5 Top Tips for Losing Weight over 50
Fabafterfifty: women over 50
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Article by Dr Khandee Ahnaimugan The most common thing I hear from women over 50 who are trying to lose weight is that diets that used to work (at least in the short-term) in their twenties, thirties and forties stop working once they’re into their fifties. Does this mean that women over 50 can’t lose weight? Absolutely not. What it does mean is that you need to change your approach. Here’s how: 1. Understand what successful weight loss really is. The fact is, as people get older, it takes longer to lose weight. If you’re 53, you can’t expect to lose weight at the same rate as a 23 year old. That might seem like a bad thing, but it’s really not. Because losing weight fast is not the key to success. Losing weight and keeping it off is the real aim. Who cares if someone loses 10 pounds in...
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Top make-up tips to look great over 50 for Summer from Ariane Poole
Article by Ariane Poole I get so many emails and letters from ladies wanting to look great in the summer but because of the heat feel they look wilted rather than wonderful. I would like to share with some of my top tips and products that help me and my Fab After Fifty ladies look cool, calm collected and stunning whatever event you are attending even if it is just lunch with friends or a BBQ. June really kick off the Summer Season of Weddings, Garden Parties, Proms, Summertime Balls , the Races oh I could go on and on. This is a time to look gorgeous but in a very different way to the way we do it in the winter. Keeping your make-up looking great for longer is what it’s all about. Work with the Glow You need to work with the glow. Too much matte at this...
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Does the BBC find our ears offensive now?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Goodness, it seems the BBC now finds our ears offensive – not how they look , but the fact that many of us still dare to use them to listen to Radio One! How dare we! Haven’t we learnt by the time we reach our 50s that Radio One is the preserve of the young? it seems that not only does the BBC want to see us on screen, but they are unhappy if anyone over 55 tunes in to Radio One, as they want to attract a younger demographic. According to an article in the Independent although great efforts are being made to migrate us over to more ‘age appropriate’ stations., far too many of us are still tuning in. It seems it is not for us to decide what radio station we might want to listen to, the powers at the Beeb are deciding...
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What was the Anti-Ageing Show at Olympia really like? My review
Article by Ceri Wheeldon There has been considerable coverage in the press this week about an exhibition held at Olympia last week called ‘the anti-ageing health and beauty show’. I went along , primarily to see if it was an event to consider next year for a new project I am involved in. According to one journalist ‘bits of us are falling apart’ Having read some of the reviews I am starting to wonder if I attended the same event. I had a call from one person asking if I had been to the Botox Festival they had read about in the press held at Olympia and today I read a summary of the show in the Financial Times. According to the FT the 11,300 visitors (me included) don’t ‘like what is happening to us at all’ and ‘bits of us were falling apart’ and we were ‘looking for a...
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How to be an ideal mother-in-law
Article by Cat Williams An ‘interfering mother-in-law’ is one of society’s favourite stereotypes. The term ‘mother-in-law’ sounds negative and criticising even before anything is known about the individual themselves. Mothers and daughters-in-law often find it particularly difficult to get along. What is the secret of those who can overcome the stereotype, and build a friendship with their ‘DIL’? “fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” —Shirley MacLaine The first thing we need to recognise is that we pose a uniquely powerful threat to the self-esteem of our daughter-in-law. As an older woman we could potentially pass judgement on her as a woman, a wife, and a mother, because we might feel that we have ‘been there, done that’, and feel that we either ‘got it right’ or can advise her how to. Our daughter-in-law will be acutely aware of this. Even if we don’t actually say anything judgemental,...
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Does a woman over 50 have to ask a question in the audience of Question Time in order to be on TV?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon I could have hugged the woman in the audience who asked that question at the end of last night’s Question Time. And how true it is . The absence of women over 50 on our screens is a topic we have raised frequently on this website. Of course, being the last, ‘lighter’ question on the show it was met and responded to with humour, but none the less I think the lady who asked the question deserves a medal for getting it debated on such a high profile programme. Is it because men run TV companies? The general consensus of the panel was that things were changing, and that it had been recognised that people wanted to see more mature presenters on TV. It was also suggested that the reason for the absence of women over 50 was that most of the TV channels are run...
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Is Retirement Bad for You?
Article by Jan King What with the Filkin Report ‘Ready for Ageing? published in March, and today’s publication by the Institute of Economic Affairs’ (IEA) new study ‘Work Longer, Live Healthier’, retirement is a hot topic. The two reports dovetail nicely with one another. Filkin found that the fixed retirement age was no longer fit for purpose, and that our understanding of what ‘old’ really means is way out of date. He and his Committee urged governments and companies to do more to encourage flexible working for older workers. Retirement can damage your health The IEA’s report takes Filkin a step further by proving that retirement can damage your health. After the initial euphoria following retirement and that wonderful feeling of being – yippee! – on holiday, the likelihood of being in very good or excellent health decreases by 40% and the likelihood of suffering from clinical depression increases by...
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Is discrimination and short-sightedness at the root of a growing army of unemployed over 50′s?
Article by Dr Lynda Shaw Discrimination and short-sightedness is at the root of a growing army of unemployed over 50’s at a time when the mature workforce need more income. We all know that experience comes with age, but in business, experience is often put to one side because of implied associated higher costs. It is a rather short sighted business model. The problem is compounded by the fact that we are living longer, therefore we need to work longer to pay for our longevity. If we are not being allowed to work as long as we want and are able, there will be serious financial implications globally. The numbers simply don’t stack up. Many over 50s are now being forced to set up their own businesses having been pushed out of the workforce. For many this ends up working well, but for others this means a pattern of home...
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A Moment Of Calm – Poem – In Honour Of Our Girlfriends
Article by Ntathu Allen Blessed selves, and welcome to another Monday; another chance to pause, reconnect and find the magic within. Your weekly Moment of Calm is here for you, to take a few minutes out of your busy day to appreciate your beauty. Today’s Moment of Calm is an inspirational poem, Sistah-Friend, for you to share with your girlfriends. I know from my personal experience that my girlfriends, or sistah-friends as I call my extra close women? Or woman??Friends, have stood the test of time. In today’s Moment of Calm, I invite you to take a moment to pause, reflect on all the fun and in some cases not so fun times you have shared with your female friends and relations. As I write, I am instantly transported back in time, to when my dear brother John unexpectedly died, in 1997. As you can imagine, my parent’s world, and...
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Discovering Your Style Identity in your 50s and beyond
Article by Judith Brady “When you say that a woman has style, what you’re really saying is that she’s true to herself” Nicola Maramotti, MaxMara I love this quote, it sums up what style is all about – a confident expression of who you are, a distinct way of dressing that is completely and uniquely YOU – and it’s incredibly powerful. So how do you get some of this power for yourself? When working with clients, style identity is always my starting point. It’s no good me showing them the best styles and colours for them physically, without first finding out what’s going to really gel with their style persona. Have you ever tried something on and although it fits you well and the colour is flattering, you just don’t feel comfortable and think “it’s not me”? That’s a sign that it’s not reflecting your style identity. Women over 50...
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