How To Turn Dating After Retirement Into The Pleasure It Should Be:

Why does one find that retiring is the end of their world to so many people? Especially those who lose a life partner soon after going into retirement often just lose their zest for life and turn into depressed, lonely beings just waiting for God. That is all so unnecessary. Dating after retirement can be the start of an exciting new period in your life.

Your very first step should be to build your self confidence a bit. Start off by emptying your refrigerator. That’s right. There’s no way you will lose weight with all the rich foods and even richer desserts hidden in there – anyone who knows anything about how to lose fat will tell you that. And losing weight can be a major confidence booster. Then also get some exercise.

Now there are many ways to take in less calories. You don’t necessary have to eat less. You just have to eat better. Get rid of the fatty foods and the 5kg boxes of ice cream in your refrigerator. If you ever want to date again, you need some self discipline! The best option is not even to try it alone. Join a slimming club. They go under various names, but the principle is sound: if you pick up weight you have to confess to other people why.

Joining such a club can of course be useful in more than one way. Often these clubs accept both male and female members. Can you see where I am going with this? At these meetings will be hordes of gentlemen and ladies who might be a little plump right now, but they are on the right track to lose a lot of weight. And believe me, many of them are, just like you, keeping an open mind should the right person coming along who wants to be more than a slimming partner. Ladies: watch out for the guy with a black sport watch. He’s wearing it for one reason only: to impress someone like you!

Eating less is unfortunately not enough. You should get more exercise. Now don’t overdo it – you don’t want to get killed you only want to get slim. If it’s been years since you last exercised, do things in moderation. Simply take a long walk in the mornings and perhaps again just before sunset. That’s when most other singles go for a walk. Be sure to take walks where there are things to talk about, like near a small lake with birds. Then talk about it – to someone else who’s also taking a walk.

An ever better option is to invite one of your fellow members at the club to walk with you. Not just any fellow member, of course. Invite the one you think has the most potential to become more than a walking partner. Perhaps you could become jogging partners later on. Who knows. Don’t be shy. Shy is for a 16 year old with acne problems.

It might take more than one walking partner and even more than one slimming club to reach your final goal, but the fun is after all in the journey, not in the destination.