you cannot escape from, and as I sweat away on my Elliptical trainer, I keep picturing these poor lab mice caught on the running-wheel...