Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself [Paperback]

Marla Cilley (Author), Leanne Ely (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2007

In Sink Reflections, Marla Cilley -- the FlyLady -- helped hundreds of thousands of her fans combat overwhelming household C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome). Taking a "baby-steps" approach, she offered little chores to do every day, to wipe out clutter and feelings of inadequacy. Now, in Body Clutter, the FlyLady and Leanne Ely, the Dinner Diva and creator of the Saving Dinner series, team up to teach readers how to handle and erase the clutter they carry on their bodies and minds when it comes to body image.

The FlyLady and Leanne say that it's not about finding the perfect diet, it's about the way you feel about food and your body and understanding sound nutrition. With warm voices, unique lingo, and no preaching, they apply a step-by-step technique, coaching the readers from beginning to end and sharing their own success stories along the way.

Editorial Reviews

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"I don't know where this journey through Body Clutter is going to take me next, but I can already tell that it is going to change my life." -- A FlyBaby in Florida

"I just needed to say to anyone that doesn't get how Body Clutter connects with housekeeping: It is all about loving yourself! It is all about caring enough to give yourself a happy place to live! It is all about choosing to be alive, happy, and free." -- A FlyBaby in Massachusetts

"This book is not just about Body Clutter. . . . It is a miraculous insight to universal issues with almost every aspect of our lives and the clutter we keep." -- A FlyBaby in Utah

About the Author

Marla Cilley, aka the FlyLady, is mentor to hundreds of thousands of women around the globe through a mentoring system she started in 1999 on the Internet. The author of Sink Reflections, she lives in North Carolina and can be found online at www.FlyLady.net.

Leanne Ely, aka the Dinner Diva, is a mentor to families by bringing them back to the dinner table one meal at a time. The author of the Saving Dinner series, she lives in North Carolina and can be found online at www.savingdinner.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416534628
• ISBN-13: 978-1416534624
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (207 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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166 of 170 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Life changer, not a quick fix, January 1, 2007

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L. Richardson (Marietta, OH) - See all my reviews
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I've read most or all of her books. What makes this special is that she's just like all of us and has found the key to a better life. I've been "flying" for almost a year. I fight routine, being told what to do, etc. You are not required to do anything except look at what you want and learning to get it that you must make some decisions for yourself, no one else. It is priceless. This is a gentle, loving method to a better life; it's not about getting skinny. It's about finding peace with yourself, your life, and who you are, as well as, no matter what your situation (handicapped, well-educated, poor, rich, beautiful) how to love yourself. Not an easy task for many of us. Best of all, you don't have to go anywhere, pay anyone, buy anything to be a "flybaby". (The book is probably in your local library!) Read it and make what you want of it. It's your life.

94 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give it a Try!, January 2, 2007

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Improv Mom (Wheaton, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself (Paperback)

If you tried everything, and nothing works, try this. If you know all the "right stuff" to do to lose weight (what to eat, how to exercise, etc.) but can't seem to do it, try this. If you're overwhelmed and don't know where to begin, try this. If you look in the mirror, or stand in front of your closet and cry with unhappiness, it's time to change. Get to the root of the problem and deal with the issue, not the consequence. Your weight issues are only the symptoms, not the "real" problem. I love the Zig Ziglar term "stinkin' thinkin'." This book will help you discover what your stinkin' thinkin' is, how you got it, and how to change it. When you change your thinking, you will change your WHOLE self...it will come, I promise! Learn how to "FLY" - Finally loving yourself. Check out the Flylady website while you're at it. She's amazing!

104 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An author that has changed and improved my life, January 1, 2007

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P. Manoogian "Flybaby" (Lansdale, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I've read both Sink Reflections and Body Clutter, and I am a member on the FlyLady website - and I testify this author has helped me. Every day I've dealt with many things that get to me - I don't think a woman can get to middle age and not have a load of body clutter and mind clutter, and bits of perfectionism that lead us to be very unhappy. But every day I now find bright spots. I'm far less critical of myself, my family or work or situations that in past would keep me up all night. I find it easier now to be happy with myself and my life, and I can see myself being happy in the future, so I don't feel this is short term happiness. I thank both authors for improving my life, and the lives of my family!
Please buy this book, take your time reading and thinking on it, and join the Flylady website. :)