Avid Diva - teachings for your new life

Yesterday, as I watched my daughter getting ready for her Graduation party, I remembered my own.  Wow, how young we were then.  how silly and care free.  It was 24 years ago and for a second, I felt old.  Now let me be clear, it was only for a second.

It got me to thinking, how old is old?  Why do some people think that once you are middle aged, you start to deteriorate.  Who decided that once you see the big 4 - 0 , everything goes down hill?

I refuse to believe this to be true.  I remember, when I was about to turn 40.  Everyone I knew, who was older than me, kept telling me how they got really sick, their pains got worse, etc.  I decided then and then, that 40 was just another number and my health would still be great no matter what number or age I had in my driver’s licence.  Guess what?  I am fine.  The only thing that is not 100% well is my eyesight.  But that is why God and humans invented glasses.

I have the privilege of living in the 21st Century.  They say that it might be possible for MANY of us to live to be healthy into our hundreds.  I want to get there, with my family and my friends.  Is that too old?  I hope not.

I want to know when I stopped being part of the Vogue and Bazaar target market and became the target of More magazine. On November I turned forty. It was not a happy birthday. So I am strolling down the local Borders and sure enough I see More magazine with Sharon Stone on the cover. I’m a big fan of hers so I decide to take the magazine home. It sat on my table for three weeks and then I opened it. And I read, and read, and read the whole thing from cover to cover. It was like they were talking to me personally.
What I do know for sure is this. We do not have the same issues as twenty year olds, nor do we have the same medical and health concerns. And unlike them, we now know EXACTLY what we want and how to get it. So why don’t you join me as I struggle to get healthy and fit.
I am 5′3″ and weight 182 lbs. And I am celebrating because at this time last year I was 210 lbs. My goal for the next six months is to loose 40 pounds without touching another cigarette. I hope you join me in this process and offer suggestions and encouragement. And to all the other 40 year old women who cannot believe we are this old, take heart, 40 is just a number.