*Warning this post could make you crave Chicken Crimpys. Be strong.
Lately I have been eating a lot of Chicken Crimpies, mixed lollies and the occasional Chocolate Muffin. Have had one too many swigs of cordial and often an extra piece of toast.
Yes , yes, flavour I can see alright, enroute to the Quinoa aisle...
Today I feel heavy (No!) I haven’t run or swim for about two weeks and I am all down on myself for letting things get to this point.
“I was so fit a few weeks ago, and now I am an Instant Fattie” my inner self criticised, cruelly.
I was in a group of Mindful Munchers who were truly doing amazing healthy things, but everytime I read their hoorahs I felt like I was  the loser in the corner with the Chicken Crimpies, and was I ever going to really start having quinoa for breakfast?
It was a supportive group with girls I adore but no matter how supportive they were I couldn’t help but feel like the Biggest Loser, except not.
So I decided, sadly it wasn’t for me.
As if by fate, I walked into a great little second hand bookstore in the OHT and a book jumped out at me. It was called “Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat” by Peter Walsh.
The blurb on the back reads:
“Diets don’t work. They focus on what foods you should and should’t eat and completely ignore everything else that makes you fat. Using his expert techniques he will show you how the clutter in your kitchen, pantry, house and life is directly related to your weight”
Well hello there!
So for $2 I snapped it up, sure the irony of buying an item that talks about clutter wasn’t lost on me.
I am only a little of the way through but I am liking what I am learning. To give my bad binging away I need to tap into what is making me reach for the Crimpies, which isn’t completely about their placement in the supermarket, I know.
I need to tap into why I sabotage myself with unhealthy eating.
Timely enough I also caught wind of the Happiness Institute’s latest thang which is the Happiness Diet.
Similar philosophies.
The Happiness Institute thinks people have the diet thing the wrong way around, thinking that they will be happy when they lose weight, when in fact when you are happy, truly, bang on doing your soul thang happy, you will naturally be the right weight.
Well this project, of truly tapping into my happiness feels a lot more exciting and worthwhile than me feeling less than a woman if I haven’t had soy in my latte.
I am going to sink my teeth into this book and see if I can do a little decluttering in my house, my soul and tap into a void that is in my life that I try and temporarily fill with junk.
It could be a long journey, but it feels like the right one.
I’ll keep you posted
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I actually agree with this. A few years ago, I worked really hard and lost 14kg. I was super skinny, everyone commented on how great I looked. I felt miserable. I was so obsessed with everything I put in my mouth (and everything I didn’t). Then I went travelling around Australia, I was really happy, I didn’t watch what I ate, but the weight continued to fall off.
Now, after two children, I’m not that skinny girl I was 6 years ago. I’m bigger than what I’d like to be and after three incredibly stressful weeks I’m feeling especially chunky (hello Strawberries & Cream, Easter Eggs and everything else I used to ease my emotional turmoil).
I’m very much an emotional eater. I also HATE the way I am when I diet, I’m not nice. So I don’t restrict foods anymore. Mostly, I just tell myself that I deserve to eat healthy (with the occasional treat thrown in).
All the best.
You go girl…can we see pictures of your de-cluttered house….before and after? It might inspire me too! I think you are on the right track Sharni..I like the idea that if you are living your life with purpose everything else lines up and it starts with what’s around you right now ^_^! Lots of love and I’ve been thinking about you!
My best ever eating frame of mind happened when I let go of the kj counting and chose moderation as my guidelines for healthy eating. In essence I parked food in the “lurking in the background” part of my brain. I stopped beating myself up and I marveled at how if you just do little things to the way you eat (like having two chicken crimpys instead of a subjective “handful”), small steps are made. And the biggest revelation to me was if I eat breakfast I lose weight, because I don’t need to stuff a sweet muffin in my face each morning at 11am because I’m still full from my fruit and low fat cereal. You go girl! It’s absolutely a great direction to head in!
yay I love decluttering! Me and my mum took a whole two car loads of stuff to the op shop and you couldn’t even tell the difference!! I’m a hoarder and I think it totally relates to the fat i’m hoarding on my thighs and stomach!! I think if we spend more time thinking about what we don’t need it might translate to said thighs!!Well here’s hoping!!
xoxo