Understanding our aging body is a tough challenge that many women face.
We notice an extra wrinkle while brushing our teeth. Our favourite jacket/shirt seems tighter around our mid-section. A single glass of wine has you waking in the middle of the night sweating… you know the routine…. throw off a blanket, then grab it a few moments later when the late night chill seeps in.
Our bodies feel alien to us.
Eating habits that once worked seem to only cause extra weight gain, while you notice a new ache first thing in the morning; Forget about that unflinching desire to rip someone’s head off because they cried at comment that seemed benign or chewed their food loudly. It all makes us wonder if we are going crazy.
Damn…our body doesn’t behave like it used to. What do I do?
First breathe. Then breathe again because that last breath probably pissed you off!
We can’t stop the change but we can learn from it. We can adapt to it.
No…. you aren’t too old to change. That’s a mantra from the 1950’s.
Change is upon you, and you are either going to roll with it or fight it, but either way, its going to happen. Understanding that a woman’s body ages in a beautiful way. Its ok to adapt to those changes, but lets work together to adapt in a way that helps you. Its ok to look at new diet regimes, to get a shot of botox if you want, to eat more, eat less, eat a bloody piece of chocolate cake. What matters is how you feel about it and what your goals are.
When I turned 50, I decided that I wanted to be a fit mom, a sexy woman (after years of ignoring my femininity), healthy, mentally happy, loved and a lover. It wasn’t something that happened overnight but it was something I worked at and continue to work at. Its a goal. Its a lifestyle. Its a choice.
What isn’t ok is to ignore that your body change is happening. No creams, potions, new diets, affirmations, or endless scrolling of the internet is going to stop these changes.
Let’s work together so you can accept the changes. Get curious. Start to understand it. Put on that wonderwoman cape and be brave. Be honest with yourself. Decide what you want to change. What makes you smile in the morning. What do you like? Is it your confidence to say no? Is it that you no longer sweat the small stuff? What is reasonable for you?
Then lets take that first step. Hold your head high and know that you will be ok. You will age. Aging is a new adventure made just for you.
Now decide what aging looks like to you…and go after it!