Resolution Inspiration from a 92 Year-Old Diva

Jan 10, 2010 by Suzy Ogé    2 Comments    Posted under: Inspiring, Just for fun, Just Life, Women

Are you struggling through the early days of your resolution to lose weight, hit the gym, or “fill in the blank” with any other healthy habit?  Experts say that your odds of succeeding are greater when you make long-term lifestyle changes instead of trying crash diets or other fads.  Sure, that’s obvious, but how long- term are we talking about here?  This 92 year-old woman(not pictured above) sets an example for all of us to follow in thinking long past January!

As the clock ticked toward midnight on New Year’s Eve, the topic of conversation inevitably turned to resolutions.  Mae, a young Filipino Au-Pair, shared diet tips that recently helped her lose a few kilos, but Mae has the look of a skinny fourteen year old girl that couldn’t gain weight if she tried, so none of us reached for a pen or (insert your favorite smart phone here) to take notes.  Mae then mentioned that she was not the Au-Pair for a brood of small children, but one little old lady. Mae caught our attention when she said she was dieting with the old woman, who asks Mae to bring in the scale each week.  When the needle is moving in the wrong direction, she requests salads and fruit to drop the extra kilo(s). Maybe you’ve been clinging to the excuse that it gets too difficult to lose weight after 30, 35, 40, etc., but obviously this woman doesn’t buy into it.

Mae went on to explain the woman’s beauty regime.  Mae applies her make-up every morning and a hairdresser comes to her home weekly as well as a manicurist to have have not only her fingernails done, but her toes polished too.  This woman has not let herself go by any standard, she even wears a girdle every day for good measure!

True at 92, she may have more free time than the rest of us, but this woman has made a life-long commitment to take care of herself.  As I listened to the account of this 92 year-old woman with a beauty routine much more extensive than my own, she instantly became a role model for me in priority-setting, ultra long-term lifestyle changes, and longevity.

How will you go the distance with your resolutions?

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