At 43

How is it like being at 43? I cant' even imagine I'm now at this age!! It seems like only yesterday I was 15 going to 16. Life really moves so fast. When I was 15, I could'nt hardly wait to get to 18. Now looking back, how I wish my age has stopped at 18. Anyway, the difference are just in numbers though, I still feel like I'm 18 by heart, that's how I feel, nobody can question that. But, though I feel that young by heart, my physical well being doesnt' agree ofcourse. I am beginning to feel a lot of changes now in and out of my body. Sagging laugh lines and drooping eyelids are becoming more visible lately. Hormonal changes are starting to take its toll on me. And even worse, heart problems are beginning to be a part of me. Weight gain is another story now at 43. Skin problems is another thing. Oh, really so many things, dont' you agree?!! Name it, I bet you also have a lot of things to say!!hahaha we could make a list like that of a grocery list for sure.....

But, with all this things, it made me think, how should I cope with all the changes taking place inside me? I am no Ms. Sharon Cuneta or Ms. ZsaZsa Padilla who could always say thank you Dra. Vicky Belo or Dra. Pie Calayan for my skin care...... Or could even afford a gym like that of Fitness First or Slimmers World for a fitness program. It gave a thinking that even without all this, I owe myself the benefit of taking good care of it. First, I decided to take notice of what I am eating or what I am taking in my body. I changed my eating lifestyle into moderation and right choices of food. Eating more fibrous fruit and vegetables and drinking lots of water. Exercise and mobility became a part of my lifestyle as well.

Changes will be changes from this age to the next stage, aging really is inevitable, it will surely come, so we better welcome it and embrace it gracefully to be healthy and still be beautiful, inside and outside.