Lifelong Fit

12/19/2025

𝗜’𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝘁, 𝟳𝟲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.

I’m a retired health-care professional and a senior woman who has been fit, then overweight, then fit again. I know how discouraging it can feel when the usual diets and advice don’t work anymore in our 60s and 70s.

𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 “𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲” 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻.

Here on Lifelong Fit, I share gentle, realistic ideas for senior women who want to improve their health without extreme workouts, strict diets, or shame.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. 💛

12/18/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?

It might be saying no to extra dessert, going for a short walk, or getting to bed a little earlier.

𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱.

Share one small win with me — big or tiny, it matters. 👇

12/16/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁?

Those are the days when it’s tempting to give up on healthy habits.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲.

Today I’m choosing one simple thing to take care of myself: ________.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?

12/14/2025

𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀… 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴.

It’s not because we were lazy or lacked discipline.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 — 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀?
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗱𝗼𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗲.

𝗜’𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 💛

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

P.S. If you’ve been stuck at the same weight for weeks, I put together a free guide called “Break Through the Weight-Loss Plateau.” You can download it from the 'FREE Resource' button on my website.

12/11/2025

𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸-𝗶𝗻 💛

I reminded myself today that progress doesn’t always show on the scale.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻:
• having more energy
• moving a little easier
• clothes fitting a bit better
• feeling more hopeful

𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?

𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲. 👇

12/09/2025

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆.

If you didn’t eat well this weekend or skipped your walks, don’t beat yourself up.

𝗔𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Today I’m choosing one simple thing: ________.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀?

12/08/2025

Every woman has seasons of starting over.
Be kind to yourself… you’re rebuilding something stronger. 💪

12/07/2025

Even small steps count on the days your body feels heavy...

12/06/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 “𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱” 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵?

I had that moment recently.
A quiet, honest question floated in my mind:

“𝗜’𝗺 𝟳𝟲… 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?”

Too old to keep trying?
Too old to make progress?
Too old to share what I’ve learned?

But here’s the truth I reminded myself:

𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁.
But doubt doesn’t mean we stop — it simply means we pause, breathe, and keep going at our own pace.

These years make the journey more meaningful.
Because we know what it feels like to be tired…
to deal with aches…
to lose motivation…
and still want better for ourselves.

𝗔𝘁 𝟳𝟲, 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.
Not perfectly.
Not quickly.
But intentionally.

And I’m doing it because I want other women our age to feel the strength, confidence, and comfort that come with taking care of our bodies — even in small ways.

𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆… 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 “𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱” 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?
(It’s okay if the answer is yes. We’ve all been there.) 💜

12/05/2025

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼?

I had that kind of morning this week.
That low, nagging lower-back pain that reminds me I’m not 30 anymore.
I tried to stretch it out, move a little, sit a little… and honestly, it felt discouraging for a while.

But then I reminded myself:
Our bodies aren’t giving up on us — they’re just asking for more care and patience at this stage of life.

And that small shift in mindset helped me move through the day with a little more grace. 💜

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

12/05/2025

12/03/2025

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈.𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅.

💜𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏), 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅… 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 — 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉?(𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚, 𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔.)