Let it GO! Decluttering (simplifying) your life of (people, places or things) success stories?

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  • JessiBelleW
    JessiBelleW Posts: 831 Member
    Made a really good start on the paperwork - it was so satisfying to rip up the bits I don't need
  • kbmnurse1
    kbmnurse1 Posts: 316 Member
    I totally agree. get rid of the "stuff." I decluttered my friend list too.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    kbmnurse1 wrote: »
    I totally agree. get rid of the "stuff." I decluttered my friend list too.

    YAY you and thanks so much for contributing to this thread. BTW, your avatar pic, that puppy brings such joy, delight and smiles to me. What an adorable darling this 4 legged baby is!!!!!
  • snoo61
    snoo61 Posts: 549 Member
    NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »
    Weight/fat Blasted to Smithereens front:

    Down .8lbs ( I'll take it and with JOY too) in the past 12 days

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    Slow and steady wins the race and I'mma heading towards the 140's baby, slowly but showly...OH YEAH and BOOM!!!!


    P.S. Let's take y/our time and do this right and rightly, NO HURRY, period.

    You continue to inspire! You are right, slow and steady wins! I'm so tempted to call you turtle (turtles are cool!) I'm encouraged by your slow victory. Thank you for sharing!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    snoo61 wrote: »
    NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »
    Weight/fat Blasted to Smithereens front:

    Down .8lbs ( I'll take it and with JOY too) in the past 12 days

    nlxm0ha73t6o.jpg

    Slow and steady wins the race and I'mma heading towards the 140's baby, slowly but showly...OH YEAH and BOOM!!!!


    P.S. Let's take y/our time and do this right and rightly, NO HURRY, period.

    You continue to inspire! You are right, slow and steady wins! I'm so tempted to call you turtle (turtles are cool!) I'm encouraged by your slow victory. Thank you for sharing!

    {{{{{{ <3 Enthusiastically Waving *Hi* <3 }}}}}}}}}}} So HAPPY to hear from you doll-baby! "Turtle" hahahhaaahaha...that's cute (gonna have to find some turtle slippers now :p ). "slow victory"?!? I LOVE THAT!
    It took us all some time to get into the shape, mind-set and "way" that we are, and wisdom dictates to me that I should be all about the "patience" of not only reaching my goals in weight blastification, but in every area of my life. When I DARE look back on my life, I see how I made so MANY life altering mistakes/sins/YUCK by being in a "hurry" and/or not taking my time to think things fully thru. Seriously, the greater majority of all of my "regrets" in life, I can find "hurry/impluse/fear/going along to get along" in that foul mix. NO MORE, if something requires my QUICK/NOW choices/decision...the answer is NO, and Hmmmph added to it.

    Love me some you Snoo!!!! Thanks so much for your reply!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    AJB1014 wrote: »
    I love how every time I check back in your @NewLIFEstyle4ME is still dropping the weight and encouraging others! Congrats on the continued success and THANK YOU!!!! for ALWAYS being such a cheerleader!

    What an absolute darling and sweetieheart you are. Thanks so much of thinking of me <3o:)<3

    So far, the scale has not moved down (but I've noticed a pattern in me, that about every 10-12 days or so), the scale moves down, this is day 10 since my last drop kicking to the place where the sun doesn't shine off the scale, BUT...I've lost .5 inches off both thighs since last measuring, so that's a big ole 1 inch total down off and outta my thighs and that's thrilling!
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    snoo61 wrote: »
    Working full time during the Christmas season means I cook everything I have to on the weekend. Its been a cold, wet weekend, so oven items and soups are on the menu this week. (Hubby made soup). Not a lot of time for decluttering, but I'm getting dinners in the freezer for later dates.

    How fun, exciting and potentially a lot of extra N.E.A.T. exercising opportunities(going back to) working full time must be--and even if your working full time is sitting/sedentary, it's just so, ummmm....engaging and possibly harder and making you think and behave a bit differently than not working (ya know, purposely exercising more patience, learning new stuff and maybe even getting more and more opportunities to find better ways to fight stress and mess in dealing with difficult situations facing you 6-8 hours a day and meeting new people..congrats to you and I so admire you Snoo--YAY YOU! I am CRAVING soups of late--so comforting soups are--I LOVE soups this time of year more than any other season.
  • cory17
    cory17 Posts: 1,495 Member
    It's easier for me to let go of things if my mind thinks it's going to a good cause or going to be used somehow. I wanted to donate my old wedding gown and baby baptism clothes that remakes them for children that die in the hospitals. BUT, they're not accepting and weren't last time I checked either.

    Anyone with ideas?
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,185 Member
    Try this website and good luck!

    5 Meaningful Places to Donate Your Wedding Dress

    https://www.babble.com/relationships/5-meaningful-places-to-donate-your-wedding-dress/
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    What an inspirational thread!
  • AJB1014
    AJB1014 Posts: 1,380 Member
    NewLIFEstyle4ME wrote: »
    Day 11 since the scale last moved downward, today I'm down 1.4lbs and putting me at 151.0lbs wee little pounds from my last weigh in...uhhhhhh, I'M DOWN 69LBS BIG OLE POUNDS (well, the ticker shows 69lbs down but the status shows 68.8lbs down), I'll take the 69lbs the badge shows and with super ultra mega JOY--Thank Ya Jesus o:) and WOW!!! My husband/boyfriend told me today that I'm getting smaller I asked him if he liked it/the way I'm looking and he said NO!, he LOVES it=BOOM for me and him--YAY!!!

