If you are fifty, or close to it my friend, then you are a shape shifter. If you haven’t yet noticed, everything you knew about staying in shape is failing. And while we are on the subject of shape, do you recognize the one you are currently clothing? What happened to the waist? Where is the flat stomach of yore? And for heavens sake what about these rolls that rise like yeast dough over the sides of our jeans!?

Piggy thighs? Jiggly upper arms? Knee pads that looks like a wad of pizza dough?

They are all part of the midlife woman’s body if we’re not careful.

I say it’s time to get mad and take action. We don’t have to take it anymore. The body changes we are currently experiencing may have made sense when we were all sitting around the campfire eating yak but times have changed. We are at the prime of our lives with a lot more of life left. Who wants to sit around in pants with elastic waists lamenting the passing of our fit and sassy selves?

Not this Boomer girl and I suspect because you are reading this you feel the same.

 So what’s a Boomer to do? Join me for a coaching session or many. I’ve just launched 3 new programs and if you want to take back your mind and body– it all starts in that magnificent mind you know–there is a program for you. You can learn more here. If getting the weight thing handled at last is calling you then contact me now, gregory at gregoryanne dot com. I’m fun, I don’t bite and I’ve been where you are. 

If you don’t find exactly what you think would support you best or are looking for a group or class setting drop me an email. I’ll be launching a group or two in September and if you register now you’ll get special, early bird pricing.

Boomer gen girls are not the only ones who will love receiving Vital Juice Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery movie download . They describe their service as “A free daily e-mail that delivers the latest must-read information about fitness, nutrition, beauty and wellness.”

When friend Chris Cavanagh recommended them I was skeptical about adding yet another thing to the inbox but as wellness, nutrition and fitness are my thangs I thought I’d check them out. (And I trust said girl friend to point me in the direction of things I must be aware of in order to keep a modicum of cool and in-the-know.)

Once again CC has delivered the goods and I must admit, I’m hooked.

At first I thought it was too fluffy, the writing a little too cute, but as I started roaming around the site reading tips and tid bits on everything from hot summer feet relief to where to find music with just the right beat to add to my workout playlist that hardly mattered.

I began to look forward to my daily Vital Juice. Some days I just skim it and somedays, like Monday, I devour it. Why Monday’s issue? I subscribe to both the overall VJ and the New York Specific version. In the NY one they included a free download of Hamptons–my neighborhood–fitness and beauty secrets from the stars. Some I knew of and some not but I love imagining myself being tortured into GI Jane shape by the same trainer who trains J. Lo when she’s out here. Have you seen her booty lately?

You can also sign up for an LA specific version and there is a mom’s only version.

While no one needs another email, it’s fun to have an unexpected beauty, wellness, or fitness tip show up.
Take a look and let me know what you think.

What’s your plan for living young to a ripe old age?

Never mind old age, what’s your plan for feeling and looking your best at midlife?

Sure, eating well and exercise are important but they are not enough. We are surrounded by toxins in the air, in our food, and in our homes. Stress is at an all time high.

Optimal health and disease prevention require a
smart supplement plan.

Due to popular demand and the limited amount of time we had to cover such a broad subject in May, Patti Milligan, MS, RD has agreed to come back for a second round of Supplements for Vibrant Health at Midlife!

This is not a sales calll, neither of us are going to push a product on  you. If you ask Patti will–if she feels it’s important–suggest a brand name of something but only so you know which one works and is a quality product.

Last time we talked weight around the middle and how to tame it

Natural cholesterol management

Hot flashes and what works to cool you down naturally

Since we have so many more questions already for the call on Thursday we are not going to be able to spend time on those subjects. If you’d like the information though–and I encourage you to grab it as if you missed the first call. If you are like 80% of us, you do have questions about puffy middles, flashes, sleeplessness, and would LOVE to know what supps really work and what are a waste of your money. You can pick up an Mp3 and transcript here.

What we’ve planned on for this call is

How To keep your brain functioning and prevent Alzheimers

Can fish oil help with joint pain? What else does it really do?

What is the correct dosage of Vit D and does it really help prevent cancer?

We’ve already got questions on a few other subjects so this call and the great information can really go anywhere.

Even if you can’t make the call I encourage to sign up and pre-order the Mp3 and transcript. Send me an email and ask your question, and I will guarantee you get an answer. How cool is that?

Last time we could have stayed on the call for another hour. That’s why I had to bring Patti back. I got so many emails with people thanking me and telling us how much useful info they got.

This call will be just as powerful. And girls, I want you to get your questions answered. I have my own questions but I also have access to Patti all the time. These calls are your chance to make the most of an expert with vast knowledge and heart–not a combination you find often these days.

So please join us. BTW did I say there is no charge to be on the call Live. If you can’t sign up to get the goods as soon as we’ve got them typed up and formatted for delivery.

Oh and why not get on the call a minute or two early and say Hi.

Last night I slept really well and woke up really hungry. A sign I think that this way of eating must be good for me. Of course it’s not just what I’m eating but what I’m not eating or drinking that I think is having the biggest impact. No sugar, no caffeine–yes I know I’m having Green Tea but it’s a different caffeine effect, more on that later–no dairy, no wheat, no alcohol, no starches period, all add up to pretty clean eating.

My cravings seem to be mostly in the sugar and salt category. I can live without the dairy for a bit but the Manchego cheese in my fridge called siren like when I fished for the salmon for last night’s dinner.

Yes I’m an admitted salt-a-holic. Thank god for the 4 olives I’m allowed to have each day, or is it 8? Well I had 8 yesterday and if that makes me a bad person well then fine. 

Do I sound cranky?

Could be the no coffee, I’ll admit. I love my morning joe and I love it dark, thick, and strong. I miss him. I wonder, does he miss me too? Ok I’m off my rocker now.

The diet includes a few snacks and I turned my half a pear, 4 hazelnuts and some low fat plain yogurt into a parfait sort of thing. I chopped the pear and crushed the nuts. Each bite was creamy and crunchy, sweet and tangy. Part of our feeling satisfied when we eat is to combine textures and sensations and this hit all of those points. So delicious and I didn’t miss the honey, agave syrup or molasses I usually drizzle in.

After two meals of some not great salmon from my local mega grocery store–my local fish guys were snowed out of business yesterday after the east end got about 12″–I’m hoping they’ll open today so I can get some wild pacific coast salmon. The deeper and colder the waters our fish lives in the fattier, more tasty, more Omega 3′s their flesh contains. Not to mention the texture is sublime if you don’t over cook it.

Portions of food are ample though I think I went over the suggested menu with that second 4 olives and some extra steamed veggies with dinner. One has to be smart about this stuff. I spent 2 hours of intense outdoor exercise shoveling snow and digging out the feral cat colonies I tend to on Mondays. I knew I needed some more calories to fuel my body for the mental work I was doing so I simply added within the diets guidelines.

All in all I feel great, my energy is very even, and chocolate cravings aside this is a great jump start to a more like me eating plan. I’ve been a bit lazy over the past year or so I’ll admit. And that’s ok but it’s time for me at least to recommit to eating the way I know we must eat to feel and look our best. Midlife with a vengeance is about now, and about doing what’s uncomfortable sometimes because we can feel how good it’s going to feel when we’re through to the other side. And because we want to age with ease and vitality right?

Dr. Perricone’s approach to beautiful skin has the added benefit of improving all the markers of aging along the way. Maybe midlife wrinkles aren’t such a bad thing if they get us to take notice and do something to minimize them.

I may be growing a fin and feeling scaly from all the salmon but by golly my skin looks better already and it’s comforting to know that my whole system is benefitting.