It’s as simple fact of life that retiring ends up being a nightmare for many people. Especially if they lose their husband or wife soon after retirement, they often simply lose their will to live and become dark, oppressed beings who get no joy from life. That is such a sad scenario. Luckily it’s not inevitable. Dating could be fun no matter how old you are.

The first thing that you should attend to is your self confidence. A good beginning is to get rid of the couple of extra kilos that you gained during the last few years. If you want to know how to lose fat: there is no magical formula. Do the simple things first by cutting your calorie intake and exercising more.

The secret of losing weight is in the first place self discipline. Keep in mind the end result – not just a slimmer you but a slimmer you with an attractive member of the opposite sex at your side. So get rid of the fattening foods and desserts in your refrigerator. Perhaps the best option is not to try this all one your own. Join one of the numerous slimming clubs in your area. The ones where you have to get weighed every week and then explain why you picked up weight. Peer pressure with a vengeance!

This can serve a dual purpose: many of these slimming clubs accept members from both sexes. Are you getting my point? Joining such a club might be the ideal opportunity of meeting someone who has the same purpose in life as you: losing weight and meeting someone interesting. If you are a gentleman you could even wear a black sport watch to one of these meetings – the ladies love them.

Apart form eating less you should of course still exercise more. Now don’t go overboard with this. You just want to lose weight and get a date – you don’t want to kill yourself. If you haven’t exercised in many years, simply start by talking a long walk once or twice a day. Then perhaps increase the pace a bit and jog 100m before walking for 100m again. Sooner or later you will be able to jog the whole distance.

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.

With a little perseverance you will soon be much fitter than before, have lost a lot of weight and who knows, gained a new life partner in the process. If that doesn’t happen, you will at least have so much fun on the way that you will forget to be lonely.