“I exercise more now than I did 20 years ago—and I’ve lost 130 pounds. I am told I look like I’m in my midthirties, not the forty-something I really am.” 

“My skin looks better today, but I do work at it: retinoids (Rx and over the counter), sunscreen, regular exfoliation, high-end moisturizers. I also walk regularly, kickbox, take vitamins and drink lots of water—and I recently discovered green drinks.” 

“I started to lighten my hair and prefer it. I figured out I was really a blonde in a brunette’s body.” 

“I actually appreciate the little ‘extra’ me I have now; I have more curves.” 

“I don’t believe attitude can be stressed enough during this thing called aging. I may not be as fleet of foot as I once was, but when I wake up in the morning, I’ve never been more comfortable.”
 

“I can’t say that I look better than I did at 25. That was more than half a lifetime ago, and no one can escape the natural effects of time passing. But I have so much more perspective and less concern about what other people think of me or my looks. I also don’t fall prey to quick fixes or so-called miracles. I believe your looks reflect what you eat, how much you move, how much sleep you get and how deeply you love.” 

 “I like my hair more now. I’ve recently grown it to shoulder length after having short hair for decades. Midlife crisis? Who cares. It suits me.”

“I finally quit dyeing my hair the year I turned 50. It looked so good that I didn’t just wish I’d let the gray grow out sooner—I wished I’d never colored it in the first place.” 

“I stopped fighting my natural curls and cut my hair short-short. I love it—it’s so freeing.” 

“My look-better-with-age secret: I read More instead of Cosmo.”

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