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Megan Jayne Crabbe, author of Body Positive Power is pretty well known in the Instagram world for encouraging women to love their bodies, and as a woman who's conquered anorexia, she has the most important message you'll hear this Summer: "You do not have to lose weight to be worthy of wearing a bikini." Megan shares, "I used to spend every single Summer starving and sweating to get the body on the left, telling myself that I was only allowed to be seen in swimwear once I'd hit that goal weight (and even once I did, it still wasn't enough)."

Not once did she ever hear the message that she should stay exactly the same, embrace her body, and just enjoy Summer. The message was that unless her body looked a certain way, she shouldn't dare be seen in a bathing suit. But this year was different. "I didn't set a goal weight to hit before my holiday. And I didn't sit by the pool sucking my stomach in and worrying what everyone else thought about my body either." She went outside and "laughed and played and ate and swam and wore every damn bikini I own without changing my body one bit. And guess what? It was so much better than all the self-hatred-filled holidays that came before."

Megan goes on, "Because the only thing I really needed to lose through all those years wasn't weight. It was the bullsh*t idea that a bikini body is something that you have to earn, when in reality I had one all along. We all have bikini bodies already, and we all deserve a summer in the sunshine. "

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With summer fast approaching, you might be thinking now is the time to get healthy. Well, if you're going to start a new diet or a fitness program, don't put it off until tomorrow... Monday is the best day to start a new diet.

Maligned Mondays are actually days that tap into the "fresh start effect," when we feel like "a new person," ready to take on a change in habits, according to a report.

On certain days, called temporal landmarks, you just have a different view of yourself, said Jason Riis, visiting professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of the report. You become more forward looking.

People think, I am going to be a new person and I am no longer going to be a part of the path of failure," said Hengchen Dai, a co-author of the paper and doctoral student at Penn. Its changing the perception of the self."

To determine these temporal landmarks, the Wharton researchers conducted three experiments: They scoured Google analytics to see when and how often people searched for diet and exercise; Then they tracked the most popular days at the University of Pennsylvania gym; Finally, they examined a website where people made contracts with themselves to change a behavior they lost money if they failed.

The Wharton researchers didnt study whether people achieved their goals, but psychologist John Norcross of the University of Scranton said that people who make New Years resolutions or quit smoking during events like the Great American Smokeout actually are more successful than expected.

Here are the most popular days for starting a diet, beginning a new workout program, or even switching your 401K into an IRA, according to Wharton researchers.

Monday is going to be a fresh start, Dai said. Ann Kearney-Cooke agreed that Mondays motivate people.

I think it gives an energy surge to people, said Kearney-Cooke, the psychologist at the Cincinnati Psychotherapy Institute.

Mondays do have drawbacks. People can use all their energy and willpower up early on, meaning they can burn out later in the week. If you fall off track by Thursday, don't wait until Monday for a new start, says Kearney-Cooke.

The key to change is at the next meal or the next morning, starting over, said Kearney-Cooke.

There's no evidence of a "bad day" to start a new behavior, but she says don't start something new when you feel low energy and willpower.

Dai realized that she made promises on her birthday and anniversary and wondered if others did, too.

Every year I make birthday resolutions, I make resolutions on my anniversary. For me, I feel like those are the landmarks that I would like to seize upon, she said.

It turns out shes not alone.

The researchers found that day after a birthday many people hit the gym, with the exception of the 21st birthday (too many people are nursing hangovers to consider a workout after that birthday).

[Birthdays] are meaningful events looking forward, Riis said, adding that they spur changes in behaviors.

Birthdays also can serve as a time to revisit an earlier goal.

I think humans like to be reminded Here is an opportunity, go for it, said John Norcross, a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Scranton. We ask people to start on a day that signifies a new beginning or a meaningfully important date.

Gym attendance is up in the beginning of the month, according to Google search data. So don't be surprised if workout classes are more crowded or you have to wait for a popular exercise machine.

Many people make changes at the beginning of the seasons, researchers found. Spring is a time to clear clutter from our lives, or a reminder that bathing suit season is coming. Fall brings the start of a new school year.

