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23rd out of 156 books
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107 voters
Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?
by
Peter Walsh
Diets don't work. Why not? Because they focus on what foods we should and shouldn't eat but completely ignore everything else that makes us fat. Look at your own situation: You say you want to lose weight, but you just can't stop indulging. You say you'd exercise more if only you had the time, yet you spend precious hours every night in front of the TV doing what? Munching...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
February 5th 2008
by Free Press
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When I started listening to the book, it seemed pretty simple. As I continued to listen, I found that it IS simple, but it reminds the listener of things we know, but don't know. I found parts of the book powerful enough that I would listen to this book again.
This is not a diet book--it is about my relationship with my body. *sigh* I do not have a good relationship with my body. But I do know, more or less, how I want to live--I want to live a healthy, active life. And that is his focus.
I would...more
This is not a diet book--it is about my relationship with my body. *sigh* I do not have a good relationship with my body. But I do know, more or less, how I want to live--I want to live a healthy, active life. And that is his focus.
I would...more
This book is good for getting the common sense aspects of losing weight and changing lifestyle slapped into your brain. When I was losing weight, the things he describes as advice were exactly the things working for me, and when I wasn't losing weight, the obstacles were also similar to his description.
But, like most self-help books, it eats a bit like dry toast. I found myself skimming chapters thinking "I already know all of this". I would use this book again in the future to remind myself of...more
But, like most self-help books, it eats a bit like dry toast. I found myself skimming chapters thinking "I already know all of this". I would use this book again in the future to remind myself of...more
I picked this book up on a whim - just for curiosity's sake from the local library while I was on an organization kick. I thought it might be helpful. It mostly wasn't, only on a very basic level (I am an organized person whom was looking for more advanced tips, I am also not overweight.) So, if you want a kick in the seat because you are very unorganized and/or overweight then its a book for you. From the title is is obvious that the author makes the assumption that people (specifically women)...more
I liked this book even though somehow, from the title, I did not realize that the book was about weight problems and how they relate to our need to keep clutter. I was reading more for the clutter advice and not for the weight advice so there were parts and chapters in the beginning that I skimmed or skipped. But, towards the end there were very practical issues he addressed about food and eating that are good for anyone looking to eat a little better, simplify the process of food (getting, buyi...more
I picked this up at my Mother's house and read it on the ride home from Christmas. There is some good advice and I like his straight-forwardness, but I didn't really learn anything I didn't already know. I love the title though, it is what made me pick it up.
I'm pretty good about my house clutter. Did a BIG de-cluttering this past Spring, but it is always good to be reminded adn I certainly could do more. My food clutter was more what I was interested in and it is just common sense information....more
I'm pretty good about my house clutter. Did a BIG de-cluttering this past Spring, but it is always good to be reminded adn I certainly could do more. My food clutter was more what I was interested in and it is just common sense information....more
I placed holds on several of Peter Walsh's books after spotting this one on the recent books section of my library. Walsh was (is?) on the clutter-clearing show Clean Sweep, which I have never seen. I was assuming that this book was about clearing clutter in one's home, as I'd read about the relationship between a cluttered home and being overweight.
This book is actually about losing weight. The idea is to make your home, and your behaviors, not sabotage weight-loss efforts. I actually set it as...more
This book is actually about losing weight. The idea is to make your home, and your behaviors, not sabotage weight-loss efforts. I actually set it as...more
Jun 17, 2011
Kate Mollohan
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Of course it was the title that got me with this book, but it was a nice change from "you should eat more fruits and veggies." It was a quick read, and I skimmed over much of it (since a lot was large-print "letters from readers" and I only skimmed responses).
