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Don’t Let Your Emotions Cloud Judgement



I feel bad today because I am just sitting on the couch. Last week was a tough week as my kidney deprived daughter was in the hospital a couple of times and it just weighed me down.

On Sunday Taylor was fine and then in the evening she came down with a fever and was misdiagnosed on Monday, which made me furious and then again in the hospital on Wednesday until Thursday to get fluids pumped into her as she was dehydrated. She is fine now but the week was emotionally exhausting

The reason I tell this story is because this week my emotions took me away from my priorities and because of this I have made some super bad decisions due to lazy judgement calls.

I would like to dissect my situation and see if this can help you out.

What I do

Everyday I have certain priorities that I want to complete and I rate my day based on doing these. Mostly my days have to have the following to be successful; exercise, blog posting, facebook twitter and Google+ interaction, family time, sleep, eating healthy, and helping others in some way. Of course there is work too and I want to make sure that I get as many of these things done although I do not have a lot of scheduled or written priorities.

What happens 

I know that this is bad but it usually works for me, well usually until weeks like this knock me down and out.

So what happens during weeks like this (days as well sometimes) is that emotionally we get hit by something, feel a bit down, and then hit by something else and this will just lead us to shield ourselves. In these situations we just shut down the things that are important and we go into protection mode. I have done this, I bet you have done this, and we are all built with a defence mechanism that forces us in times of trouble or distress to just do what is needed and let everything else fall be the wayside.

Is this ok?

I know that how I act, and how we act as individuals is fine. This is the way we are built and how we are supposed to be. I look back on my last week and know that I did what was important (taking care of my family and especially my daughter) but I also made some bad decisions in that I have vague priorities that I did not complete.

I remember a story a few years ago about Kobe Bryant and how he was able to compartmentalize parts of his life. He was in the middle of the rape trial that could possibly put him in prison and he would fly back to LA and play some of the best basketball of his career as he was probably in his worst personal trials of his life. The power of this compartmentalization is something that we should all think about and try to do when the world feels like it is closing in on us.

What to do, what to do…

I am really not that great at this but I am learning. What you need to do is have some goals and plans. Every morning, or the evening before decide based on your life, short term, and daily goals what is important to get done. This does not mean that you have to have 20 things planned or anything in fact just having two or three outcomes or goals for that day are all you need.

This is not what I do and it is my own fault. If I had a goal just to sit down for 30 minutes each day this week to write a blog post and interact on Facebook then I would have got things done while at the same time I could have helped my wife, son, and daughter with their problems better.

Even better of course is to decide on Sunday night what your priorities for the week are and then extrapolate what needs to be done each day to reach those before the next Sunday night comes along.

Also we have to remember that life is supposed to be about those around us. Family and friends are always the top priority and down weeks will happen, this last week fore me is fine but people will have their lives spiral out of control through inaction and bad decisions all the time. don’t be that person!

So now it is time for you

So what do you do? Hop in here with a quick comment and let us all see some other ideas. Do you plan your day? Do you have any daily goals? Do your emotions lead you to making bad decisions or like me just no decisions? I know this could lead to the whole issue of emotional eating but I wanted to keep it a bit more defined to what we do in the situation of emotions and lifestyle.


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Starting an Exercise Program

Starting an exercise Program should prompt you to ask some questions. So you think that losing weight is too hard? Well, think again or a while, because choosing a suitable workout plan that would actually help you lose weight is even harder. The weight loss industry is getting bigger and bigger and there are so many workout options out there that it often becomes difficult for the average person to decide which are suitable and which aren’t.

These three questions are enough to get you started in deciding if starting an exercise program and the exercise programs that you are looking at are going to be a good fit for you so that you will do an exercise program long term instead of just for a couple of weeks.

Starting an Exercise Program

Is the workout program easy to demonstrate? Before choosing starting an exercise program or any weight loss workout or exercise program, make sure that it is easy to understand. It doesn’t matter how well the professional fitness trainers will understand the workout plan; what matters is how well YOU understand it, because it is YOU who is going to sweat it out in the gym.

If any workout is incomprehensible to you, you will have a tough time carrying it out! Some workout plans are written in such a way that they are very difficult to understand for the layman.

Starting an Exercise Program

Starting an Exercise Program

Will I be able to carry it out the exercise program? It is not enough to just choose a workout plan; in fact a workout plan is meaningless if you cannot carry it out properly. In starting an exercise program there maybe many different reasons why trying out a given workout plan might seem impossible for you. For example, maybe that the workouts don’t fit into your lifestyle.

If you are used to sitting on the couch for hours and if your workout plan demands that you do intense exercises for hours, you won’t be able to do it, would you? What you need instead is a workout plan that consists of lighter, shorter exorcises that you can carry out easily! For some others, time is a huge problem.

If you have a 9 to 5 job, it may seem difficult for you to find even an hour for the gym. If this is your case, then you need to choose workouts that you can do at home. Don’t worry; there are plenty of home-based exercises that will help you to burn as much fat as you would by hitting the gym!

Will this workout system actually help me lose weight? Make no mistake -there are actually two groups of exercises out there. One group will help you tone up your muscles and give you the six-pack abs that you desire, but if you are looking forward to losing weight then this group of exercises is not suitable for you.

Benefits of Starting an Exercise Program

There is another group of exorcises that will actually help you shed off pounds; it is this group that you should really choose! Research thoroughly and check whether the workouts you are choosing will make you fitter or actually help you lose weight!

Choosing the right weight loss workouts for yourself can seem to be difficult at first, but with a little research, you will be able to find suitable exercises for starting an exercise program by yourself

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Christmas Sickies

First things first:

Poor kitty. I can’t begin to tell you how much he loves his Christmas sweater. This is a horrible thing to do to your cat, I just couldn’t help myself. It’s too bad he’s so darn cute. I’m turning into a crazy cat lady.

This week went by in a flash. Half of it was spent traveling while the other half has been been tending to sickness. I’m sad because the week started out so strong with exercise and now it’s taking a lot of effort to get off the couch just to make myself some tea.

I’m determined to get stuff done this weekend, the clock is ticking and there’s so much to get done. boo to Christmas sickies! I don’t anticipate much exercise until I feel better, but until then, Christmas cat says hello…