One of the times students are more likely to work out is at the start of the semester, Wharton researchers found.

It's a clich, but people have made New Years resolutions since ancient Roman times.

It is the get out of jail free card Here is the socially acceptable time to start anew, said Norcross.

He has studied New Years resolutions and found that about 40 percent of people who make them, stick to their resolutions.

Success rates are better than most people imagine, Norcross said.

He finds that while a new year gives people an opportunity to think about the future and their future selves, it also helps them reflect on the past and their negative behaviors. He believes people need both perspectives to change.

Using both sources tends to be associated with success not just being disgusted [but] looking forward and saying here is my new life.

People are more likely to change around the new year because there is more social support and more information available, he added.

But you don't have to wait for New Year's. Patients modify habits on many holidays, including Mothers Day, Cinco de Mayo, Lent, Yom Kippur or any other holiday that holds meaning for them.

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Believe certain dark corners of the internet and weight loss can seem incomprehensibly complicated. Every weight loss plan contains nuggets of dietary truth, padded out with a heap of creatine crap peddled by people who have done little to no research.

Well, we have done some research and filleted all that conflicting information into the only rules to follow to lose weight. And keep it off. Forget palaeolithic diets; this is the 21st-century way to a better body.

Its not just bodybuilders who should reach for muscle food. According to a study published in the , upping your protein intake is proven to increase satiety (how full you feel).

That means that unlike carbohydrates, which spike the bodys blood sugar and cause the crash that leads to doughnut cravings, with some extra chicken breast in your lunch youll forgo the afternoon snack run.

The average gym session burns around 500 calories. Fit in four a week and one 12-inch pizza will cancel out all that work. To stoke the fires, you need to move more, all the time. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise, says Rob Aitken, a senior trainer at Matt Roberts gyms.

Three hours at a stand-up desk adds 750 calories a week. Get off your tube or bus a stop early to walk and get another 570 calories back. Swapping lift for stairs could add another 300 calories. Just dont consider that carte blanche for a stuffed crust.

Lying down could be the best way to burn fat. People who dont get enough sleep have elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which reduces feelings of satiety. Decision-making is also impeded, which means that not only are you hungry, but you pick a bacon sandwich, not a muesli pot.

To ease your way to the land of nod, stop all screen time 30-minutes before bed, says Aitken. He also recommends investing in blackout curtains, to cut out street light; taking a bath before bed and calming an overactive brain with a pre-snooze brain dump. Write down everything thats worrying you. The brain knows that its on a pad, so stops trying to hold on to all that work stress and will actually let you sleep.

Complicated diets can work, but only if you stick to them. Thin, white women on Instagram might tell you to cut out meat and gluten to achieve better wellness, but its not much use when youre in a restaurant and the only thing your diet plan allows is chips. So dont overthink it.

Its all about choosing the right foods and keeping it varied, says Dylan Jones, founder of P4 Body. Then you will be able to stick to it for longer and are less likely to fall off the wagon.

Build every meal around lean protein and make sure there are at least three different colours on your plate. Ideally vegetables, not ketchup, mayo and barbeque sauce.

To burn fat, eat fat. Just make sure that its the right kind. Like protein, fat makes you full, and if the fats you eat are from vegetables and not bacon, they can also reduce the risk of certain cancers and type-2 diabetes.

Theres a reason why youve never seen a tubby squirrel: according to research published in the , people who eat fatty nuts like almonds or cashews seven or more times a week die later than those who avoid them and, according to a study in the journal , are also 43 per cent less likely to be overweight. Have a handful whenever the cravings for ready salted kick in.

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I was 13 years old when my dad brought home our first digital scale. It was Christmas, and at first it provoked the same excitement I felt whenever we got any sort of newfangled, vaguely techy object in those more analog days. I rarely weighed myself before that, usually only at annual doctors visits, but this machinery was sleek and shiny, with the ability to tell weight to the absurdly precise tenth of a pound.

