Slimming Style Tips
I am devoting today’s post to “Slim Dressing.” I am having a moment….a fat moment. Actually, who am I kidding? This is more than a moment. I’ve felt this way since the beginning of the year. My samplings of the less-than-friendly carbohydrates from the holidays have caught up with me. I would like to believe my scale is wrong, but I’m noticing my clothing is snug in more than a few places—where it didn’t used to be.
It is undoubtedly attractive how, at this stage in my life, I have elected personal goals I never considered at a younger age. The vision is to launch a blog about older women aging with grace and style. The challenge is committing to a training program to prepare this body to walk 13.1 miles in early Spring. Totally out of my comfort zone. I exercise consistently, enjoy riding my bike, walking along the Susquehanna River, and using my weighted hula hoop. However, challenging myself to walk for 13.1 miles and not finish last is out of character.
As mentioned, I will participate in my first-ever Nike Half-Marathon on Sunday, April 28th, in Washington, D.C. The motivation to “walk” rather than run the 13.1 miles is inviting. I have been fortunate that I have always been able to manage my weight, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, “Meet My Saving Grace,” my female hormones recently changed, along with my ability to drop weight quickly.
Details on the training program: The Team in Training (TNT) is the world’s most extensive endurance sports training program. Participants such as myself are coached by certified trainers to fulfill personal fitness goals in a marathon run or walk, Century 100-mile bike ride, or triathlon—I plan to walk. I have met some new people and am looking forward to having a great time being part of a team that makes a difference for Leukemia and lymphoma.
The difference is raising awareness about leukemia and lymphoma and increasing the resources needed to find a cure. Since TNT began in 1988, more than 440,000 participants have raised more than $1 billion for blood cancer research and patient services.
Today’s photos reflect my slim dressing choices.