tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post5473801895565271345..comments2023-10-17T03:21:37.194-05:00Comments on Life of L: 151.0 - Cleaning the garage is like weight lossLaura Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916626845812229646noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-74780420128824854902008-08-25T09:45:00.000-05:002008-08-25T09:45:00.000-05:00Hmm, I always blame entropy for the clutter that p...Hmm, I always blame entropy for the clutter that piles up, and I also go on those big cleaning binges. I wonder if I can blame the tendency to keep on eatin' on entropy too??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-83521103864240963652008-08-11T09:52:00.000-05:002008-08-11T09:52:00.000-05:00Great thoughts! Have you heard or read the guy (h...Great thoughts! Have you heard or read the guy (he was on Oprah, and then wrote a book) about how living in clutter can make you fat?? I keep thinking about this, since I tend to have a lot of clutter.<BR/><BR/>Yah, I love doing stuff like that, and then realizing afterward that I didn't have to sit down and rest every 10 minutes while I was working on it.<BR/><BR/>I think too about how much lighter I would feel if I lost 20-30 more pounds. I'm not convinced that is going to happen for me. But I will keep working on it!debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-4185476425990860352008-08-11T09:40:00.000-05:002008-08-11T09:40:00.000-05:00Great job! I'm pretty impressed with how much you ...Great job! I'm pretty impressed with how much you threw away and took to Goodwill. It is like weight loss -- slow and steady in some ways but you do need that mental push to get started. <BR/><BR/>You are really working out and I'm glad you could see the benefits in moving, lifting and stuff. (It helps that the last time you did this you were 8.5 months pregnant. Hee hee)Lori G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02167055316077502640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-27103219103485735092008-08-11T08:03:00.000-05:002008-08-11T08:03:00.000-05:00OMGosh Laura, posts like this make me want to put ...OMGosh Laura, posts like this make me want to put on my shoes and go work out - too bad I'm stuck in my office for the next 8 hours! =(<BR/><BR/>Such a great post and I know exactly what you mean. Whenever I finally can't stand the mess anymore, that's when I do something about it. That's how it happened with my weight loss too. <BR/><BR/>Do you feel like you have crossed a bridge mentally in regards to weight loss/maintenance? <BR/><BR/>And you are so right, eating like a normal person will totally make a gal gain weight - I'm living proof!! <BR/><BR/>And this? "So many years of being overweight, of missing out on many of life's activities and of unhappiness and guilt, were knocked out in 9 months of paying attention to my food intake and learning to love exercise." Makes me want to weep - I spent 10 years hating myself and my body because I felt like such a failure, but now in the last 6 months I have felt more successful, not just in weight loss, but in lots of things. Knowing I can do it is a great motivator to do other things I have been missing out on. <BR/><BR/>You are awesome Laura and still my favorite blogger!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-50160760884974048332008-08-11T06:05:00.000-05:002008-08-11T06:05:00.000-05:00I think that the lifestyle that leads to the clutt...I think that the lifestyle that leads to the clutter thing and the $$$ thing are totally related to lifestyles that lead to unhealthy bodies.<BR/><BR/>For anyone reading your posting that can't bear to think about one big push to clean out the garage - two summers ago (at least I think it was two summers ago) - I did the 10 items a day thing until it was clean. <BR/><BR/>I took care of ten things in the garage every day - recycling, organized/put away, donate, garbage. <BR/><BR/>In a week - that is 70 things - in two weeks that is 140 things. It took me several weeks. Then I scrubbed the floor. <BR/><BR/>We have kept up with it ever since - it has never gotten that bad again. <BR/><BR/>Now when it "needs cleaned" it is a bit here and a bit there - not the overwhelming mess that it once was.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-34808946569230043182008-08-11T05:19:00.000-05:002008-08-11T05:19:00.000-05:00weight training and running on a sunday?GO YOU.the...weight training and running on a sunday?<BR/><BR/>GO YOU.<BR/><BR/>the garage is totally functional fitness.<BR/><BR/>Um, and mine is still a mess...wanna come over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-714704267889937282008-08-10T22:06:00.000-05:002008-08-10T22:06:00.000-05:00Cleaning the garage is like weight loss, I agree. ...Cleaning the garage is like weight loss, I agree. I need to clean mine. I also want to get to 145 - I was very close. I admire your resolve, and your garage cleaning!!!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400492104098347769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-19436770323635120322008-08-10T21:12:00.000-05:002008-08-10T21:12:00.000-05:00Cleaning is cross training to me. Nice job on you...Cleaning is cross training to me. Nice job on your long run!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297117380345229689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27032973.post-2271300981634277892008-08-10T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-10T15:36:00.000-05:00Good job getting the garage cleaned and the run do...Good job getting the garage cleaned and the run done. Sounds like a productive day.<BR/><BR/>I turn 40 in 2010 as well. Maybe we can meet up somewhere (although I'll be doing a half, this fall will be my only marathon).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com