Star Struck Style

I’m in the midst of the grandfather of all of the planetary returns: my second Saturn return. As a wise, old Capricorn, I can deal with the idea that nothing is happening fast enough for me lately. I have the patience of a saint, and I understand how important it is to play the waiting game when my horoscope looks like this. For that reason, I haven’t been eager to embark upon any new projects. However, during last week’s new moon I decided to address the elephant in the room: my current weight.

My weight has barely changed since I lost a little of my pandemic flab. Still, it hasn’t been where I would like it to be. When I started this blog in 2016, I was very happy with the numbers I saw when I got on the scale. Then I lost the retail job that had me on my feet all day. Things started to change around that time.

I have tried to address the issue numerous times with varying degrees of success. In 2024, I was actually hampered by a few injuries unrelated to my part-time career as a fitness trainer — something I really haven’t dealt with before. But between making some changes to my routine and actually seeking professional help in the form of physiotherapy, I’m starting to feel as if those problems are behind me. With gardening season coming to an end, I’m ready to focus my energy on my workouts once again.

But that isn’t the only thing I need to address. I am a chronic snacker when I’m active. I figure I can afford it just as long as my weight isn’t going up. The problem is that my body is just getting squishier with age. I suppose that I need to recognize that, and I feel as if Saturn is trying to tell me something. Maybe the fitness regimen I had during my first Saturn return isn’t appropriate for a guy going through his second Saturn return. Perhaps the diet I had when I was twenty-nine isn’t the diet I should be following now that I’m fifty-eight.

I need to make some changes right now. This is the right time of year for me to do that, and I honestly can say that this rare alignment of planets is pointing me in the right direction. I know exactly what I need to do. I just need to do it. When I revisit this post a year from now, I want to be able to say that I understood what the planets were trying to tell me, and that I took their advice seriously.

Wish me luck . . .