sunday afternoon thoughts

Life is getting back to normal except that my cold persists. We're cleaning up the house and putting things back into their places, and I'm thinking about decluttering the household also can go together with decluttering the body. Hm. The other thing that I keep thinking about is the idea that being (respectively staying) slim needs to be learned because otherwise we just go back to our old habits, and our old self-image. It is a really interesting idea, and I should get into that - because even if I haven't felt much of the yo yo effect, it seems to be a problem for many people. So if this could help... because it's true, diets usually ound like fairy tales in that they never go past the "happy ending" when the prince kisses the princess or the dieter finally has reached the goal weight. But then? If the princess hasn't learned how to deal with toothpaste tops or socks lying around, or has no clue how to defend herself in a marital conflict, she'll just get frustrated. Ditto for the dieter who has no clue what to do with her self-perception that stays fat... even if her body is a svelte petite for the time being.

Cleaning up a bit of my stuff certainly helps to get a betetr overview. And what I wrote about clothes is true for food as well - the pretended sense of freedom about what I eat, or how much, just might dissimulate the fact that I miss freedom in other areas of my life. Maybe it's better to concentrate on those parts. I'll get my copy of "The good life" from upstairs and go on reading that.

Hm. Brunch today consisted of several slices of dried ham, the rest of yesterday's field salad, and some cheese. And a lot of coffee. We'll see about dinner.