http://the3rdact.com/2010/01/growing-younger-by-bev-scott/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:55:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://the3rdact.com/2010/01/growing-younger-by-bev-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Ray Riess Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:52:17 +0000 http://the3rdact.com/?p=747#comment-1150 In 2008, I was 65 and too fat, at 5'4" and 160. I fell twice that year, looked lumpy and matronly, and had kind of given up hope of trimming down from a size 16, albeit 16 Petite (that just means short, not tiny!) ! I was at church one day and a priest handed me Younger Next Year. I took it home and devoured it, laughing out loud at a lot of it. Wow! Now that's my kind of exercise book. I ditto all that Bev Scott says about the book. There is a section in the book on falling, why it happens and what to do about it. SO helpful. I was inspired - all the factors come together at the right time to get me to the gym - I DID NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC of a falling older lady who breaks a hip and never walks again, or is permanently impaired. I have lost 20 lbs. in the past year, look and feel wonderful, exercise 7 (yes, 7) days a week with joy. I tell people I lost over 10% of my body weight - it sounds like more than 20 lbs. to me. Ah, vanity. I look forward to an old age with health. Chris Crowley, the retired lawyer voice in the book, describes a woman in her 80s who writes a cookbook which is not particularly wonderful, but he describes her as "supremely unconcerned" about the results of that effort, and is focused instead on giving from her wealth of energy and joy. I want to be "supremely unconcerned" about many things, and use her as my example. In 2008, I was 65 and too fat, at 5′4″ and 160. I fell twice that year, looked lumpy and matronly, and had kind of given up hope of trimming down from a size 16, albeit 16 Petite (that just means short, not tiny!) ! I was at church one day and a priest handed me Younger Next Year. I took it home and devoured it, laughing out loud at a lot of it. Wow! Now that’s my kind of exercise book. I ditto all that Bev Scott says about the book. There is a section in the book on falling, why it happens and what to do about it. SO helpful. I was inspired – all the factors come together at the right time to get me to the gym – I DID NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC of a falling older lady who breaks a hip and never walks again, or is permanently impaired. I have lost 20 lbs. in the past year, look and feel wonderful, exercise 7 (yes, 7) days a week with joy. I tell people I lost over 10% of my body weight – it sounds like more than 20 lbs. to me. Ah, vanity. I look forward to an old age with health. Chris Crowley, the retired lawyer voice in the book, describes a woman in her 80s who writes a cookbook which is not particularly wonderful, but he describes her as “supremely unconcerned” about the results of that effort, and is focused instead on giving from her wealth of energy and joy. I want to be “supremely unconcerned” about many things, and use her as my example.

]]> http://the3rdact.com/2010/01/growing-younger-by-bev-scott/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Jan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:33:44 +0000 http://the3rdact.com/?p=747#comment-1149 Great focus, Bev. Good to have this reminder of the importance of physically healthy habits: a prerequisite for everything else! Great focus, Bev. Good to have this reminder of the importance of physically healthy habits: a prerequisite for everything else!

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