Is Your House Making You Fat?

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Hey, Ladies!

How is your New Year’s Resolution (which, err, must have something to do with extra weight and losing it?) holding out?

Are you struggling like I am?

Well, wouldn’t you be glad to know that I, who recently told you guys that:

Have found something to blame again for our weight woes.

Is your house making you fat?

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If you haven’t been able to keep up with your resolution and have eaten an extra meal (because it looks more delicious) after eating the food you ordered from a health and diet delivery service (

Don’t look at me!), then maybe, it is time that your house should be put on a diet,too.

O.K., what I am saying about putting your house on a diet may seem preposterous, but do hear me out.

A feng shui expert has claimed that making small adjustments to your home can help you lose weight. When you start cleaning and clearing out your space, you will start to feel better – physically and spiritually.

You might have heard about the yin or yang, right?

Yin is the dark one. It is cold and gives out passive energy. Yang is light, warm and gives out active energy. These opposing energies need to be balanced to complement each to produce harmony.

Most of the time, our houses may be too yin. On the other hand, our kitchen is too yang. When the kitchen is too yang, it makes our appetite heartier. If the house is full of clutter, the house is full of yin energy. The energy is incredibly unbalanced.

To balance the energies and enhance your chances to lose weight, make your kitchen more yin (thus, suppressing your appetite) and bring yang energy to your house by reducing clutter (which can make you raise your metabolism.

Lots of mumbo-jumbo, right?

But there is no harm in trying.

1. Do not use red and yellow in your kitchen.

Have you ever noticed why your kids’ favorite fast-food restaurants use red and yellow for their interiors and utensils?

Yes, they do!

Look!

And look!

Red and yellow are yang colors, impressing on you active energy. What does red and yellow do to you? They stimulate hunger, making you feel hungry even if you have eaten a few seconds ago (hehe. Again, don’t look at me

2. Use blue instead or black.

On the other hand, blue and black are yin colors and lowers the energy level of the kitchen(which makes me think…have you ever been to a fast-food place with blue or black colored plate?). Using black or blue-colored plates may suppress your hunger, makes you feel full faster and your appetite is not over-stimulated.

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3. Don’t enter your house using the kitchen door!

Don’t ever enter your home through the kitchen!

This is feng shui common sense, ladies. Seeing your kitchen first after a looong, tiring day makes you want to wolf out every food you see in the kitchen, in the ref, in you chocolate cupboard.

And don’t ever relax (watch TV, read a book, pay bills) where you have a good view of the kitchen. You will just be tempted to eat. Use a curtain or a folding screen to block the kitchen view making your mind not think of food and eating.

4. Clean up and clear out excess clutter.

Increase the healthy yang energy in your home and body by cleaning clutter. Your homes are literally carrying excess baggage by your clutter just as you are carrying excess weight. Cleaning up may boost yang energy and will essentially boost your weight loss.

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5. Let go of your old clothes.

Hanging on to a piece of clothing, hoping that someday, it would fit just won’t work. Get rid of old clothing and just leave those that fit and are fashionable. Most girls tend to not buy new clothes when they are trying to lose weight. What I think is getting some new clothes while trying to lose weight will motivate you to work harder on your weight loss project.

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