GAZELLE PUBLISHER’S NOTE
As women, we put ourselves under so much pressure to be physically perfect. As I get
older, I am slowly beginning to accept that my stomach may never be as firm as it was
at age eighteen. And that inevitably, my skin will develop those lines and wrinkles that
I find fascinating on faces of women I admire. My focus is slowly shifting from striving
for physical perfection to really understanding the importance of living a healthy
lifestyle and being emotionally and spiritually strong.
What I love most about the women featured in this health and fitness issue is that they
have made a choice to look good, while being healthy and focusing on wellness. They
too continue to work on loving what they may perceive as imperfections.
My hope is that when you read their stories and messages, you walk away with a
renewed sense of what being healthy and fit really means. For me, it means feeling
a sense of overall peace and happiness with who I am and the choices I have made.
It means making good choices when it comes to nutrition, not necessarily to lose
weight, but to maintain and sustain my body and mind. I struggle sometimes, but
overall, one step at a time, I am on my way to a healthier me.
If you would like to share your story with me for consideration as a future feature,
email me at [email protected]. Y can also find me on Facebook and Twitter.
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Also check out Gazelle STL’s new sister publication, Gazelle W
est. The bi-monthly
magazine is distributed in St. Charles County and features stories about savvy, sassy,
sophisticated women who live west of the Blanchette Bridge.
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Cillah Hall
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
GAZELLE STL