New Year – New Lifestyle – Going Healthy and Getting Happy Naturally

One of the most popular items on everyone’s New Year Resolutions is to lose weight. I am one of those people, that I believe I have had the ‘lose weight’ resolution on my list every year for over twenty years. I am not one who is always on a ‘diet’, I pride myself in my ability to cook wonderful foods from simply to the very complex. But this new year something different happened. It wasn’t that I had become 43 years old this year, nor that my personal relationship with a partner was in a flux, it simply was that I had had enough.

Here I show you just one trick that really got me going and having the right attitude and aptitude to continue my goal of getting healthier. Declutter your home, before you start decluttering your diet of unwanted foods.

First of all as you can learn a little about my recent decluttering process of my household in a post I have at Chef Maven. I started a serious decluttering project knowing I would have to use a room in my house which I had seriously let go to shame soon for college work as I started classes in becoming an RN.

It was my art/office combo room. Not only did I do no ‘art’ in this room and if I attempted it would be short-lived. I had made another desk in the living room my office area. Why waste the rent on a room that you don’t use? There were other personal reasons too that finally got this project going. I had left this room ‘alone’ for so many months, and boxes in certain places to actually get me motivated, but that never really worked. I would also learn that this room fell into the ‘relationship and marriage’ bagua of my household for those who follow feng shui. – If you are into to feng shui, I have written many articles on feng shui at The Divaliscious.com and my shop is at The Lucky Zen Dog.

But it was amazing how I got to this point, to the point I couldn’t look at any of my mess anymore – whether in my life or in my mind or in my diet. After going through some old photos of previous places I lived in, I noticed several things in common. Of the places that were neat in those photos, I recalled one thing in particular. During these particular times in my life when I kept my place particularly organized, I personally was at my slimmest. Was there a connection? Of course! And I would read this clutter-obesity connection in several books. I will share which books in another post.

The neat thing was when I really got down and did some of the dirty work, a variety of emotional issues popped up, since they were being suppressed by the ‘weight’ whether visual or actual clutter in these rooms. I was surprised by that. And once I learned this, I was able to release some of this negativity.

My suggestion is this, if you really are serious about getting healthy – start with getting your home in order first. You will find it easier to keep it organized, cleaned and it will sincerely help you to start on your own personal decluttering of foods you eat.

It took really only a full weeks of serious time that I stretched over a three week period, but I gave away a lot of which I no longer needed in my life which took of valuable living space. I gained energy and a sense of pride – my home felt like home once again. A place to bring me and any who visited peace and happiness. It was been easier to keep clean.

And the best part, is that I was able to reach the point where I could attack my other areas in my life that needed attention. My health, weight and mindset. I am readying and raring to go and get healthy! In fact, I already started – but more on that in another post.

So if you wish to lose weight, take a good look around your home. Is your home in disarray? How can you work on yourself, if everything else is way off course? By getting your home in order, you really will have the nerve and energy to get your personal eating habits in check. Seriously – declutter your home, you will see ahead at the future that can be yours, a healthier and happier you!