Car Trouble/Clutter/Spring Clothes

1. CAR TROUBLE-
   

To begin with—my car up there is stalled. When I first got on the scale , the number I saw would make the car go in reverse..but I weighed myself a few more times until I saw a number I was ok with. So, I will say I maintained. I wasn't great this week..Again not terrible either though. Last night, I had a meeting where we were putting together a school yearbook, the funes from the glue gave me the worst headache. I came home and @ 10:30 at night, ate 2 broccoli pancakes (so good, 1 pt each) and some baked tostitios. The thing is, I have NOT been eating past 8 pm most nights..and I know this wasn't right..but I was trying to make myself feel better. Then I took 3 advil and passed out. I wish I would have skipped the eating and just gone to sleep. Well, live and learn. I could have eaten worse. As far as the "car", it wasn't getting the right gas. This week it's getting PREMIUM gas.

Clutter and Spring Clothes-I know it's all about control. I have never had control over my clutter. ..always been a piler.

There has got to be a tie in between my clutter and my eating habits. I guess it's self discipline and control. A few weeks ago, the clutter guy was on Oprah..talking about the connection between clutter and weight. I can see the correlations. To stay uncluttered, on needs to stick with it..you can't put things away and in the right place one day and then let it go for weeks. You can't go running if you CAN'T EVEN find your running shoes. (like me and my missing pedometer) Same with changing eating habits and working out. I can't do it one or two days and then go back to the old habits. It needs to be a gradual change..not all or nothing. I think I will incorporate clutter removal into this challenge as well. In baby steps, just like I am doing with my lifestyle changes. I will not make some statement like—DECLUTTER MY ENTIRE HOUSE..rather spend time daily working on bedroom closet. I will not go out and buy bins and buckets just yet—first get rid of the stuff I don't need. I stumbled upon this FLY LADY site when looking into the clutter/weight connection. She has this book that I am thinking about getting. It's called BODY CLUTTER. Has anyone read it? I will review it, once I buy it and read it. I found this Deseret Morning News | A bathroom scale can be your friend — honest"article by her...that TOTALLY spoke to me. Here is a little part of it.

"Releasing Body Clutter is not just about getting rid of weight. It is about letting go of the mental strings that attach those pounds to our bodies and hold them there. If we don't address those issues head-on we will be doomed to that never-ending cycle of "Crisis Cleaning, Crash and Burn" and gaining it all back. We have done this with our homes as well as our bodies. You know the drill; your mother is coming and you have to clean like crazy to get the house ready. You rake every thing off of every flat surface in your home and stash it in your bedroom. Then, after your mother leaves, the house gets trashed again.We do this all the time with other areas of our life; you know that "crash diet" to get ready for a wedding or the beach. After the event is over, all that Body Clutter is put back in place on our hips and backsides, because we did not establish routines for keeping it at bay. It is our routines that give us the power to face our clutter and that most personal of all clutter; our Body Clutter"

Soooooo..in addition to getting control of what goes in my mouth..I am going to be working on my surroundings..my environment. I have tried before. I hired someone a few years back to help me with this area…she taught me so much..and I was doing well with it. The most important thing she taught me was that everything has a place and to put things in their place after using them. It just got away from me.

So—GOALS…

1. JOURNAL ALL FOOD

2. WALK 4,000 steps a day.

3. Spend at least 15 minutes declutter-ing daily.

I am leaving for Orlando—(Disney) mid week, so this might have a small impact on the decluttering and I might not be able to log online or blog L..but I know I will be walking!!!!!!!!!

Guess Spring Clothes are happening in my next post. Have a great in control weekend.