Body Image

We all know as we age our bodies change significantly. Whether we gain or lose in our forties we fight the loss of elasticity and tone that takes place as collagen decreases. As they say gravity works! Add on peri-menopause and decreased metabolism, loss of estrogen, whoo hoo, makes for a great time. :)

Being bombarded with images of what is beautiful, sexy and youthful can often overwhelm us. If we compare ourselves with the twenty somethings we will always measure up short. Some things you can't get back, youth is one of them. I have my daily battles but overall I feel pretty good about the way I look. There are days when my partner who is a photographer is shooting a young beautiful woman I often look in the mirror and say, "Geeeeeeeeez" . And I might feel down for a little while about aging and my body image. But when I really think about my life would I want to be twenty again? Hell yeah! Oh but only if I could take all this wisdom back with me. Just for laughs: A much younger classmate said to me while giving a massage, you don't have any fat up here (speaking of my buttucks) its all down here. I said, "Yup honey gravity works, take care of it now if you want it to look good later."

To me body image is a very important part of who we are. How we view ourselves can have an impact on our general outlook on life. If we feel attractive then we are more apt to be attractive to others. About 3 years ago I lost a bunch of weight, felt great and had a great partner who made me feel attractive. So my personality exuded friendliness, happiness and yes sexuality. It was very eye opening to me to see how people reacted to the change in my personality. Kind of like the old adage, " I think, therefore I am."

Here is my way of combating poor body image:
Start by telling yourself something positive about your appearance every day while looking in the mirror.
If you are feeling really down, put on a dress, do your make up, go out and do something.
Getting my hair done is another sure way to make me feel better about my appearance.

I like who I am, the person I have become from my life experiences and look forward to growing even more. I like to share what wisdom I've gleaned with other women.

Thanks for reading,
Share your pearls of wisdom on body image by posting a comment.

Discussing Life After Forty

Hello,

I am a woman in my forties and find that life has changed significantly for me. I wanted to start this blog to discuss life's changes after forty. Not just sticking to the norm but investigating all that takes place within our psyche and bodies after forty. I would love to hear from men as well on their take of women who are over forty. All topics are welcome as long as we agree to be respectful to one another.

So since I am starting this blog I will start by telling about my personal experiences thus far about being forty something. I am setting up the posts separately so the topic of each can be discussed and easily found.

Look forward to hearing and sharing with you~