Its not that I didnt already know that I was severely overweight. If the difficulty finding clothing that fit and the perpetual physical discomfort hadnt already clued me in, fellow middle schoolers flip cruelty wouldve done it. But seeing the number on the scale was my come-to-Jesus or, rather, come-to-Atkins moment. I stopped housing restaurant-size dishes of fettuccine alfredo like I was a tween Caligula at a banquet, I reluctantly started exercising, and I convinced myself that flavored seltzer was a treat. (I was way ahead of the curve with that last one.)

Within a year, I lost all the weight I wanted to, and have more or less maintained it since. It wasnt all that simple or straightforward, but both then and now, I rarely discussed the effort I put into what was a major, ultimately positive life change. For one thing, talking about your diet is inherently uninteresting. But I also held back out of a specific sense of shame that I couldnt necessarily articulate at the time. I was bookish, inquisitive, and defiant, and I prided myself on those qualities; even though I deeply wanted to lose weight, this desire felt vain and ignoble, an admission that I cared about how others saw me.

Ive been reminded of that feeling often since then, especially as the body-positivity movement has gained traction and weight has felt increasingly politicized. When Marisa Meltzer explored dieting as a feminist taboo for Elle back in 2013, she admitted, the guilt I once felt about what I ate has been replaced by guilt over being the wrong kind of feminist or maybe no kind of feminist: a woman pursuing something as pedestrian and frankly boring as losing weight. She theorized that many self-identifying feminists who struggle with their weight may feign an attitude of indifference as a front. In the years since her essay was published, I suspect thats only become more common.

Back in 2013, Meltzer pointed to Lena Dunham as the ultimate self-acceptance icon. Her body has been subject to relentless, often harsh, scrutiny since Girls first aired; most recently, the focus has been on her noticeable weight loss, due in part to working out with Tracy Anderson and eating a more plant-based diet. Shes been vocal in objecting to positive press. A couple of weeks back, Dunham responded to a magazine that included a new photo of her next to the headline 20 Slimdown Diet Tips Stars Are Using. In a widely circulated Instagram post, she attributed her smaller figure to everything from her long-running battles with endometriosis and anxiety to living in Trumps America and realizing who ya real friends are. Shed previously written, my weight loss isnt a triumph because my body belongs to ME at every phase, in every iteration, and whatever Im doing with it, Im not handing in my feminist card to anyone.

Regardless of the whys and hows of Dunhams weight loss, Im struck by the highly charged way the discussion progressed. Numerous publications (especially woman-centric ones) praised her reaction. But, I found myself wondering, what if she had just wanted to lose some weight for the sake of losing some weight? Should it really be all that controversial or shameful to want to control how you look, especially if you have a job that keeps you in the public eye? Must dropping a few pounds come with a disclaimer, or 20? If women used to avoid saying they were on a diet because it might not seem cool or fun, now we worry about the possibility of offending others or losing our feminist card.

Fat acceptance was indeed born during the same era as second-wave feminism; today, body positivity and pop feminism exist as the significantly less radical, more widespread versions of their predecessors. As these ideals have deviated further from their origins, becoming more watered-down and commercialized, theyve also become inextricably linked. A typical triumphant viral web-story plotline, especially for womens sites, involves a woman clapping back at body shamers. Body positivity is now a savvy branding move: Take ModCloth, which pledged not to use Photoshop and publicly lent their support to the 2016 Truth in Advertising Act, calling for federal regulation of airbrushing in ads. (The indie retailer sold to Walmart earlier this year.) And when Dove created soap bottles modeled on different female body shapes, it was hilariously misguided and widely panned but it was also a natural extension of the infantilizing way businesses have attempted to profit off this mind-set.

Its not like the industry devoted to shrinking us down has taken a blow: We can hardly go a few weeks without hearing about a new diet plan that features seemingly arbitrary restrictions (what, exactly, is wrong with mushrooms?) or an insanely punishing cleanse. But now, when it comes to actually discussing the deliberate changes we make to our bodies, we either wrap them in innuendo or scramble to deny them altogether, in an attempt to appear more enlightened.

