Comments for FlashFree : Not Your Mama's Menopause http://flashfree.me Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Wednesday Bubble: Want to look years younger? Consider the knife by Liz http://flashfree.me/2012/02/22/wednesday-bubble-want-to-look-years-younger-consider-the-knife/#comment-3630 Liz Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8881#comment-3630 Love that Shonali - you do things to keep you looking like you. And that's the way it should be. Kudos! Love that Shonali – you do things to keep you looking like you. And that’s the way it should be. Kudos!

]]> Comment on Wednesday Bubble: Want to look years younger? Consider the knife by Liz http://flashfree.me/2012/02/22/wednesday-bubble-want-to-look-years-younger-consider-the-knife/#comment-3629 Liz Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:24:51 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8881#comment-3629 Matt, could not agree more with your comment that there's no replacement for wisdom and experience. The trouble is that as a society, we place a higher premium on appearance. Until that changes, many 40 year olds will continue to try to look 20. What a sad state. Matt, could not agree more with your comment that there’s no replacement for wisdom and experience. The trouble is that as a society, we place a higher premium on appearance. Until that changes, many 40 year olds will continue to try to look 20. What a sad state.

]]> Comment on Wednesday Bubble: Want to look years younger? Consider the knife by Shonali Burke http://flashfree.me/2012/02/22/wednesday-bubble-want-to-look-years-younger-consider-the-knife/#comment-3628 Shonali Burke Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:13:38 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8881#comment-3628 There are things I do to keep myself looking... I don't want to say "young," but feeling like "me." That includes highlights in my hair, working out/losing weight (as you know!), and so on. But the thing is that as I grow older, I LIKE it. I'm more experienced, I feel better, and I'm proud of what I've been through to get to the age I am now. Certainly there have been days when I've looked at plastic surgery "before" and "after" photos and wondered, "What if..." but so far at least, that's always been a passing thought. Like Matt says, in my 40s, there's no reason to look as if I'm in my 20s if it takes a knife to do that. If it happens naturally - I believe I look younger than my age - that's one thing. But to cut up my body to do so... no thank you. There are things I do to keep myself looking… I don’t want to say “young,” but feeling like “me.” That includes highlights in my hair, working out/losing weight (as you know!), and so on. But the thing is that as I grow older, I LIKE it. I’m more experienced, I feel better, and I’m proud of what I’ve been through to get to the age I am now.

Certainly there have been days when I’ve looked at plastic surgery “before” and “after” photos and wondered, “What if…” but so far at least, that’s always been a passing thought. Like Matt says, in my 40s, there’s no reason to look as if I’m in my 20s if it takes a knife to do that. If it happens naturally – I believe I look younger than my age – that’s one thing. But to cut up my body to do so… no thank you.

]]> Comment on Wednesday Bubble: Want to look years younger? Consider the knife by Matt mmWine Horbund http://flashfree.me/2012/02/22/wednesday-bubble-want-to-look-years-younger-consider-the-knife/#comment-3627 Matt mmWine Horbund Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:02:02 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8881#comment-3627 Maybe I'm in the minority, but I happen to be fine with women, and men, aging. It's part of the cycle, after all. I'm not supposed to look 20 when I'm 40. And while society as a places a premium on youth and taxes the "old", it's superficial, no pun intended. There has been study after study about how the younger looking person gets the job, or the date. They've made the same person look older in the situation and the younger looking one always gets picked. I get it, people are superficial. However, there's no replacement for wisdom and experience. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I happen to be fine with women, and men, aging. It’s part of the cycle, after all. I’m not supposed to look 20 when I’m 40. And while society as a places a premium on youth and taxes the “old”, it’s superficial, no pun intended.

There has been study after study about how the younger looking person gets the job, or the date. They’ve made the same person look older in the situation and the younger looking one always gets picked. I get it, people are superficial. However, there’s no replacement for wisdom and experience.

