Spring
Cleaning and Weight Loss
by Wendy Hearn
Spring is here! It's traditionally a time for
spring cleaning, getting rid of the old and
making way for the new. "What's that got to
do with losing weight?" you may be wondering.
Well, actually rather a lot. Now is a
great time for you to spring clean your life
and your health. A time for cleaning out
and reviewing parts of your life and health
you're ready to commit to improving.
It's an opportunity to examine your goals and
clear out the ones you don't want any longer.
This may involve spring cleaning your desk and
getting rid of piles of clutter. When
we're surrounded by clutter, our mind gets bogged
down which prevents us from thinking clearly
and being focused. Perhaps it's time to
dust away the cobwebs on your healthy eating
plan, and throw away the rubbish, i.e. the stuff
that no longer forms a useful part of your plans.
It may involve spring cleaning your personal
life by polishing up relationships, clearing
out old habits and attitudes which no longer
benefit you. Or stripping back your finances
to get them in good shape for the future.
Why not take a vacuum to your exercise plan
and clean out the bits you don't want?
This clear-out can involve taking huge steps
or even very small ones. Even these small
things which need dealing with drain our energy
and it's surprising how much this happens.
If left undone, the little tasks, like the kitchen
drawer which jams, the unmade bed, the pile
of papers on your desk, all niggle away at you
and sap your energy. When these are sorted
out, there is more time for other things in
your life. Cleaning out leaves space and
this space is then available for new opportunities,
such as a new exercise routine. Opportunity
for more energy, more weight loss, better health
and more of the things you want for yourself.
Now I'm not suggesting that making your bed
each day will help you to lose a lot of weight.
However, the fact that it's not niggling away
at the back of your mind and your attitude is
now one of completing tasks, you'll more naturally
finish things in your exercising. You'll
be more able to follow through and complete,
even if it's just concentrating on preparing
the food that being healthy
requires.
If you're ready to enjoy more health, natural
energy and confidence, then I encourage you
to look at the areas of your life which need
some spring cleaning. Perhaps this includes
your eating, clothes, time for yourself and
finances. Or perhaps you tend to procrastinate,
to run out of time or feel stressed.
I suggest you make a commitment to start spring
cleaning today. Choose the areas you want
to clean up and devise a plan of action.
Start by asking yourself some questions.
Ideally, what do I want this area of my life
to be like? What do I need to get rid
of? What do I want to put in its place?
What is getting in the way of this? Where
am I now in this particular area? Look
at the difference between where you are now,
what you want to clear out and ideally where
you want to be. Now break this down into
smaller steps. Steps which feel achievable
for you and will take you forward. Take
the first step forward today. A radical
spring clean puts the zest back into your life,
helps with losing weight and gives you the freedom
to reach for health.
Wendy Hearn, Weight Loss Success Coach and Author
of "What's Eating You? - The Top 10 Things
That Stop YOU From Losing Weight"
http://www.PositiveWeightLoss.com
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Copyright 2002, Wendy Hearn. All rights reserved
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