After Work, the Struggle is Real

Where were you last night? Is that where you want to be?

I am not talking about physically, but maybe that is what instantly hit your brain. If you were in a place
that you physically don’t want to be that is another blog post. If it is not a safe place, contact me, it’s
time to get out.

Let’s talk about where you were mentally last night. After a full day of work, and a Monday at that,
you come home without a meal plan for the night. You pick the first thing that jumps out at you, a
handful of M&M’s that are in the candy dish, it goes downhill from there. The snacking doesn’t stop
until you decide you need something with some protein or at least something that feels like a meal.
The mindless eating continues and the wine turns into three glasses, the stress of the day lingering
like a dark cloud in your home. Tomorrow you get to do it all over again.

What if you had a meal plan and an exercise plan for after work, one that kept you from grabbing the
handful of unhealthy and plopping on the couch to catch up with the Facebook and Instagram photos
you feel compelled to sift through. What if you went for a 10 minute walk, turned on some music or a
podcast if that is what you like and began the process of putting together a meal that contains protein
and vegetables. Maybe snack on a healthy veggie as you do your prep work with a glass of sparkling
water. How would your night feel tonight? I suggest better. Today I will be mindful of unhealthy choices.
Today I will make a change for the better and for me that is by starting my evening off in a better place
than on the couch!

Changing the Calendar, Changing life?

Today we go back to work, the holidays are over and today is day two of the New Year’s resolutions.
The Christmas that covered your house may be neatly wrapped up until another year, the holiday
now in the memory column. Now you can dream about the new year and how it is going to lay out
for you. What would you change over last year if you could? What wouldn’t you do in the new year
if you didn’t have to?


I want you to think about this a bit, if there is something you wouldn’t do, is it important enough that
you need to make a change in that area of your life? If you say, I wouldn’t do the job I am doing if I
didn’t have to? Can you change your job? Can you change the position within your company? Work
through those steps and what they might look like.

Maybe you would spend more time with family. How are you going to accomplish that?
Can you schedule a once a month family time? What changes to do you need to make when
you come home from work so you can play with your kids? Do you need to do meal planning
so you aren’t running to the grocery store every other day, how much free time do you need
and what are the time wasters that are sucking that away.

Sometimes change feels hard, usually it’s not as hard as we make it. What can you do today to make
the changes you need to make 2018 your best year yet?