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Keeping Things Simple

January 8, 2014 by Mary

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Lately I’ve tried to simplify everything in my life. I’ve found it’s so much better for me to keep things simple.

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Whenever I overcomplicate things and add unnecessary layers of junk, things get out of control. Over the past few years I’ve noticed my failures have come after periods of unnecessary complication.

I’ve made it my goal to simplify everything and stick to a simple route to make progress and achieve needed balance.

Simple. Progress. Balance.

Easy, right?

One example of keeping things simple is my eating. I’m not following any crazy plan with the new year even though there are 18359 diets being promoted right now. I’m just keeping it simple by eating 3 meals a day. That’s it. I do also make sure I eat enough protein at each meal. Generally these are healthy meals and I include fruits and veggies but that’s not even a focus right now. Beyond that? Too much. Keep it simple. Stupid. ;)

(Surprise, 3 meals a day works for me. Without snacking I easily stick to a right amount of calories. I can’t do tiny meals or snacks… took me long enough to learn, right?)

This need for simplicity has repeated itself in a lot of other areas of my life. Work. Finances. Relationships. All of it. I’m focusing on a very narrow path and sticking with it and avoiding the rest. It’s just easier to keep it simple like that and I find it works.

If you’ve had trouble finding success at something for a long time, maybe you should try keeping it simple. It’s easier to find what does and doesn’t work when you don’t have lots of moving parts to something. Most things really are simple. Let’s not overcomplicate it.

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Comments

  1. Michelle @ Tales of a Fit Kitty Mama says

    January 8, 2014 at 10:18 am

    I love this!! I have been trying to simplify my life as well… I still have a ways to go in some areas, but I agree that I am usually more successful when I keep things simple.

  2. Courtney @ Journey of a Dreamer says

    January 8, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Simplify is my word of the year. I’m trying, but it is harder than it seems!

    • Mary says

      January 8, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      I know, it should be easy right?!? Funny how we have a tendency to overcomplicate things.

  3. Lindsay @ Lindsay Weighs In says

    January 8, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Love this post! I tend to over complicate things as well, so this was a good reminder to Keep it Simple, stupid! ;)

  4. Emily says

    January 8, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Completely agree! One of the things I always tell myself : “it doesn’t have to be complicated to get the job done.” I have this bad habit of thinking I have to kill myself at the gym (or at home) in order for the workout to mean something, and then I get overwhelmed and I don’t do it! If I keep it simple – even just a 35 minute incline walk – I do it, I sweat it out, and it works. BOOM. :)

    Here’s to a simplified view. Let’s do it .

  5. debtor says

    January 8, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    hey, is there a reason you changed your feed to only show snippets in a reader instead of the whole post? It makes it harder for us who download on a reader and read offline to actually follow your blog.

    Thanks!

    And happy new year.

    • Mary says

      January 8, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      Oops! Nope I had a problem with the blog the other day and messed around with changing a lot of different settings. I just forgot to change that one back. Fixed it for you! :)

  6. Kristi says

    January 8, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    That was a fantastic post! I couldn’t agree more! For me it’s three meals with plenty of protein and one snack. It took me a long time to figure it out too. Now it’s time to uncomplicated the other areas of my life. Thanks for the reminder.

  7. Caity says

    January 8, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    I am the same way with my eating. I’m just a 3 meals a day kind of girl! It has taken me so long to realize this and sometimes I still feel guilty for it! What a great post. :)

  8. amber says

    January 9, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    Glad to read this! I lost 55 pounds 2 Yeats ago and have kept it off by doing 3 meals a day.. Mini meals don’t work for me either. Now in maintanance I do a nightly snack.. Keep it up :)

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