A 93-year-old shares her secrets for a long life. She says she feels more like 39.

Chris Mey­er doesn’t preach well­ness trends, spe­cial diets, or mir­a­cle rou­tines. At 93, still inde­pen­dent, styl­ish, and men­tal­ly sharp, she lives by a sim­ple phi­los­o­phy:

👉 Take care of your­self — inside and out — because you’re worth it.

Every­thing she prac­tices is root­ed in her own lived expe­ri­ence, not health books or experts. Here’s what she believes keeps her vibrant at 93:

1. Look Good for Yourself, Not for Anyone Else

Chris believes that appear­ance is direct­ly tied to con­fi­dence and self-respect.

“I don’t do it for any­one else. I hold my self-image and self-worth to the high­est stan­dards.”

She always leaves her apart­ment:

• well dressed
• ful­ly made up
• hair done
• jew­el­ry on
• and her lit­tle dog Mia in her arms

For her, glam­our is moti­va­tion — it reminds her who she is.

2. Your Mind Stays Young When You Stay Interested

Chris doesn’t wor­ry about stay­ing “men­tal­ly fit.”
She sim­ply stays curi­ous.

Her own rit­u­als:

• watch­es the His­to­ry Chan­nel
• reads about new things like AI
• learns how to use new tools
• lis­tens more than she talks
• stays inter­est­ed in sports
• plays games like Canas­ta

Her belief is sim­ple:
“It’s nev­er too late to expand your hori­zons.”

3. Keep Moving — Even If It’s Not Perfect

Her lifestyle isn’t based on fit­ness pro­grams or strict rou­tines.
She just keeps her body active in the ways she can:

• phys­i­cal ther­a­py to keep joints mov­ing
• reg­u­lar mas­sages
• nav­i­gat­ing life inde­pen­dent­ly
• lots of walk­ing
• cook­ing for her­self

She quit golf years ago, but she didn’t stop car­ing for her body.

4. Eat in a Way Your Body Likes — No Diets

Chris is clear: she has nev­er been on a diet.

Her own eat­ing style:

• No break­fast — only cof­fee
• Ear­ly lunch, often eggs
• Ear­ly din­ner, most­ly meat or fish with veg­eta­bles
• Home­made meals
• Drinks at least four 16-ounce glass­es of water dai­ly
• Stays between 127–132 pounds, a weight she feels good in

Her phi­los­o­phy:
👉 Eat light, eat ear­ly, hydrate, keep it sim­ple.

5. Stay Busy — Always Have Something You Love to Do

Chris does not believe in sit­ting still or liv­ing pas­sive­ly.

At 93, she still:

• main­tains a real estate license
• makes jew­el­ry and sells it
• knits
• paints
• attends craft fairs
• social­izes
• stays active in her com­mu­ni­ty

She believes hav­ing hob­bies gives you pur­pose and keeps you emo­tion­al­ly alive.

6. Life Will Hit Hard — But You Keep Going

Her life has not been easy.

She was:

• divorced at 33
• sud­den­ly a sin­gle moth­er
• forced to start work­ing from zero
• dev­as­tat­ed by the loss of her 19-year-old grand­son

And yet:

“You have to keep on going, what­ev­er chal­lenge you face.”

Her resilience is her great­est longevi­ty habit. She doesn’t let tragedy freeze her. She adapts. She keeps mov­ing. She rebuilds.

7. Listen to People — Don’t Dominate the Conversation

This is one of her biggest per­son­al val­ues.

She prefers lis­ten­ing over talk­ing because:

• peo­ple reveal who they are
• you build bet­ter con­nec­tions
• you stay men­tal­ly engaged

She believes lis­ten­ing keeps your mind sharp and your rela­tion­ships strong.

8. Your Mindset Decides Your Age

Chris’s most pow­er­ful belief:

She tru­ly feels 39 — not as a metaphor, but as her actu­al inter­nal age.

When her birth­day cake said 93, she joked about flip­ping the can­dles to 39.
And she meant it.

Peo­ple often think she’s in her 70s.
She believes that’s because she doesn’t men­tal­ly “allow” her­self to feel old.

Her per­son­al mot­to:
👉 “Don’t let the old man in.”

Everything Here Is From Chris Meyer Herself

No out­side advice.
No added the­o­ries.
No gen­er­al health guide­lines.
Just the habits, rou­tines, and atti­tudes she per­son­al­ly lives by.