One cultural barometer is the way celebrities talk about their eating and exercise habits (and the media coverage they generate). Unsurprisingly, its a long-standing tradition to ask people whose job it is to look conventionally attractive how they got that way and what they consume every day. But few ever admit to being on a diet nobody wants to reveal how the sausage, or, more appropriately, the grilled chicken breast, is made. Wellness has also become a catch-all euphemism that allows one to admit to undertaking a transformation, but chalk it up to health instead of superficiality. Eva Mendes couched an answer about her routine by saying that she eats clean and, because shes busy, truly enjoys having the same thing for lunch and dinner every single day. Spoiler: Its salmon, quinoa, and salad. (Eva Mendess Simple Eating Regimen Is So Refreshing, Refinery29 gushed, either in willful ignorance or a profound misunderstanding of what a diet is.) A Glamour listicle titled 10 Celebrities Who DGAF About Eating Healthy celebrated stars like Gigi Hadid, Emma Stone, and Jennifer Lawrence for being quick to admit eating burgers, pizza, or red velvet cupcakes is just part of life, though something tells me that, based on the industry theyre in, they must G at least a tiny bit of AF. At least Lawrence whose meteoric rise to become Americas sweetheart was certainly aided by red-carpet sound bites about loving McDonalds finally admitted: I dont feel like I have a normal body. I do Pilates every day. I eat, but I work out a lot more than a normal person.

The current cultural discomfort around dieting has trickled down to how even I someone with firsthand experience undertaking significant weight loss react when confronted with it. When acquaintances said they were trying Whole30 for the new year or posted hashtagged meal shots to Instagram, I remember balking: My first reaction was to think that they didnt seem like the type of people to go on a diet, much less talk about dieting. (By contrast, the girls I knew in high school and college who now appear to be engaged in a Facebook weight-loss-shake pyramid scheme definitely do fit the mold I associate with people who diet though are their motivations really all that different?) While visiting an old friend, I noticed that she had downloaded MyFitnessPal and felt an odd rush of embarrassment, like I had accidentally stumbled onto something I wasnt supposed to see. We could talk to each other about our sex lives without batting an eyelash, yet counting calories seemed like a step too far.

Im not saying we should necessarily be talking about our diets more again, its boring, and Im generally a proponent of all of us dialing back our abundant over-sharing a bit. But what a relief it would be to shed the anxiety surrounding how we discuss them, to lose the doublespeak and welcome more honesty.

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Carolyn Mills has lost 45 pounds since December by taking the prescription diet drug Contrave.

"It's probably saving my life," she said.

Contrave is one of several new drugs that the Food and Drug Administration approved in the past few years to help patients struggling with obesity.

"The drugs work," said Dr. Caroline Apovian, director of the nutrition and weight management program at Boston Medical Center. "And they all help you lose, on average, between 5 and maybe 12 percent weight loss."

That's significant for people who are obese. Often, the hormones telling them, "I'm hungry," are too powerful. Diet and exercise alone don't seem to work.

"Most people don't see obesity as a disease," Apovian said. "And even the patient thinks, 'I can do this on my own. I can lose this 100 pounds.'"

At BMC, Apovian said patients eligible for prescription pills are at least 20 to 30 pounds overweight. They must have a Body Mass Index over 30 --- or a BMI over 27 if they have another complication.

"We have to know a lot about a patient to choose which drug to try first," she added.

For example, Apovian prescribed Qsymia for her patient Jodi Gold, a young woman without any major health issues who hoped to lose a significant amount of weight.

"Gives you really good weight loss," Apovian explained. "Could keep you up at night. Headache. Palpitations. But it's a very good drug."

Gold said she hasn't experienced any side effects since she started using the drug two years ago. In combination with diet and exercise, Gold said Qsymia has helped her lose more than 60 pounds.

"I'm able to kind of go through my day without making food a focus," she said. "So it's helped me created a different lifestyle."

Apovian said another drug, Belviq, offers more more modest weight loss, but with fewer side effects.

"So it's a great drug if you have a patient with high blood pressure or diabetes," she said.

If a patient is comfortable with needles, the drug Saxenda is a new option.

"Really good weight loss," Apovian said. "Small injection. The side effect for that is nausea."

The drug Contrave combines anti-addiction with anti-depressant medications.

