I'm 69, long enough on Earth and enough years on SP to figure out what it takes for me to be healthier...listen and make one good choice at a time. That's simple, but not easy. My pattern has been to do very well for a time and then lose focus and allow old habits to creep back. We all know where that leads. A health/diet coach I'm reading suggests that many of us are "interested in" losing weight and getting healthier rather than being committed to those things, and I suspect that's been true of me. Of course the other possibility is that I'm acting like a two-year old tantruming for what I want instead of what I should be eating/doing! Either way, it's time for me to change while I can. .

For right now: Daily walking/step calculating, outdoor projects, yoga (TRYING to establish a regular practice!) Plan meals and snacks each morning Eat and enjoy what I plan Write every day Love myself a little more Follow through! For the longer term: Reduce BP and BMI to within normal ranges Have less arthritis pain Be more flexible Feel comfortable in my own skin Publish more stories and novels

Pray, eat 1200-1550 nutrient rich calories a day, exercise daily, ask for help when I need it (whoaboy...) and offer support to others.

Gail from Maryland, by way of NJ, Iowa, Spain, and Massachusetts. I'm a retired high school biology teacher who has returned to a first love - fiction writing. http://www.gailawebber.com

Time slips away, and the older we get the faster it seems to go. I've still got learning and growing to do: I want to be more mindfully grateful, to appreciate and make good use of each moment I'm given, give my full attention to whoever is in front of me, and simply "be here now" until it's done.

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