I agree 100%.

When I successfully declutter a room I feel about 100 lbs lighter all over - especially in my mind.

I was doing some planning this morning, in the space where I was asked how will I feel when the job was finished, in almost all of them I filled in relieved.

How much does relief weigh I wonder?

The answer should probably be nothing, but the burden of looking at all the junk AND knowing that you should be dealing with it is immeasurable.

Great reminder that really cuts to the core of the clutter problem (besides the issues of having to live and function with it!).

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Jan,

I agree. I think that relief weighs nothing…that's why it feels so good. Particularly after the hundred pound weight has been lifted!

Like you…I love that light feeling you get after decluttering.

That's why I do it–organizing that is–to look and feel lighter! Thanks for the post.

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It’s so funny you wrote about this, because I have been a member for a while at The Clutter Diet website. They actually have you weigh in each week with how many bags of trash you threw away and how many boxes of donations you gave. I have lost 362 pounds so far already! LOL

Congrats on the loss! lol!

Speaking of trash, I reduced the amount of trash we create by buying in bulk, composting, and recycling. Now I have a monthly pick up instead of weekly. We saved a bundle and by organizing my recycling, there's less clutter, which is what trash is in itself.

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If people could see what 20lbs of fat actually looks like and place that on your kitchen table they might be so grossed out that they would stop eating period. We have clutter and gain weight but don't seem to see it until it's a problem. Funny how that works.

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Great post and I say what ever works for you is what you should be doing, and if this works for you, may you "declutter" to making yourself to a skinnier new you one pound ago! I feel low carb is the way to go although I found Atkins a bit restrictive for me and prefer the South Beach method so I can have ample veggies. I have decluttered myself almost 60 lbs. so far and need about 35 more lbs. of straightening up!

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I came here thinking that I would find a discussion on dieting and what I found really inspired me to do some cleaning up in my home. This post made me think of all the clutter that I have laying around and how badly that I need to get rid of it.

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i love it, but how am i going to get that 100lb. weight up on my dining room table?!

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That's a very interesting concept (the 20 pound weight) now imagine most people who are 30-40 and even more pounds overweight and having to do that with a weight of equal pounds.

It would be spring cleaning in the weight loss world.

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I've read somewhere that dog food is about as dense and heavy as fat.

So a 20lb bag of dog food takes up the same amount of space on your body…also a good motivator.

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Hi Karen,

That is an interesting tip. Putting a 20lb fat in a place where you can see it all the time will eventually gross you out. And you will start thinking that the same amount is there in my body and you will work harder to get rid of it.

You will definitely follow your diet plans and start working out properly and regularly. What I have noticed with weight loss it that you need to be persistent. If you are persistent enough then you will 110% lose weight even if all you do is walk or swim. Not to mention that you will remain extremely fit.

As far as cluttering is concern I am a messy person by nature but I have noticed that whenever I declutter my work area I am more productive that day.

Emma