Comments on: Another Fresh Start for Women Over 50? http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/ Celebrating Women 50 and Better Sun, 20 May 2012 11:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joyce Mason http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/comment-page-1/#comment-6129 Joyce Mason Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:20:57 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=1294#comment-6129 I love this line: "Somehow, mid month, the fire in my belly morphs from wanting to reduce my middle to wanting to feed it." Two weeks seems to be my personal turning point from resolve to a fall off the wagon! While I won't pressure myself with weighing what I did when I was in my 20s or 30s, I am working on balancing a healthy weight and lifestyle with the realities of an aging body. I have certain health issues that demand I get religion on diet and exercise. As I write about a lot on Hot Flashbacks/Cool Insights, part of the problem is that in the natural cycle of life, winter is for dormancy, rest, and gathering energy to burst forth again in spring. We make our resolutions at the wrong time of year. It's like planting roses in winter in a cold climate. We have a much better chance for them to take root in spring when the sap rises in trees and people. Mark March 20, 2010 on your calendar for revisiting and reforming resolutions at the friendliest time for success. Thanks, Eileen, for another evocative post on a topic that's such an ongoing concern! I love this line: “Somehow, mid month, the fire in my belly morphs from wanting to reduce my middle to wanting to feed it.” Two weeks seems to be my personal turning point from resolve to a fall off the wagon!

While I won’t pressure myself with weighing what I did when I was in my 20s or 30s, I am working on balancing a healthy weight and lifestyle with the realities of an aging body. I have certain health issues that demand I get religion on diet and exercise.

As I write about a lot on Hot Flashbacks/Cool Insights, part of the problem is that in the natural cycle of life, winter is for dormancy, rest, and gathering energy to burst forth again in spring. We make our resolutions at the wrong time of year. It’s like planting roses in winter in a cold climate. We have a much better chance for them to take root in spring when the sap rises in trees and people. Mark March 20, 2010 on your calendar for revisiting and reforming resolutions at the friendliest time for success.

Thanks, Eileen, for another evocative post on a topic that’s such an ongoing concern!

]]> By: Supergranny http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/comment-page-1/#comment-6067 Supergranny Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:40:05 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=1294#comment-6067 I love the picture...it does look vaguely familiar....guess I should check my mirror.. The older you get the more New Years Resolutions you can make and it will always be OK....we won't remember what they were! I love your take on your resolutions and I am in agreement! I love the picture…it does look vaguely familiar….guess I should check my mirror..

The older you get the more New Years Resolutions you can make and it will always be OK….we won’t remember what they were! I love your take on your resolutions and I am in agreement!

]]> By: Gregory Anne Cox http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/comment-page-1/#comment-6060 Gregory Anne Cox Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:56:09 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=1294#comment-6060 Happy New Year Feisty! I can so totally relate about the corn chips, alas I've given them up save on very special occasions. Not because they are so bad, but because the food manufacturers are out to make me fat. Imagine them selling those big bags as one whole portion. Oh, they aren't one portion? Damn I knew something was wrong. Kidding of course but I like the idea of embracing the rolls, ripples, and bumples, that adorn our otherwise fabulous selves. I specifically didn't toss all of the left over pecan squares I gave away for Christmas so I could induce a little extra serotonin round about 3 pm on these dark winter days. Living with a vengeance includes a big dose of yumm in all categories and I aim to indulge in all of them. Oh, and I'm not abandoning my entire business of helping gals feel better and look great I've just expanded the strategy a bit to make the journey more enjoyable. Happy New Year Feisty!
I can so totally relate about the corn chips, alas I’ve given them up save on very special occasions. Not because they are so bad, but because the food manufacturers are out to make me fat. Imagine them selling those big bags as one whole portion. Oh, they aren’t one portion? Damn I knew something was wrong.
Kidding of course but I like the idea of embracing the rolls, ripples, and bumples, that adorn our otherwise fabulous selves. I specifically didn’t toss all of the left over pecan squares I gave away for Christmas so I could induce a little extra serotonin round about 3 pm on these dark winter days. Living with a vengeance includes a big dose of yumm in all categories and I aim to indulge in all of them.
Oh, and I’m not abandoning my entire business of helping gals feel better and look great I’ve just expanded the strategy a bit to make the journey more enjoyable.

]]> By: Debbie Barth http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/comment-page-1/#comment-6059 Debbie Barth Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:24:49 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=1294#comment-6059 Love this, lol! I can only imagine how many of us (yes, me included) share your thoughts. I decided well before New Years and "Resolution Time", that I would set GOALS (big and small) throughout the year and not RESOLUTIONS. Yes, I guess I can fall short of some of my goals, but who ever heard of "breaking a goal". Love this, lol!

I can only imagine how many of us (yes, me included) share your thoughts. I decided well before New Years and “Resolution Time”, that I would set GOALS (big and small) throughout the year and not RESOLUTIONS. Yes, I guess I can fall short of some of my goals, but who ever heard of “breaking a goal”.

]]> By: Beverly Mahone http://feistysideoffifty.com/2010/01/05/another-fresh-start-for-women-over-50/comment-page-1/#comment-6058 Beverly Mahone Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:54:18 +0000 http://feistysideoffifty.com/?p=1294#comment-6058 One of the questions I asked on Facebook is what resolution are you carrying over from 2009 into 2010 and nearly everyone said "lose weight". That ought to tell us something! I'm like you. I'm not fooling myself anymore about trying to lose weight. I'm just saying I plan to live healthier. If the weight falls off in the process, that'll just be an extra bonus! One of the questions I asked on Facebook is what resolution are you carrying over from 2009 into 2010 and nearly everyone said “lose weight”. That ought to tell us something!

I’m like you. I’m not fooling myself anymore about trying to lose weight. I’m just saying I plan to live healthier. If the weight falls off in the process, that’ll just be an extra bonus!

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