"And this combination is fantastic for people who have bingeing and addictions to food like carbohydrates," she said.

Mills said Contrave is working for her. She already feels healthier and happier.

"You're just not dragging yourself around all day long going, 'When will this day be over?'," she said.

Apovian said if patients stop using the drugs, unfortunately the weight can come back, but she added that the FDA has approved most of the drugs for long-term use.

WEBVTT OR RESPONSIBILITY.IT IS STILL UNFOLDING.AND YOUR HEALTH, GETTING APRESCRIPTION TO LOSE WEIGHT.MARIA: MORE DRUGS ARE ON THEMARKET AND THE FDA SAYS THEYWORK NEWSCENTER 5'S EMILY RIEMEREXPLAINS THE OPTIONS.IT'S PROBABLY SAVING MY LIFE.>> EMILY CAROLYN MILLS HAS LOST: 45 POUNDS SINCE DECEMBER WITHTHE DIET DRUG CONTRAVE.>> THE DRUGS WORK.AND THEY ALL HELP YOU LOSE ONAVERAGE BETWEEN A 5 AND MAYBE12% WEIGHT LOSS.EMILY THAT'S SIGNIFICANT FOR: PATIENTS STRUGGLING WITHOBESITY.OFTEN, THE HORMONES TELLING THEMI'M HUNGRY ARE TOO POWERFUL.AND DIET AND EXERCISE ALONEWON'T WORK.MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE OBESITY AS>>MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE OBESITYAS A DISEASE, AND EVEN THEPATIENT THINKS, I CAN DO THIS ONMY OWN.I CAN LOSE THIS 100 POUNDS.EMILY AT BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER,: DR. CAROLINE APOVIAN SAYSPATIENTS ELIGIBLE FORPRESCRIPTION PILLS ARE AT LEAST20 TO 30 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT.THEY MUST HAVE A BODY MASS INDEXOVER 30, OR A BMI OVER 27 IFTHEY HAVE ANOTHER COMPLICATION.>> WE HAVE TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT APATIENT TO CHOOSE WHICH, WHICHDRUG TO TRY FIRST.EMILY FOR JODI GOLD, SHE: PRESCRIBED QSYMIA.>> GIVES YOU REALLY GOOD WEIGHTLOSS.COULD KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT.HEADACHE.PALPITATIONS.BUT IT'S A VERY GOOD DRUG.EMILY IN TWO YEARS, JODI SAYS: SHE'S HAD NO SIDE EFFECTS, ANDWITH DIET AND EXERCISE, QSYMIAHAS HELPED HER LOSE MORE THAN 60POUNDS.>> I'M ABLE TO KIND OF GOTHROUGH MY DAY WITHOUT MAKINGFOOD A FOCUS, SO IT'S HELPED MECREATE A DIFFERENT LIFESTYLE.EMILY BELVIQ: OFFERS MORE MODEST WEIGHTLOSS, BUT WITH FEWER SIDEEFFECTS.SO IT'S A GREAT DRUG IF YOU HAVEA PATIENT WITH HIGH BLOODPRESSURE OR DIABETES.EMILY AND IF YOU'RE OK WITH: NEEDLES, SAXENDAIS A NEW OPTION.>> REALLY GOOD WEIGHT LOSS,SMALL INJECTION.THE SIDE EFFECT FOR THAT ISNAUSEA.EMILY CAROLYN'S DRUG, CONTRAVE: COMBINES ANTI-ADDICTION WITHANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS.AND THIS COMBINATION IS>> FANTASTIC FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEBINGING AND ADDICTIONS TO FOODSLIKE CARBOHYDRATES.EMILY CAROLYN SAYS IT'S WORKING: FOR HER.SHE ALREADY FEELS HEALTHIER, ANDHAPPIER.>> YOU'RE JUST NOT DRAGGINGYOURSELF AROUND ALL DAY LONGGOING WHEN WILL THIS DAY BEOVER.EMILY IF YOU STOP USING THE: DRUGS, YES, UNFORTUNATELY, THEWEIGHT CAN COME BACK.BUT DR. APOVIAN SAYS, MOST OFTHE DRUGS ARE APPROVED FORLONG-TERM USE.

