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Editor: Pat Mullaly

I am always looking for the wild idea, the courageous midlifer who is ready to just do it! Let go of all those presuppositions and take the leap. I wish I was one of those… some of my friends think I am. But following is a real life story I discovered recently about a couple of people who took life by the “whatevers” and followed their bliss. Read on and enjoy!

How Traveling Around the Country in a Bus for a Year Taught 2 Shrinks not to Settle in Life

Author: Doreen Orion

When my husband Tim announced he wanted to “chuck it all” and travel around the country in a converted bus for a year, I gave this profound and potentially life-altering notion all the thoughtful consideration it deserved.

“Why can’t you be like a normal husband with a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?” I demanded, adding, “I will never, ever, EVER, not in a million years, live on a bus.”

We’re both psychiatrists, but he’s obviously the better shrink, for we soon set forth with our two querulous cats, sixty-pound dog – and no agenda – in a 340-square-foot bus.

How Traveling & Seeing The World Was Truly a Life-Changing Experience

1. We learned how not to put off our dreams.
2. We discovered the importance of living now.
3. We grew to understand we had to pare down our lifestyle, so that we could spend more time with the people we love – instead of the things we love.
4. We recognized how comfortable – too comfortable – our lives had become. Many of us work so hard year after year. Then, one day, we wake up and wonder, “Is this all there is?” We hadn’t realized the importance of continuing to challenge and stretch ourselves.

Yes, we had our share of disasters on the trip including: Continue Reading »

Author: Jennifer T. Grainger

Although midlife is generally defined as the years between 40 and 60, just as with any other maturing stage of life, there are those who start sooner and those who start later.

It is not your chronological age that indicates you are entering your second adulthood. It is the feeling that something is missing in your life; a feeling that you want your life to be different, but you aren’t certain what you do want. There becomes a strong inner desire to take charge of your own life-to become your own authority.

Did you Know 50% of Women 50 and Older are Single?

The current generation of women, sometimes referred to as Baby Bloomers, are the first group of women that encompass a big percentage who have the financial capacity to be on their own. Many find that being able to run their lives as they see fit, without butting up against the “man is head of the household” mentality is truly liberating. Continue Reading »

Author: Jennifer T. Grainger

Did you know that today’s midlife women (ages 40 to 65) are the first generation of women to be culturally free to transition into their Second Adulthood?

Did you know that the midlife transition often includes:

- being dissatisfied with your life, your career, and your important relationships that have provided fulfillment for a long time.

- feeling anxious or restless and wanting to do something completely different, but not really knowing what it is.

- feeling confusion about who you are really, or where your life is going.

Most of our mothers and grandmothers never had a chance to blossom into their Authentic Selves. Trained from childhood to be subservient, and being financially dependent in a patriarchal society, they were expected to fade into the background, their main value being unpaid babysitters and community volunteers. Instead of fading some had “nervous breakdowns.”

The Current Generation of Baby Bloomer Women Are Simply Not Going To Stand For It! Continue Reading »

Author: Jennifer Jolans

Here’s how to speed up your metabolism to lose extra weight. Speeding up your metabolism is one of the simplest ways to accelerate your weight loss. There’ll be nothing hard with what I’m about to say. Just do what it mentions and you’ll speed up your metabolism to lose extra weight faster.

1. Jump on a mini-trampoline during tv commercials: Listen, jumping on a mini-trampoline by itself is good for weight loss, but by breaking it up into 2 minute mini-workouts, you speed up your metabolism big time. Each time you do it, you are teaching your metabolism to work at a faster pace. Do it often enough and the accelerated pace becomes the normal pace of your metabolism.

Not only that, you get the side benefit of saving a ton of time. You save driving time to and from the gym. You save time from blocking out a whole workout at once. And you are allowed to watch TV.

Pretty good deal, huh?

2. Walking on an inclined treadmill: You can walk on a 10-15 degree inclined treadmill or find a hill, it doesn’t matter. But walking on an incline is incredible for weight loss and speeding up the metabolism due to the huge oxygen deficit it creates.

Because of the oxygen deficit, your body is forced into burning fat for immediate energy needs.

3. Drink cold water: Drinking cold water has been proven to boost your metabolism temporarily anywhere from 8-30%. That’s huge! I hate the boring type of “drink more water” advice as much as you, but it does work. So do it.

Anyway, those are a few ways to speed up your metabolism to lose extra weight faster.

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Jennifer Jolans

About the Author: I’m just a down-to-earth Midwestern girl who found her passion in life… to help women lose weight and get healthy without starving themselves or making weight loss feel like a boring and painful chore.

I get excited seeing big changes in the lives of my clients… the things that go beyond losing the weight. Weight loss can create a total transformation of your life… a new more exciting lifestyle, a contentness with who you are, a more connected personality to your friends, family, and co-workers.

A lot of times, weight loss is the missing piece in a person’s life. That’s how I look at it. I don’t just look at it as someone losing weight and that’s it. It’s much more than that when done correctly.

Jen

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Author: Kacy Carr

Would I be right in saying that you are looking to lose weight or get back in shape after being shapeless for awhile, maybe through over eating or after giving birth. What is it with fat loss mania so as to speak that when we see a little excess fat, it`s like the end of the world. Sometimes flab can be toned and firmed without having to go without food as some people explain the diet. This is not true about diets because there are many dieting programs that help you lose weight while eating what you like, but within moderation. If firming and toning is not an option for you because your flab ripples then it is possible you will need to diet before toning and firming is considered.

The most vital issue to be addressed when you`re looking to lose weight is, choosing a diet that works and not one that poses a threat to your health. Yes you heard right, even though you may look to lose weight to better your health it can it fact twist this and cause more serious problems, even death. Continue Reading »