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Get Rid of the Clutter Inside You and Live the Life You Want
Peter Walsh, the bestselling author of It's All Too Much, believes that the secret to successfully losing weight is to forget about calorie counting and weekly weigh-ins. Instead you need to focus on how, why, and where you eat. When it comes to clearing clutter (the fat in our homes) it isn't about the stuff itself, it's about the life you want to live. The same is true for losing weight: It's not about the pounds, it's about living the life you deserve in the body you want.
Using his expert techniques honed from years as a clutter expert and organizational consultant, Peter demonstrates how the clutter in your home is directly related to the clutter on your body, and how clutter negatively affects your ability to lead a full and healthy life. This plan shows you how to clean up not just the spaces where you eat, but the routines around them: from planning meals and shopping to dinnertime rituals.
Peter knows all the pitfalls and in Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? he gives you the tools (and courage) you need to get over all your excuses, face the issues, and create the healthy life and body you have always imagined for yourself.
Synopsis
Home organizational guru Peter Walsh has observed American consumerism in all its persons.
Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? will identify the underlying problems that contribute to the overconsumption that manifests itself both in the home (when too many material goods are accummulated and people are too lazy to think about how to keep their personal space organized) and in the body (when people become overweight because they don't pay attention to what's really at the root of their desire to eat).
Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? will redefine the relationships listeners have with what they own and examine their patterns of buying, eating, and exercising so they can make empowered, informed, and healthy decisions. Peter will reveal the psychological wounds and underpinnings of the American phenomenon of overconsumption in the same insightful and senstive fashion as he did on Oprah and in It's All Too Much.
About the Author
Peter Walsh is an organizational consultant and the author of How to Organize (Just About) Everything. His media exposure includes appearances on The Early Show and Fox News, as well as in such publications as USA Today, The New York Times, and Real Simple. He divides his time betwe
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction: The Extra Weight A Culture of Fat It's All Too Much: Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff Clutter and Fat -- They're Not So Different It's Not About the Food Permission to Be Imperfect A New Approach 1: The Life You Have How Heavy Is the Weight You Bear? Quiz: The Weight of Weight You're Not Alone You Are Fat -- No Excuses Fat Gets in the Way of Life The Life You're Living Is Making You Fat Clutter Makes You Fat, Fat Makes You Cluttered Organization for Healthy Living Checklist for Chapter One 2: The Life You Want Choose Your Own Adventure Start Big -- Define Your Vision Imagine the Life You Want to Live Your Ideal You Don't Let Fat Get in the Way Practice Mindful Eating Checklist for Chapter Two 3: The Emotions You Confront Mind Over Mood How You Feel Before, During, and After You Eat Build New HabitsChecklist for Chapter Three 4: The Home Where You Live Time to Come Clean It's More Than Just a Home -- It's Your Home A Fat Tour of Your Home 5: The Kitchen You Create Nobody Makes Good Choices in a Messy Kitchen What Do You Want from Your Kitchen? Get Your Kitchen's Weight Under Control! Zoning Out A Refrigerator with a View A Pantry with a Purpose Checklist for Chapter Five 6: The Food You Stock Filling Your Kitchen and Your Stomach Plan Your Day, Plan Your Time, Plan Your Life Quiz: Are You a Planner? What Works and What Doesn't Fresh Start -- In at the Deep End Planning Meals: Next Week, Next Month, Next Year Checklist for Chapter Six 7: The Meals You Prepare What Do You Want from Dinner? Don't Just Eat -- Enjoy! The Other Meals Preparing the Meal Fast Food The Company You Keep Where You Eat Final Tips Checklist for Chapter Seven 8: The Life You Live Everything Is Connected Exercise for the Life You Want 9: The Challenges You Face Mindful Indulgence Quiz: Know Your Weaknesses Special Occasions and Holidays CheatingChecklist for Chapter Nine Afterword: The Success You Enjoy Embracing It Every Day No More Fat ButtThe Joy of Maintenance Acknowledgments Index