]]> Comment on Flash dance? Yeah, maybe! by Liz http://flashfree.me/2012/02/20/flash-dance-yeah-maybe/#comment-3623 Liz Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:55:25 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8871#comment-3623 That is so true Tinu. The first step is the deepest (poetic license). That is so true Tinu. The first step is the deepest (poetic license).

]]> Comment on Flash dance? Yeah, maybe! by Tinu http://flashfree.me/2012/02/20/flash-dance-yeah-maybe/#comment-3622 Tinu Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:59:52 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8871#comment-3622 There's a lot to be said for "walking it off". I find it can really help with depression too, before one gets to the state of being completely immobilized. There’s a lot to be said for “walking it off”. I find it can really help with depression too, before one gets to the state of being completely immobilized.

]]> Comment on Motivating Women…Part 1: Push by Liz http://flashfree.me/2012/02/13/motivating-women-part-1-push/#comment-3619 Liz Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:40:58 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8798#comment-3619 Thanks Heidi. It's true that there is an entire ecommunity waiting to help if you don't have at trainer or workout buddy closeby. Thanks for the tip! Thanks Heidi. It’s true that there is an entire ecommunity waiting to help if you don’t have at trainer or workout buddy closeby. Thanks for the tip!

]]> Comment on Motivating Women…Part 1: Push by HeidiR. http://flashfree.me/2012/02/13/motivating-women-part-1-push/#comment-3618 HeidiR. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:32:19 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8798#comment-3618 I find that logging my workouts on dailymile.com is really helpful for tracking progress and for motivation. It is a real community of like-minded folks; all are there to encourage and people stop and drop you a note if they've noticed you haven't worked out lately. At the end of the week you get a great report. At the end of the year, you get an even better one. There are many other e-tools out there and I'd recommended that to anyone. I find that logging my workouts on dailymile.com is really helpful for tracking progress and for motivation. It is a real community of like-minded folks; all are there to encourage and people stop and drop you a note if they’ve noticed you haven’t worked out lately. At the end of the week you get a great report. At the end of the year, you get an even better one. There are many other e-tools out there and I’d recommended that to anyone.

]]> Comment on Hot flashes and night sweats. Mind over matter? by T. Marsh http://flashfree.me/2011/06/20/hot-flashes-and-night-sweats-mind-over-matter/#comment-3606 T. Marsh Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:53:36 +0000 http://flashfree.wordpress.com/?p=7538#comment-3606 Hot flashes are identical to TUMO, with no control over the triggering of it. TUMO is a yoga that can make you very hot when it's very cold out - it is a regulation of internal body heat - and it can make you very very hot. The flashes even start out and initially spread to the 3 chakras involved in doing Tumo. Not sure if this helps, but try to learn to feel the chakras (heart chakra, then throat and navel chakras) - but do not DO the Tumo. When the flashes start, just STOP them. Hot flashes are identical to TUMO, with no control over the triggering of it. TUMO is a yoga that can make you very hot when it’s very cold out – it is a regulation of internal body heat – and it can make you very very hot. The flashes even start out and initially spread to the 3 chakras involved in doing Tumo. Not sure if this helps, but try to learn to feel the chakras (heart chakra, then throat and navel chakras) – but do not DO the Tumo. When the flashes start, just STOP them.

]]> Comment on Motivating Women…Part 3: New Attitude by Liz http://flashfree.me/2012/02/17/motivating-women-part-3-new-attitude/#comment-3601 Liz Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:38:24 +0000 http://flashfree.me/?p=8820#comment-3601 Hi Kelley. I couldn't agree more. And I loved Shonali's quote about how unselfish it is to take care of oneself. I have truly been inspired by these women this week, so much so that it makes me yearn for similar connections when we were both in our 40s! Hi Kelley. I couldn’t agree more. And I loved Shonali’s quote about how unselfish it is to take care of oneself. I have truly been inspired by these women this week, so much so that it makes me yearn for similar connections when we were both in our 40s!

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