Lose 200 Lbs. This Weekend

by Don Aslett

Book Overview

First edition jump starter for decluttering. Just reading this motivational guide will have you feeling lighter right away as Don shows how less junk leads to lower stress. Fun, inspiring, and packed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965135896
• ISBN13: 9780965135894
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Marsh Creek Press
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

DON ASLETT - KING OF CLEAN

DON ASLETT WRITES EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, REALLY COVERS HIS SUBJECT THOROUGHLY. BUT DON'T JUST READ IT AND ENJOY IT. DO IT!

Dejunk NOW

"Lose 200 Lbs. This Weekend" by Don Aslett is a book that will convince and help you dejunk NOW. There are many books on organization, but I find the ones by Don Aslett to be among the best at motivating a person to do something about all the unnecessary possessions that clog our lives. Aslett points out that the "weight" you will lose by following the advice in "Lose 200 Lbs. This Weekend" is not just the weight around us (closet, attic, and garage clutter), but the weight in us (stress, pressure, depression), and on us (calorie clutter). If you have ever been stressed because of not being able to find something in a mess, having to quickly clean or hide clutter because people are coming over, or any number of bad feelings due to the excess in many of our lives, this book is for you. I really enjoy Aslett's no-nonsense direct approach. Eliminate mess and disorganization in your life. While that is a reason to dejunk, the big reason according to Aslett is to feel better. That's the big reason to dejunk, and it is a very good reason at that. Once the mess and disorganization are gone, you can be so much more productive and things just seem to go so much smoother. Being in control and organized will make you feel better. As someone who has hoarded, I've used Aslett's books as motivators to get my [...] in gear and dejunk. Once done, I felt so much better. But sometimes, old habits die hard, and I've found at certain times that things for one reason or another started building up again. (Paper clutter seems to be my biggest hurdle) Aslett's books always pick me up and get me back on track. Speed reading through certain chapters again is great motivation. And I continue to pick up new little tricks to help keep me on the decluttered path. After a motivating introduction and a quiz to determine what kind of junker you are, this book is divided into seven chapters: 1. Too Much. Aslett points out how so many of us have too much, how excess has taken over. He describes the excess and how it can depress us. He then explains why less can help us. 2. The Many Price Tags of Clutter. Chapter two illustrates how clutter costs us in many ways. It takes our money, our time, our freedom. Dejunking will make us feel better, improve our time management, save us money, and many other positive things Aslett describes in this chapter. 3. The Big Question: When? An entire chapter on why you should dejunk NOW. Read it and you will be motivated to get started NOW. 4. The Simple Pound-Shedding Solution: Subtraction! If too much stuff is the cause of disorganization leading to stress and other ills, simple math shows that subtraction is the key. Aslett shows you how to make a plan and get started getting rid of the excess 5. Clutter at a Glance. This chapter is a short course in the most common and troublesome kinds of clutter inhabiting the modern home and office. Things on top of stuff, clothes, furniture clutter, photos, gifts, books, magazin

very motivational / helps you part with your junk

There are many books on getting organized, decluttering, and such, but Aslett's really are the best. They're laugh-out-loud funny, inspiring, and not bogged down in detail. And the best part is, they work. This is one of the few weight loss books that has made a big difference within a few days -- I just finished filling three large trash bags and boxing a room full of stuff for charity. Aslett's approach is successful because he starts from the premise that the more stuff you have, the more time and money and energy you spend dealing with that stuff, and before long, the stuff owns you. He helps you conquier the I=Might=Need=It someday syndrome and helps you see that keeping things you don't need/use/love just causes frustration. He helps you see that getting rid of stuff (rather than just organizing it into shelves, closets and other "junk bunkers" is liberating. He deals with clutter in all aspects of life in a way that really makes sense. For example, he discusses how taking a bargain vacation can really cost you in the long run. This book is a little more globally-conscious/environmental than some of the others, but not in an academic way. The book is easy to read and is one of the few books I've read on decluttering that I'll keep and I'll read again someday. It's focus is on decluttering, not cleaning or organizing. If you only want to organize things rather than pare down your things, this isn't your book. The only reason I gave this four stars (rather than five) is because I don't think it's quite as good as some of Aslett's earlier books, most notably Clutter's Last Stand.

Wonderful!

Absolutely superb! Quite possibly your best book yet.(The horror stories alone make it well worth the price.) I've long believed that there comes a point where your possessions own you, instead of the other way around. Why do so many people think they'll need things "someday?" Pack-ratting really is a rampant form of obesity. So I'm calling my furniture consignment dealer...today!