Life Doesn't End With 50!

Yes, it's been a few days.  I'm still getting up doing my run walk.  I haven't started the Cross Fit Exercise portion of my "plan" yet.  I don't feel as if I'm putting in 100%. I need to.  

It was a good weekend.  I got out of town and went with the family to play putt putt golf.  It was extremely hot.  This time of year, it's vital to stay hydrated.  The heat is one reason why I'm reluctant to do my weight/Cross Fit exercises.  I do them in an out building behind my house.  Yes, there is a fan... but if you know anything about Georgia heat, you know it is HOT.  

As far as diet goes, I'm trying to do low carb.  Here's the thing, with the running I find that I'm low on energy after.  What I'm doing, which is out of the norm is eating my old fashioned oats, a tablespoon of peanut butter, and I traded my sugar (brown sugar) for a very ripe banana.  It's really good, and I don't have the refined carbs you get with instant flavored oatmeal.  Always try to eat as close to natural as possible.

Exercise is important, especially for premenopausal women.  Even if you walk, run, do cross fit, lift weights... whatever your exercise of choice is you will find benefits to your health and appearance.  Lifting weights and building muscle for menopausal women helps to tighten lax skin.  Actually, the skin isn't really tightened, but the appearance is tighter because muscle fills in where fat deposits existed in our youth.  

SECRET in chia seeds.  I have tried this, and can say it honestly works... chia seeds help your body maintain water under the skins surface.  This is great because it plumps up the skin, making it look tighter and healthier.  

I'm not going to give up.  I can do this, and I won't stop running for the prize, I just need to start running as if I'm going to win.  God is my goal.  But through my research, trials and mere existence I'm hoping to help others who are experiencing some of the same challenges as I.