Table Of ContentM AY U M I ' S S E C R E T
Fcking Fab & Fit After 40
Mayumi Muller
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Dedicated to my mother, Toshimi Young, without whom I wouldn’t be where
I am today. You have instilled in me confidence, strength, perseverance,
forgiveness, and love for myself.
Thank you for this!
To my amazing husband, Aaron. You are my rock, my biggest fan, and my
motivator. Without you by my side, none of this would have been possible.
You always inspire me to be better and do better. I love you for that.
To my awesome kiddos, Salina, Sierra, Spencer, Natasha, Jackson, and
Gavin. Thank you all for making me the best mom I can be. You have taught
me the true meaning of patience and unconditional love.
I also want to dedicate this book to all the awesome women I have met in my
lifetime. All of you have taught me lessons good and sometimes not so good.
I have learned from both and will continue to GROW!
NOTE TO READERS
This publication contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is
intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects
addressed. The strategies outlined in this book may not be suitable for every
individual and every situation and are not guaranteed or warranted to produce
any particular results.
This book is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor
the publisher is engaged in rendering medical, legal, financial, or other
professional advice or services. The reader should consult a competent
professional before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing
inferences from it. The author is not a healthcare or medical professional. No
material in this book is intended to be a substitute for professional medical
advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or
other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have
regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new
health care regimen, and never disregard professional medical advice or delay
in seeking it because of something you have read in this book.
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publisher specifically disclaim any responsibility for any liability, loss, or
risk, personal or otherwise, that is incurred as a consequence, directly or
indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.
INVITATION TO LIFESTYLE
MENTORING
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CONTENTS
Title Page
NOTE TO READERS
INVITATION TO LIFESTYLE MENTORING
Introduction
PART I: FOOD
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
MAYUMI’S BEST RECIPES
PART II: FITNESS
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
PART III: BASICS
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
PART IV: SELF-CARE
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Conclusion: It's YOU Time
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
I don’t miss being young.
For all of the very real, scary things that women have spent
thousands of years overcoming, sometimes I wonder if there’s anything
that society wants us to be more afraid of than getting older. Well maybe a
pandemic qualifies.
And every day, we’ve got a million different voices trying to tell us
how to look, how to act, how to dress, when to show skin, when to cover up,
when to speak, when to shut up. It’s almost like they think we’re just here for
everyone else’s enjoyment!
Once we get “old,” they want us to believe we lose our usefulness to
the world. And every product that’s ever marketed to us seems to be about
stopping the clock, going back in time, or making us “young again,” as if our
age is something to be ashamed of.
Well, I’m calling bullshit.
Life Doesn’t End At Middle-Age
My name is Mayumi Muller, and, at the time of this writing, I’m fifty-
two years old. I’m a mother of three and a step-mom of two. I’m also one
half of a power couple (more on that later) that, to date, owns ten businesses
across the Pacific Northwest—but that’s a different book, and my husband
already wrote it.
My story is hardly a conventional one. I was born in Japan in the late
‘60s. My mother is Japanese and my father, who died when I was just
eighteen months old, was black. We moved to the United States when I was
in first grade. We started in San Antonio, Texas, but ultimately wound up in
Seattle, Washington. Despite my mom’s best efforts, I eventually dropped out
of college to pursue a career in modeling, which took me all the way to
Europe, then back to Chicago, and eventually L.A. When I met my first