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Forget about the hours at the gym and the wonderful pills that promise to get rid of many pounds in just two days now you have the simplest and cheapest way to get rid of the unbearable kilos: drink water!

Yeah, you heard it! Drink as much water as you can. Minimum one liter, recommends specialists.

According to a study by American researchers, it has been found that adults who drink at least four glasses of water per day feel more full, do not feel the need to consume unhealthy food and have more energy.

Surprisingly, the study found that obese and overweight people were drinking lots of liquids but not what they should, that is, all-day water, but carbonated soft drinks full of sugar and additives that can contribute to depositing kilograms.

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Missoula, MT, May 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly 80 million Americans are overweight or obese and regularly struggle with issues like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and certain types of cancer. Food addiction and emotional eating resulting from everyday stress make matters worse. Throughout the nation, increasing body mass index (BMI) levels indicate an urgent need for balanced diets and consistent exercise. However, in a world of fad diets and unsafe medical weight loss solutions, finding and maintaining a healthy diet is a challenge in itself.

Despite the popularity, especially among dieters for whom traditional diet programs have not been effective, not all medical weight loss solutions are safe or effective. For instance, the original hCG diet crafted by Dr. Simeons in the early 1950s was initially regarded as an effective weight loss solution designed to help anyone lose weight fast. The original hCG diet limited daily calorie consumption to just 500 calories and prescribed small doses of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), a hormone produced during pregnancy that contains 244 amino acids and is linked to rapid weight loss by supposedly reducing abnormal fat from cells and around internal organs. However, this was mostly false advertisement and not researched adequately at the time. As a result, many dieters experienced negative effects like extreme weakness, hair loss, and muscle loss. Over time, Dr. Simeons diet became recognized for what it was: an extremely dangerous starvation-based diet.

Decades later, researchers learned more about the hCG hormone and the hCG diet became popular once again. Dieters considering hCG should understand that medical weight loss solutions, especially those with such a negative history like hCG, should always be supervised by a medical expert. For this reason, any patients even remotely considering hCG therapy should first consult a medical professional or nutritionist.

Diet Doc, a nationally recognized weight loss center, has consistently discouraged the Simeons method of hCG dieting. As a popular alternative to the original hCG diet, Diet Docs weight loss experts recommend continuous doctor supervision, nutritional customization, and high-calorie programs that promote safer weight loss without resorting to starvation-based methods. At Diet Doc, even patients with past weight loss failures can benefit from customized diet plans based on individual nutritional needs. All Diet Doc programs provide a doctor-supervised, customized diet plan that enable patients to lose weight fast without compromising their health and well-being.

Diet Doc patients lose weight in a safe, simple, and affordable way. Nutrition plans, exercise guidance, motivational support, and dietary supplements are all included. Over 90% of Diet Doc patients report an average weight loss of 20 or more pounds every month and long-term weight loss maintenance is made possible through continuous counseling.

Patients can get started immediately, with materials shipped directly to their home or office. They can also maintain weight loss in the long-term through weekly consultations, customized diet plans, motivational coaches and a powerful prescription program. With Diet Doc, the doctor is only a short phone call away and a fully dedicated team of qualified professionals is available 6 days per week to answer questions, address concerns and support patients.

Getting started with Diet Doc is very simple and affordable. New patients can easily visit https://www.dietdoc.com to quickly complete a health questionnaire and schedule an immediate, free online consultation.

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Change your life, by decluttering - really?

Well, yes - it's true - allow me to explain...

If you were asked to list 10 life changing events, I'm pretty sure that decluttering won't have featured on it.

Items like these: -

...will come to mind way beforesorting out the clutter you may have.

BUT..

Decluttering - done right - really and truly can change your life.

In fact, it can produce a fundamental shift in the way we think about our homes and our lives - and it can be incredibly empowering.

Let's go into it a little deeper...

Unfortunately, decluttering in a way that makes real, fundamental changes to your life, in a way that sticks - is not a quick fix at all.

But it doesn't have to be hard either!