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    NewLIFEstyle4ME
    lost 1.4 lbs since last weighing in! Newlifestyle4me's lost 68.8 lbs so far.

    P.S. This is from eating whatever I jolly well feel like eating/drinking and whenever I feel like it (NO restrictions at all) and N.E.A.T exercising only. I LOVE this. I so love slowly but surely getting down to size and having a GREAT time doing it=BOOOOMMMM!!!!

    Eating whatever you feel! Love this! Im learning this lesson right now. Foods are not "good" or "bad"! They are food and if it fits in my day and nourishes my mind, body, and soul then they are all good in my book! Cant live my life feeling bad about what I eat because its something I do love and shouldnt feel bad about!
  • lorrainequiche59
    lorrainequiche59 Posts: 900 Member
    @NewLIFEstyle4ME you have an awesome attitude & outlook! Congrats on the weight loss from the consistent hard work. This is what I am working toward, being consistent ! This is a great thread & I will be checking in regularly now :)

    @AJB1014 Hope you figure out what's stewing :) Even though "feeling" anger is normal it is also uncomfortable because it messes with our emotional balance. I used to feel "bad" for feeling anger & was likely taught that in one way or another in the earlier years. My home life as a child was a tad messy emotionally, BUT in years since I have come to accept my anger as a helper to bring me back into balance. Like you said it can manifest itself out of the blue with a helping of negative self talk along with it. So if you can take the time & space to work through it, you'll discover the true source. I usually have a bawl-fest at that point because for me it is "usually" some buried hurt that is surfacing. I find that it's very liberating to get rid of the weight of repressed anger. Someone once said that tears are like shedding poison...getting rid of the toxic stuff we sometimes hold on to. Please be kind to yourself in the process <3
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    seltzermint555 wrote: »
    It is a different type of decluttering than most here, but I feel much freer since letting go of worries, anger, etc, toward certain extended family members. There are a lot of people in my family such as cousins, aunts, uncles, and step-family who just aren't that important to me but I used to allow them too much power over my thoughts and put too much energy into trying to please them, impress them, and/or stay in contact with them. This has been a gradual thing for me over almost 20 years (which I know is nuts) but finally I feel I've reached a point where I don't wish any of them poor fortunes but I also just truly do not care what they think of me or if they think of me at all. It's been a very liberating feeling. Some say it is cold hearted or callous but I don't feel that way at all. These aren't people who have ever gone out of their way to show me kindness or attention. I am better off not seeing or talking to them.

    I feel the same way, it is amazing how much self esteem we get after losing weight, declutter those toxic people
  • brenn24179
    brenn24179 Posts: 2,144 Member
    since losing weight I have got rid of people pleasing, unacceptable behavior and learning to say NO. My self esteem has come back. I made new plans for Xmas and set boundaries and it did not go over good with others in the family but made my life much better. I told my husband I would bring him back home if he started griping about Xmas traffic or lost his temper.
  • NewLIFEstyle4ME
    NewLIFEstyle4ME Posts: 4,440 Member
    lorrainequiche59 wrote: »
    @NewLIFEstyle4ME you have an awesome attitude & outlook! Congrats on the weight loss from the consistent hard work. This is what I am working toward, being consistent ! This is a great thread & I will be checking in regularly now :)

    @AJB1014 Hope you figure out what's stewing :) Even though "feeling" anger is normal it is also uncomfortable because it messes with our emotional balance. I used to feel "bad" for feeling anger & was likely taught that in one way or another in the earlier years. My home life as a child was a tad messy emotionally, BUT in years since I have come to accept my anger as a helper to bring me back into balance. Like you said it can manifest itself out of the blue with a helping of negative self talk along with it. So if you can take the time & space to work through it, you'll discover the true source. I usually have a bawl-fest at that point because for me it is "usually" some buried hurt that is surfacing. I find that it's very liberating to get rid of the weight of repressed anger. Someone once said that tears are like shedding poison...getting rid of the toxic stuff we sometimes hold on to. Please be kind to yourself in the process <3

    {{{{{{{{ <3 HUGS <3 }}}}}}}}}}}}} Honey, I want to thank you from the top and bottom of my heart. What you've contributed to this thread is mega tremendous and will help so VERY many people, including lil ole me. You ROCK, period.
  • snoo61
    snoo61 Posts: 549 Member
    brenn24179 wrote: »
    since losing weight I have got rid of people pleasing, unacceptable behavior and learning to say NO. My self esteem has come back. I made new plans for Xmas and set boundaries and it did not go over good with others in the family but made my life much better. I told my husband I would bring him back home if he started griping about Xmas traffic or lost his temper.

    Good job! Taking control of you, and your situations is something huge!

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