There were some good points in this short overview of how to declutter your life and body, including to celebrate each of your meals, and to establish goals for your body and your home and to work from there (anything that doesn't fit with...more
There were some good points in this short overview of how to declutter your life and body, including to celebrate each of your meals, and to establish goals for your body and your home and to work from there (anything that doesn't fit with...more
My control-freak issues make me fat??? Holy crap. The control tendencies I had earlier in life kept me far too thin and have now made me far too fat. This book actually gave me many points to consider about why I eat what I eat and how much I eat, even why I buy the things I buy, hold on to the crap I keep. Unfortunately, I did add to my book addiction (one problem I'd already realized and of which I'd recognized the source) by taking this copy back to the library and buying my own copy of this...more
This book focuses on the connection of clutter in our homes and the extra pounds we carry around on our bodies. Walsh says he was inspired to write this book after receiving many letters from clients who mentioned that after they got their homes in order, their bodies more willingly followed.
I think it is right on in that different areas of our life are all connected. It has always been obvious to me that our spiritual well-being and our physical-well being are intertwined. Walsh points out tha...more
I think it is right on in that different areas of our life are all connected. It has always been obvious to me that our spiritual well-being and our physical-well being are intertwined. Walsh points out tha...more
Visualize it, deal with it, do it.
1. The life you want. Think about your life, what it looks like today, and how you want it to be in the future. Instead of picking a weigh goal and focusing on the scale, you'll translate your ideal weight into tangible goals -- how you want to feel and what you want to do. Establish goals for your ideal body. Estimate your TV-watching time per year. Stop watching TV for a month. Stop multitasking for a week.
2. The emotions you confront. For most of us there is...more
1. The life you want. Think about your life, what it looks like today, and how you want it to be in the future. Instead of picking a weigh goal and focusing on the scale, you'll translate your ideal weight into tangible goals -- how you want to feel and what you want to do. Establish goals for your ideal body. Estimate your TV-watching time per year. Stop watching TV for a month. Stop multitasking for a week.
2. The emotions you confront. For most of us there is...more
For a book about reducing clutter and fat there was an awful lot of filler. I thought i had lost track of where I was in the book several times as he kept repeating himself for the sake of repeating himself.
There are some really helpful strategies in this book, but I found it more geared towards families with big homes than a single girl in an apartment.
There is also a lot of tough love that may or may not be your style. Overall worth the read, but be prepared it is not a one-size-fits-all kind...more
There are some really helpful strategies in this book, but I found it more geared towards families with big homes than a single girl in an apartment.
There is also a lot of tough love that may or may not be your style. Overall worth the read, but be prepared it is not a one-size-fits-all kind...more
Whoo hoo, a book that brings my two biggest flaws together--collecting and eating! This is a light "self-help" sort of read that offers a combination of common sense we all know with strategies to actually attain our goals.
Number 1: NO TV!!!
I have decluttered and rearranged my kitchen and am enjoying preparing meals there for the first time in a long time. I'm looking into Walsh's other books for more home reducing strategies.
Number 1: NO TV!!!
I have decluttered and rearranged my kitchen and am enjoying preparing meals there for the first time in a long time. I'm looking into Walsh's other books for more home reducing strategies.
Sep 02, 2012
Rachel
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A little offensive! I hate the word fat. I'm listening to the audio version read by the author himself, and there's just this hateful way the word fat rolls off his tongue (Not sure if he's British or Australian, but they have a way of making simple words sound so terrible!). However, there are so many little gems in this book for someone like me who hates clutter and needs to be rid of it.
I needed motivation to clean up some of the clutter in my kitchen and this book was perfect! Peter Walsh gives good practical advice in a funny no-nonsense way. End result - I spent a day cleaning out the kitchen pantry and shelves, filled the recycle bin and garbage can, have another box to donate and have a much cleaner kitchen.
Not quite a diet book, but good motivation for cleaning up physical (or mental) clutter. Now if I only drop 7 pounds...
Not quite a diet book, but good motivation for cleaning up physical (or mental) clutter. Now if I only drop 7 pounds...
I picked this up out of curiosity as the title seemed quirky. I may read something else by Peter Walsh, more focused on what he's good at - organizing - because I am sure he has much more useful advice than this book offered. Not very helpful, funny or inspiring. If anyone is looking for serious weight loss guidance, I don't think this is the book to really get you going.