Let me give you an analogy: -

When you decide to diet, you want to lose weight quickly and easily. Your weight is your clutter. You may reduce the food you eat and therefore eat less calories each day. You go through weeks of restrictions and yes, you find that you lose some weight - but chances are it will pile back on as soon as you start to live your life as normal again. Unless you make changes that work with how you live, those changes won't last and won't fulfil you.

Decluttering tends to be the same.

You want to lose the excess "stuff", so you spend a few days/weeks going through your home finding anything and everything to get rid of. However, after all that you still find you haven't fundamentally changed anything. You're either left with less than you want, or you end up creating new piles of stuff over the months that follow and the pattern starts again.

The 'weight' from both situations goes for a while - but usually comes back.

The reason? - you've made changes that make a visible difference, but you haven't gone deeper. You haven't looked at the fundamentals that will ensure those changes last.

Life changing?

I think not.

As with most effective answers - it's simple really.

To change your life in a way that lasts, you need to work out what you want you're really trying to achieve and work from there.

You want to go deeper than the superficial and get to grips with making your home (and life) the way you want it to be.

Instead of starting with a bin bag ready to fill, start with a pen and paper instead.

To do this, simply follow these 5 easy steps: -

THIS IS YOUR CLUTTER. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

The rest? - well - that's all the stuff that helps you live your life - and that should all stay.

Start with what you really want to do with your life, and what your goals are, and you will much more easily be able to declutter that which doesn't help you get there.

All achieved by decluttering the right way.

Bliss!

Doing it this way will mean that decluttering should become a habit for the rest of your life, because it's addictive to shape your life and home exactly as you want them to be, and you'll want to keep going!

And that, my friends, is how decluttering really and truly can transform your life.

No more quick fixes - just real shifts in your thinking will make the difference you are looking for.

So, why not create the life and home that you want - starting now...

Make your plan and declutter around it - you won't regret it.

You ready to change your life? I hope so!

Image Credit - Chrissy Halton

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Having trouble losing weight? Reach Your Weight Loss Goals With The Help of Experts

Losing weight can be very difficult, especially when you have no idea what you are doing. With so many weight loss plans floated on the internet, it may become a challenge to work out which one to follow as well as know the best one for you. Some weight loss programs can be on the extreme side while others are simple enough to follow.

Choosing the best weight loss program for you can therefore become difficult. What complicates matters even more is that what may have been effective for someone else may not even trigger weight loss in you. If you are serious about losing weight, then it pays to seek expert help. You will find such assistance from medical weight loss Los Angeles experts. These experts have the right training and they will help you meet your goals. They will provide you with a personalized weight loss plan that takes into considerations various variables, therefore making your efforts successful. You will get a plan that will surely work for you. You will therefore see the results you want in a short time.

Get expert tips You can be sure to get expert advice that will help you in your efforts. Having someone to help you along the way means that you have an authority to turn to when you have queries. You can be sure the answers you get here are accurate. If you have any cause for concerns, a helping hand will be readily available. The tips that you get from these experts come from the experience of others that have successfully lost weight. In addition to weight loss tips, you get other tips on how to maintain the low body weight. You will have a wholesome experience and increased chances of meeting your weight loss goals.

Safe Weight loss plans You will meet your weight loss goals in the confines of a safe environment. The weight loss programs that you will find in these weight loss clinics are scientifically proven to work. In addition, others have successfully completed them, giving you assurance that they will work. The plans are safely designed to protect your overall health. You can be sure you will not place your body under any undue stress by tough workout sessions. You will also not have to deprive your body of much needed nutrients in order to meet your weight loss goals. The idea here is to have a healthy approach to your weight loss efforts. At the end of it all, you would have shed the extra weight while still maintaining a healthy body. It is important to have the weight loss effort monitored by a medical expert, especially if you suffer from any medical conditions.

Losing weight does not have to be difficult. With the best professional help, you should achieve your weight goals without having to struggle much. Look for a clinic that cares about your welfare and that has the same goal in mind.

The writer is a contributor to a medical magazine. Medical weight loss Los Angeles experts provide the best guidance for effective weight loss.

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