Hi, I have never blogged before but thought this would help me and others on their healthy living journey. My name is Carolyn Kilar and I am 53 years young.
I have always lead a fairly active lifestyle. I was a jogger/runner when my kids were little, tried to watch what I ate, learned how to mountain bike, did crossfit and ate a modified Paleo diet at age 51, chase after my three year old grandson, and continue to actively run my own private pediatric speech pathology practice here in Bloomington, IN.
Fitness was a moderate priority for me from college to now. I weighed 135 from junior high school through most of college, and into my late 40's. Through that time I played sports, had babies and watched my body change, and the scale fluctuate more often. However, I was determined that I would NEVER weigh my age! What this meant to me was at 40 I would not weigh 140 and at 53 I would not weigh 153. Well, I am 53 and I do not weigh 153 and I do not want to, that is why I prod along and monitor my weight.
We all believe we will feel young forever, heck be young forever. Especially when we do not believe we look old, whatever old means these days. Ah, life creeps up on us all. My children are grown, one with a son and another on the way. My eating habits have changed quite a bit and a lot has to do with the season of life I am in now, or so my doctor has shared. Here it comes the "M" word, menopause! No!!!!!!!! But, yes! I want to eat carbs all the time! My weight is harder to maintain and you would think with the hot flushes/flashes I would be burning calories right and left, instead of standing in my freezer. The only weight leaving me is my clothes, a layer at a time, LOL! Now my journey to maintain a healthy weight is "All About That Bass", and a looming "muffin top".
In closing for today I will end with one final thought, "Menopause is the new puberty" or so I have heard others say. Well "I wish, I wish, I wish I were a fish" and that did not happen either.
Best, Carolyn