How to Use the Beauty of Time When Losing After 50

Hi Everyone!

I love hearing that so many of you are having success with the mind-shifts! Wonderful news!!

Onto the pearls.

Pearl One

Today we’re revisiting Aunt Bea (and If you can’t find or never received your Aunt Bea, email me: Wendy@TheInspiredEater.com and I’ll send it right over):

In Aunt Bea I write about the importance of a structure, a plan, a protocol or whatever we prefer to call it, because some type of structure is the fencing we need when losing successfully after 50.

Think of a structure like this: I love my backyard and its fence (that keeps the coyotes out); but at the same time, my neighbor has a sparkling, gorgeous, well maintained pool.

Still, I know that I can’t hop the fence, help myself to my neighbor’s collection of pool floats, and kick back for a beautiful (SPF) day in the sun.

An eating-structure is like a fence, it sets us up for ultimate success. And every so often, eating outside of the fence is a blast!

So what’s a structure exactly?

For decades now I’ve tracked my daily eating on a little notebook that I keep right next to my fridge. I happen to count WW points.

But I have friends who prefer to count carbs, or protein, or calories. Some love the Mediterranean diet, others the Whole 30. Successful weight loss doesn’t hinge on the “perfect” structure, but it does require that you like it and can co-exist peacefully with it forever.

Can’t find a structure you like? Try different ones until you figure out which fits you best. In our world, calories are everywhere. Using a structure to fence in our eating, is essential for lifelong weight loss success. ♥

Pearl Two

I joke that my favorite holiday of the year is December 26, but really the coolest holiday ever is just around the corner.

But first a funny story: one beautiful February day years ago my family and I visited the Air & Space Museum in DC. Long story short, a venue where we should have been packed like sardines was oddly serene and quiet.

Turns out the museum was idyllic because – cue trumpets – it was Super Bowl Sunday!!

Now if you’re a football fan, or your team is playing, this fun hack won’t work; but if football isn’t your sport, Super Bowl Sunday is still your day!! ♥

Pearl Three

Think Big.

But I want it now! Not in four years. Not in two years. Now!

Let’s be real, in whatever decade we currently reside – and applause for getting to your beautiful age – we worry that deep-down we don’t have time to squander. All we know is that we’re not 16 anymore with a gazillion years spread out before us.

That said, we’re not toddlers either.

We can handle the idea that creating something truly amazing in our lives, far outside of our comfort zone, takes new mind-shifts and new habits.

In our culture we’re encouraged to see time as a negative. They grow up too fast. I’m older than Methuselah. She’s fun for her age.

But wild thought, what if we make time our friend? What if we invite her into our world to add strength to our days rather than detract from them?

So, here’s our new plan: take one beloved structure, add new mind-shifts and habits. Then top all with a huge dollop of time.

And voila! Our dearest dreams aren’t just dreams anymore. ♥

Pearl Four

Great food Alert! Costco’s Spinach and Bell Pepper Egg White Bites are awesome. My review: super tasty. The words “egg white” had me a bit concerned that I was headed into yuck-ville, but the company that makes these guys hit it out of the park.

The bites numbers: 15 grams of protein, 220 calories, and yes, 16 grams of fat. But don’t let the calories and fat bother you. A serving is two muffin egg bites. And they’re substantial; they’re not like two bites and the show’s over.

Personally, I’ll nuke just one egg bite — so half the calories and fat — and then put the little guy into my car food rotation to keep me out of the drive thrus of our high-caloric world. ♥

Pearl Five

Boundaries are your responsibility. You decide what is and what isn’t allowed in your life.” – Brittney Moses

Three more days of a mild, beautiful January. Get out there and walk with a podcast or a great audiobook. Make it a healthy weekend and see you on Tuesday!

♥, Wendy

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