Fattening Season

This is a tough season to maintain healthy food choices and to include exercise in your day. I still have stashes of Halloween candy in various corners of my house, and then we had the pie onslaught of Thanksgiving. So many delectables dive into my grocery cart this time of year that I usually avoid. I even think the "holiday cookie" air freshener in my car is making me gain weight.


Of course maintaining your weight becomes increasingly more challenging as you age. More responsibilities crowd potential exercise time, more exhaustion beckons you to the couch.

I'm not sure which is more fattening: marriage or break-up, depression or happiness, stress or relaxation. I suppose it is different for everyone.

One of the problems of dating at mid-life is that you are dating middle-aged people - well, except for those May-December types. So many factors create our bulging waistlines: injuries, illness, lack of motivation.

Now that you are single again,
do you feel more or less pressure to strive for physical fitness?
How important is physical fitness in your dating choices?
Is marriage fattening?
How does your physical fitness level affect your confidence?

Dinner for One

What do you cook when you are eating at home alone?
Because my life is usually bustling with my kids' activities, work, friends & family, if I get the chance to have a meal home alone, I often have a bowl or cereal. I have also found that popcorn is nice with a bottle of Cabernet.

But there is something very healthy about actually cooking food just for yourself. I confess I haven't done that in a while, but aren't you worth your own effort?

If I do really cook for myself, I will most likely fix pasta with a variety of veggies and cheese. If I have chicken, or some other leftover meat, I might add that. I like spicy food too, so I grind some red pepper on top.

If you treat yourself with your own culinary skills, what do you have?