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

Marla Cilley (Author), Leanne Ely (Author)

Book Description

Release 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

Review

"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: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (217 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

109 of 109 people found the following review helpful

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

By Improv Mom

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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!

178 of 184 people found the following review helpful

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

By Lynn

Format:Paperback

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.

117 of 119 people found the following review helpful

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

By P. Manoogian

Format:Paperback

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. :)

106 of 108 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL book to change your life! January 1, 2007

By L. Richardson

Format:Paperback

This is NOT a weight loss book. This is a book about losing body clutter -- but to do that, you have to lose "mental clutter." I've always thought this book should be called "Mental Clutter" because by flinging all of that, it allows us to fling the body clutter as well.

This is the last "weight loss" book you will EVER need. Because it will get to the roots of the problem, gently, once and for all and teach you to start from the ground up to rebuild yourself in a healthy, gentle way!

133 of 138 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and Life Changing - unlike all the other books out there. January 2, 2007

By Jeanie

Format:Paperback

As a person who has gained and lost the same 50 plus pounds again and again, I can tell you that there are many books out there, many programs, fads and the like. I know, because I have spent countless amounts of money on them to no avail. This new book is unlike any other I have ever read.

This book actually takes you on a gentle journey to the reasons why you are eating more than you need. As a trained counselor, I can tell you that this book is very sound in principle and concept.

And the most amazing this is - IT WORKS LIKE NOTHING ELSE I HAVE EVER TRIED.

Thank you Marla and team for getting this book out to us all - you are a lifesaver!

87 of 89 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A different approach to losing weight December 31, 2006

By M. Skidmore

Format:Paperback

As the book says early on, almost any diet will work if you stick with it. This is the book that will help you start and stick with it - not stick with a fad diet, but a healthy diet for life. If you can be honest with yourself as you read the book, the authors will help you to understand why you eat the way you do, and why it doesn't work.

The "body clutter" of the title isn't just excess weight, it's also the mental clutter that keeps us from treating our bodies the right way. I recommend this book to anyone who needs a better understanding of nutrition and caring guidance in providing it for themselves. I especially recommend it for anyone with weight issues that has experienced the "yo-yo" diet effect over the years.

81 of 83 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking Book - if you're ready to face yourself! January 3, 2007

By Ballet Mom

Format:Paperback

I bought the first edition of this book the day it was available from the Flylady website. It can be a life changing book - if you're ready. It can be a very hard to face book if you're not.

There is no magic pill for facing the "excess baggage" we've accumulated - there are no magic "eat this and you will lose weight" ideas. There is simply heartfelt information for helping you look at yourself (and the choices you make) and make real changes that will make a difference - not only in physical appearance, but in attitude and PEACE as well.

All the while you're reading, Marla's straightforward- yet kind- writing let's you know that no matter what body clutter you're facing, it's okay - you are worth loving, and you can make any changes you want to make.

I've read this book three times - the first two times I found it too hard to face the reasons I've been eating myself to death. (It was WAY easier to face my house and my finances than my body clutter!) But the seeds of change were planted, and started to grow. Over Christmas, I just finished reading it for the third time - and I'm finally ready - ready to face myself - and start loving myself enough to take care of myself.

Thank you, Marla, for the life changing gifts of your website and your books.