Looking Good At Forty - What Are You Waiting For?

Looking good at forty is something that you need to take hold of and do now. Too many of us at forty make the mistake of waiting in life until we lose that weight before we buy that new outfit or make ourselves look and feel better. I have also been victim to this thought pattern. I wanted to wait to be completely healthy at forty and it took a while until I thought I was looking as good as other people told me I was.

I kept thinking “I will wait until I am thin, until I buy new clothes, get a new hairdo or go on that beach vacation”. Life is passing us by as we wait so we need to start looking good now, at forty. Do not get me wrong because in past blog spots I have encouraged you to set goals and reward yourself. You still have to set small goals and small rewards. Being healthy and looking good at forty or over is not meant to include total deprivation.

Today, I am talking about the negative thought of never buying new clothes, never updating your wardrobe or your look. That feeling of never being how you want to be, so you just decide not to do anything. Looking good at forty doesn’t mean you have to be perfect or have reached all of your goals(do either of those things happen to any of us?). It just means acceptance of who you are at each stage along the way and looking good at each of those stages. Age shouldn’t matter either. Are you forty, fifty or sixty, even beyond? I plan on looking good at all of those ages.

As we lose weight and tone our bodies at forty, you naturally will decrease your size of clothing. If you continue to wear the cloths that you started out with, you will be become depressed. I know I did. My thought pattern turned to what’s the point? I look the same as I did last month. Your friends and family won’t notice your hard work either. This will also reinforce the thoughts of what’s the point. Those clothes represent how you looked before, not how you look now.

Again, what are you waiting for? Start looking good at forty now. Go shopping today, get a new piece. If you are still not convinced that you want to spend money on yourself, until your plan is complete, then start slow. Try buying shoes. Shoes will never be too big and will increase your self esteem. Try a new hair do, cut or color, this will keep you up and positive.

As you body and lifestyle changes so should your self esteem and how you present yourself. Looking good at forty is fun and you need to start doing it now!

Allison Holt
Fit Over Forty

Be Fit Over Forty - Use The Top 10 Tips To Trick Yourself Into Weight Loss

This is an article I wrote that has some great tips. I think everyone will find something in these tips that they can use. You always need to change things up a little bit every now and then to keep your routine fresh. These tips will help.

Here is the article:
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To be Fit Over 40 you need to be able to stay focused and on track to succeed. That is why motivation and staying on your diet and weight loss plan can sometimes be a challenging mind game.

Over the years of trying this diet and that diet I am sure you have found that there are times when it is hard to stay on track then other times when things just seem to go fine. It is during the hard times that we need the motivation and the strength to stay on track.

Sometimes it takes everything you have to do this. There seems to be countless hours that seem to drag on when you are hungry and can only think about food. Well there is help in staying on track and fit over forty.

I have found that you can trick your mind and body into losing weight. You can actually make yourself feel full and get rid of those cravings. You can forget abut food and get back to the other things that need your attention.

I want to share these with you so and have came up with the following list to help everyone stay Fit Over 40.

Here they are:

The Top 10 List Of All Time Weight Loss Mind Tricks:

1. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of cold water per day. You hear this often and for good reason. Most people don't do it. They think they are drinking that much but aren't. So, count out your glasses for a few days and get used to how much water it actually is. Ensure that you drink one glass of water prior to each meal to help fill you up. Also, if it is cold that is even better, as your body will need to burn a few extra calories to heat you back up.

2. Eat something for breakfast and make sure it includes a small portion of protein. Rev up your engine for maximum metabolism burn. This kick start to the day will keep your metabolism high through-out the day. Again it is something you hear all of the time because people ignore it. And just so you know, 2 cups of coffee does not count as breakfast!

3. Carry a bag of carrots or your favorite vegetable with you all of the time to use for emergency snacks when you get hungry. Carrots are my favorite because they are crunchy, they are sweet, they are good for you and you can't really eat too many. Do I need to say anymore?

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Using just one or two of these tips will help. Don't try to make too many change at once. Like most things, you need to pace yourself. Set yourself up to succeed at losing weight this time!

Bye for now,

Allison Holt
Fit Over 40

Being Fit Over Forty

Being Fit Over Forty is not easy not do on your own. And for a lot of people, including myself, friends and family try to help, but just don't get it. You know how it goes, you tell some friends and family and the next thing you know they are watching everything you eat and giving you funny looks when you eat something 'good'. I can't stand it, so I keep it to myself. That makes it harder, so you need someone to turn to.

Well, that is what I am here for. Tell me, Allison Holt, what you are working towards. Let me know how you are doing and ask me the questions and get the support you need. I can't see you and won't give you any guilt. I will just be here to help, no questions. Just support, more support and some motivation thrown in because we all need it.

So, get started, sign up for my newsletter and follow my blog to fitness and weight loss. Have any questions? Let me know what they are and I will answer them on the blog.

Bye for now,

Allison Holt
Fit Over 40