Ditch The Scale! 7 Steps To Be Healthy & Have A Positive Body Image In Midlife
Love these two BA50s who know how to talk to women after 50 and understand why it's different for us at this time of life. Dominique Sachse and Dr. Susan have...
Goals
What Scares You and Excites You…My 2022 Adrenaline Pumping Goal
I had a John Krakauer "Into Thin Air" moment when I met my friend Ellen at 7 am with headlamp on (Ellen had gifted me the headlamp), ready to skin up Park City for my first sunrise hike. It was all new to me. The equipment, the climb, being on a mountain in the dark, my untested strength to keep up with the skinning group in altitude. Fears of not being strong enough, failing, and the drive to conquer. Fear flooded my brain. I realized I had not tested or pushed myself physically in a very long time. It was both exhilarating and sickening and I was all in....
Forget the 5 Pounds, I Have Other Priorities Now
New year... new me. Hasn’t that become a bit of a mantra in 2022? We set intentions: eat healthier, drink less, exercise more. Guess what... I do all those thin...
Girls Night Out Writing Workshop With Felice Shapiro and Robin Finn
I was thrilled when Robin Finn, published author and writing teacher and founder of Heart Soul Pen reached out to me to talk about putting together a writing ...
Join The BA50 2020 Holiday Running Challenge with Coach Cathy
Will you join this BA50 Fitness Challenge for the Next 2 weeks. Felice interviewed Coach Cathy who gives us plenty of reasons to set a health goal today and stay accountable through our community. Click below for the details and why this may be just the thing you need to feel good this holiday season....
The Fat Fast For Menopausal Weight Loss
My weight began to climb, my clothes grew tighter and I felt frustrated that my sincere efforts yielded so little success. ...
What’s It Take To Be Really Great?
I've always dreamed of being great. I’ve never played much basketball – in fact I scored 6 points my entire freshman season of high school basketball. But I just finished watching The Last Dance – the documentary about Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls – and I wonder what it’s like to be so great at something....
One Woman, One Year, Around the World Travel From the NYT’s
Jada Yuan accepted an assignment I don't think many of us could truly step up for....
How I Lost My Love Handles After 50
Extra rolls on our waists are not irreversible. This is what I learned last month....
12 Doable Fitness Goals To Put On Your List Now
If you are truly committed to making changes, here is a simple plan on how you can meet your goals in the new year....
No Year’s Resolutions
The first week of the January each year, I have terrible resolution FOMO. ...
Dating After 50: Is Relationship Karma A Thing?
To me, relationship karma is not about he should suffer because he was a d-bag, ...
The Thrill of The Free Sample
The appeal of the truly free sample is this: it’s a bonus. It means your day is at least one rung higher....
A Letter To My Body
I felt like the fattest girl in the school. When I look at old pictures, however, I see a pretty, normal-sized me....
Holiday Planning: How To Cope With Binge Foods
If you have trigger foods that prevent you from losing weight, here are some tips on how to combat giving in to the cravings. ...
What Men After 50 Want: A Guy’s Perspective
This man is looking for one thing, it begins with the letter “S” and it’s not sex......
20 Years of Marriage Held Together with An Allen Wrench
I am good at putting together imported screw together furniture … otherwise known as ISTF. ...
10 Reasons Why Being Over Fifty Is The Balls
There is a lot to like about being 50. Here are ten reasons why it's the balls. ...
The Dirty Secret of the Empty Nest; It’s A Lot of Fun
I said yes. I smoked a cigar on a rooftop in Havana, I did a weeklong photo workshop in San Miguel, and I hiked the canyons of Southern California....
I Asked Myself These 5 Questions Before Losing 100 Pounds
I decided that I wanted to change my eating and exercise habits for good, since I was over 100 lbs. overweight but I needed to answer these questions first......