Wordless Wednesday - Are you single and feeling old?

If you're feeling old, you are not alone. Check out Mike Paramore's Dry Bar comedy special for his humorous perspective on feeling old.

YouTube Video Credit: Dry Bar Comedy - I'm Just Single and Old - Mike Paramore

Wordless Wednesday - Grandmama Said...

 

YouTube Video: Grandmama said

Grandmothers are wise, funny, and have their own special style

Fun Friday - – How to get your body summer ready – 3 Easy steps (maybe)

Welcome to the weekend! With summer knocking at our door, I thought this would be a good blog post to share again. I first posted this one over a year ago...

Have you ever heard advertisers make the statement, “get your body summer ready?” If you are beyond a certain age of maturity, this is not as easy as some people make it sound.

Let me paint a picture for you using the canvas of my experience. Some women say, “Oh, I don’t tell my age.” Not me. I will tell you my age, my credit score, my social security number, but I will NOT tell you, my weight.

Due to my menopausal midsection, my jeans have betrayed me. Trying to tuck in my tummy rolls is like working with a clump of clay. Trying to put a popped can of biscuits back into the container would be less taxing.

Before you begin working to get your body summer ready, answer this question: What does summer ready mean if you’re in your Golden Years? Here are three ideas of what a summer ready body means for the over 50 ladies.

1.      A body free of aches and pains.

2.  Being able to rise from a chair without grunting.

3.  You have bathing suit confidence. In my mind this is the moment you realize that the perfect beach body means having a body and going to the beach.

4.  Sweat acceptance - this means you made peace with the fact that you’ll be perpetually glistening (due to hot flashes).

5.  Being a Yoga Yardie – this involves stretching out with morning yoga in your backyard enjoying the peace and tranquility of nature.

Now that you have an idea of what it means to have a summer body, what are the steps to get there? Well, I’ve worked with a fitness coach, a nutritionist, practiced yoga, and meditation. Yet I feel like I’m in a fight of my lifetime…against my metabolism. Why can’t this journey be a little easier? Well, it can.

Three steps to get your body summer ready:

1.  Change your mindset – accept your body the way it is, bumps, lumps, and imperfections. Make small changes for steps toward the body you want. Give yourself time.

2.  Pamper yourself – when you feel good, you look good. A foot massage, full body massage, a facial, all good methods for pampering and taking care of your body.

3.  Laugh regularly – just because it’s fun and it can relieve the stress of worrying about whether your body will be summer ready?

What are your tips for getting your body summer ready?