From Deseret News archives:
Discipline, consistency will rid you of body clutter
You have to make rules for yourself. Oprah Winfrey does this with mashed potatoes. One bite and that's it. She can't do more because that kind of eating takes her down the wrong path. FlyLady and I order dessert when we travel. We take one bite, and that's it.
Or it should be. The one-bite rule flew out the window the last couple of trips, and the next thing you knew, we were practically splitting a dessert! Multiple that by a few nights of going out to dinner and suddenly your jeans start talking to you (as in giving you a massive wedgie) and the scale is less than friendly when reporting your morning weight.
When we set out to do something that's new to us, it's very rare that we ever have the foresight and/or skill set to accomplish it without looking outside ourselves for help. This is how we get the education we need to make informed decisions on what to do. This is also how we develop skills we may not have had previously.
There is another thing we either have or don't have. That is consistency. You've experienced how well consistency works already consistency is what got your house cleaned up, and it's what gets dinner on the table night after night. Baby steps becoming routines, performed a couple of times daily, have turned your house from a castle of chaos to a palace of peace. Remember this: It was discipline that got you to execute your routines on a daily basis (consistently) that got you to the place where you now celebrate your home rather than dread it.
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