“Last september I looked over 40, even 50. This september, people tell me I look like I’m in my 20s. No surgery. No shortcuts. Just habits, energy, and clarity that changed my body — and even my face. Let me show you how.”
This was me in September last year: tired, older, like someone around 50 instead of 40. That’s when I finally realized how much I had overlooked myself. And I decided: it’s time to invest in me.
I tried one Thermage treatment in September (radiofrequency tightening) and one PicoSure laser in November. By March, I looked better — but still close to my chronological age.
From March on, I shifted everything. I changed my mindset. I changed my focus — from only my kids to also myself. I chose to take good care of me.
And this is me this September: fresh, lively, and much younger than my age. My skin glows, my eyes are bright, and my expression is open and full of energy.
Here is my real secret to anti-aging:
- Skin treatment
I believe skin treatments account for only about 10% of anti-aging.
They help — but just a little.
My Thermage treatment improved skin texture. My laser treatment removed some dark spots. But the effect was limited, short-lived and only at the surface level.
And let’s be honest — they are expensive. I could do them because I know how to invest. But without the foundation of a healthy lifestyle, they are just a waste of money.
The truth is: when you combine treatments with lifestyle changes, you multiply the results.
“That’s when I realized: if I wanted real, lasting anti-aging, I couldn’t rely on treatments alone. The real secret had to come from my lifestyle — from the way I live, think, and care for myself every single day.”
habits
- Weight Training
I went to the gym every day for one hour after waking up around 6. I started with machines, and then moved to free weights.
Weight training became my gateway habit. It didn’t just build physical strength — it built mental strength. It taught me discipline, focus, and resilience — lessons that carried over into every other area of my life.
- Quitting Sugar
In April, I quit added sugar completely and avoided snacks or processed food. I switched my carbohydrates from bread to sweet potato and oatmeal.
The results were visible: my body fat dropped from 28% in April to 21% now.
I believe my healthy diet played a vital role in transforming not only my body, but also my energy and confidence.
- Walking
I began enjoying peaceful mornings, and I noticed the great surge of energy that comes right after sunrise. Gradually, I developed the habit of morning walks.
Here’s my step count this year: starting from March, I slowly increased from 9,000 → 10,000 → 15,000 steps over the last three months.
This change played a vital role in my body transformation. But walking became more than exercise — it became meditation for me.
In the past, I struggled with self-worth. I feared the uncertainty of the future. My mind often replayed negative emotions from my life.
But during my morning walks, as I deliberately appreciated the flowers, the trees, the wind, the sky, and the birds, something changed. I began to heal myself.
I shifted my inner frequency from self-doubt and scarcity → to appreciation, self-compassion, and love.
- Love
It started with loving nature on my walks. Then, in May, I fell in love with someone. He was distant to me, and now we have no contact — but it’s okay. I still love him.
Because love doesn’t need possession.
From there, I expanded my love — to myself, to life, and to the world. The more I love, the more energy I generate inside of me.
I discovered a truth: loving gives more energy than being loved.
Love is not limited to a person. It is an act of giving, a sign of inner abundance. And when love flows out of inner abundance, it doesn’t drain you — it creates even more energy.
- Writing. As I changed my body gradually, I realized it was time to also rewire my brain.
Alongside meditation, I began writing every day starting in July.
Writing with authenticity gave me the chance to face my emotions directly. On the page, I confronted my sadness, my longing, my fears. I also captured the ideas that felt most alive in me each day.
In just two months, I wrote 49 posts.
Each time I finished a piece, I cleared away a little more doubt, and I gained a little more clarity. Writing became my mirror — reflecting my inner world back to me — and step by step, it brought me into deeper alignment with myself.
sumer up
Treatments gave me maybe 10% improvement.
But these five habits gave me 90%.
Together, they didn’t just change my face —
they transformed my body, my energy, and my soul aliveness.
That is my true anti-aging formula.
Most people rely on makeup, fashion, or treatments. But none of those can cover a tired soul.
I chose to cultivate body + mind + emotions + spirit until they began to shine together.
And this post is my love to the world — to show you that anything is possible, if you are willing to change.