I liked this book a lot. I have now read three of Peter's books. What I liked the most about this book is how he draws the parallel between our bodies and our houses. When you look around at your house and see that it is filled with clutter, it is disgusting. Well, when you think of your body and what you're putting into it in a similar way - it certainly motivates me!
I rarely read self help books and I only picked this one up because I have It's All Too Much on my To-read list and recognized the author's name. I've been reading it a bit at a time - it's sorta boring and repeats the same info over and over. Oddly, it seems to be working because I seem to have internalized the message about not "cluttering" my body. The book seems to relate how people who have cluttered homes and cluttered, disorganized lives can also have a weight problem, derived from the sa...more
This is a very different book which compares the clutter inside us to the clutter around us. He examines the relationship between our bodies and our stuff and how organization can help us to change our attitude about ourselves and our lives. There are some good points in here, but at times, I thought it was a bit much.
I have always wondered about the connection with the cluttery, messy, disorganized teachers that I worked with...they usually were overweight. I do, however, know some "Clutter Queens" who are slim and trim. His theory is ...clean up your clutter, get organized and you will feel better about yourself and start taking better care of yourself. Makes sense.
This book is awesome. I've never thought about the link between clutter and a growing wasteline but Peter Walsh is absolutely right that the two are intricately interrelated. It is impossible to loose weight while still clinging to the "stuff" of the past.
Jan 04, 2009
Lisa
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After the kids and I stopped laughing about the title of this book, I got down to reading it. I thought it was a hysterically funny book that had some great hints for decluttering but also some underlying messages we can all relate to.
If you want someone to annoyingly harp
on you about obvious difficulties in your life, with no knowledge of the realities of chronic metabolic disorders, than Peter Walsh is your guy! Depressingly dumb book.
I found this book to be too general. I wasn't looking for the touchy-feely philosophy of weight loss. I was looking for some advice on how to set up my kitchen to make preparing healthy food quicker and easier.
I felt like I needed to have read his first book to benefit from this one. Still, it had plenty of good advice, and made an interesting connection between the clutter in our homes, and the clutter on our thighs.
In this book, Peter Walsh says both "It's not about the diet, it's about the decision" and "It's not about losing weight, it's about living your life." That's what makes this book interesting . . . it's a weight loss book that contains no meal plans, no exercise regimes, and no recipes. Instead, his focus is on setting up your kitchen/pantry/schedule so that you can have the life you want to lead. He helps you to get organized so that you can be happy. It's all about making choices so that your...more
I discovered that I am not the target market for this book. I have some clutter issues and I'm somewhat overweight, but neither is actually interfering with my life, and I don't think I learned a single new thing. Also, it's really repetitive.
Great read and oh so true. Peter Walsh explores the emotional side of our clutter, literally and figuratively.
He reinforces what I have always found. When I de-clutter my surroundings, my spirit becomes de-cluttered.
He reinforces what I have always found. When I de-clutter my surroundings, my spirit becomes de-cluttered.
I was a little skeptical when I first started listening to this audiobook, but well before the end, I was enjoying most of the advice and tips. My main gripe was that he kept referring back to things in a pdf file, quizzes to take, things like that. I listened to this in my car, so I never tried to find that pdf file at home.
The author makes several good points but he makes the same points over and OVER. The subject matter would have been better served as a feature article, not an entire book.
Saw it recommended somewhere, and it seemed like it could be helpful. It didn't really provide many useful suggestions. It was not very well written. Waste of time.
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Born and raised in Australia, Peter moved to Los Angeles in 1994 to launch a corporation to help organizations improve employee’s job satisfaction and effectiveness. He considers himself to be part-contractor, part-therapist in his approach to helping individuals attain their goals.
When not wading through clutter and large-scale disorganization, Peter divides his time between his work in Los Angel...more
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