Digital BW, The Print

I'm trying to work out the kinks in my workflow and thought you guys 
could set me straight. When I finish editing an image and move on to 
soft proof, the image shifts but ends up resembling pretty closely what 
the printed image will look like. The problem is, what if I don't like 
the shift that takes place and would rather have the print end up 
looking much more like the non-soft proofed image? (Note that my 
monitor is calibrated with a Spyder.)Do I save the edited image as an 
edited master file and then continue editing the soft proofed image 
until I'm satisfied, and then save that image as a file soft proofed 
for the particular profile & paper I'm using? Whew, this is confusing.
-MK