Eat To Live

Good morning everyone!! Happy Monday!!!

I spent the weekend frustrated because I don't want my weight to define me!! I don't want to die next year and realize that my whole life I have been on a diet or tracking my weight!

I want a healthy relationship with food; I want to eat healthy, unprocessed foods to fuel my body; and most of all I want to eat to live and not live to eat!

So, I am nixing Motivational Monday and just planning to post as I normally do and along the way; while I lose the weight.  I will keep you all posted!

I lost 2.3 this first week...but after talking with some friends this weekend; I wish I could focus more on having fun and not so much on the weight since it has been a focus my entire life! UGH!

So I am focusing on eating healthy; eating as many natural, unprocessed foods as possible and getting out and getting exercise as a natural part of enjoying life!

Does that make sense??

So...over the weekend I gave in! I swore I was not going to follow Marie Kondo and her life techniques but then I saw a few videos about how she folds clothes and it sparked my interest.   Then....over the weekend....this happened!

In case you have not seen her folding technique - this is it in action on my own kitchen table - HA!!!

Lay the shirt out flat and smooth it out with your hands (if your shirt covers the entire kitchen table; you need a diet (just kidding!)....

Fold in the one side and the first sleeve as shown below and smooth it out...

Then fold in the second side and sleeve and smooth it out...

Fold in over in thirds...

Then fold over in thirds again...

If it stands on it's side then you folded correctly...

So this is my t-shirt drawer before the folding...it is hard to see and get to the shirts...

And this is after...I can see every shirt!!! Super cool!!!

And this is my shorts drawer before...

And this is after...so easy to see everything!!!

I did not go through like Marie wants us to and throw away or donate anything. I have a lot of clothes and I want to hang on to all three pairs of my jean shorts and all three pairs of my khaki shorts. That being said; I do like her folding method so I guess I am half-on and half-off the bandwagon! HA HA!

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Anyone else try Marie Kondo's tips? Anyone else sick of dieting and talking about it?  How was your weekend? Full of fun?!??!