Are you aging well ?

[fireflymedic]

I think I am, but maybe others might see it different then me

I am on the outside but I cant see my inside but I hope all is well in there

 

[John VN]

One month from today I will be 61. I can walk a half marathon in 2:06:16 a full in 4:56 and am getting faster. I can bicycle 125 miles on a Saturday morning and feel great the rest of the day. Weigh 142 pounds at 5' 9" with an at rest pulse of 36bpm.

I look like a geezer who is as old as dirt and it doesn't bother me.

Be smart, get fit.

 

[Kitty 34]

you are sooooo not the old fat guy

That's because my DH is the old fat guy and I'm the old woman by his side!!!!

 

[Jeafl]

I guess I don't LOOK it, because I've had two different doctors tell me I must have good genes because I don't look anywhere near my real age. I probably look about 10 years younger than I am.

However, I am starting to FEEL older. My short term memory is starting to go, and since I broke the two discs in my back I move much more cautiously, especially first thing in the morning. Hopefully one of these days my back will improve and I'll start to feel a little younger.

 

[Northstar]

According to that freakin' wii fit, no.


I hate that game.....

Me too!! It's the way she says Oh! I'd probably smack her one if she had a face to smack!

Aging right on schedule here. Striving for grace because, as my mom used to tell me, Old age is not for sissies.

 

[hulagirl87]

Me too!! It's the way she says Oh! I'd probably smack her one if she had a face to smack!

I hate that "oh!" it makes me laugh but I take it personally!

And as for me, I will be 36 on Tuesday and I don't think I look my age, but what does 36 really look like? I definitely don't feel my age. I'm still a big kid. Though I have had some grey hairs that I yank out as soon as I see them. No good!

 

[NYEmomma]

I wish I was aging at least a little. I am 26 and get mistaken for 18 or 19 all the time. In fact they always think my cousin who is 3 years younger is older than me. I know in a few years it will be a blessing but it kind of stinks right now.

NOOOOOO!!!!

Don't ever ever ever say that!!

I used to be exactly like you... always mistaken for being significantly younger than what I am. I got married at 21 and when salesmen or politicians would come to our door (for YEARS) they'd ask if my parent's were home.

Then I had my daughter 2 years ago. I was 2 weeks from 28 and I honestly don't know what happened. I mean, I haven't been THAT sleep deprived in the last 2 years but I suddenly look EXACTLY my age. And unfortunately, that was 30 this year.

My skin got all crappy, lost a lot of its firmness, I feel like I can see every single poor now. My hair's got thinner and crappier too... it's so depressing! I have a LOT of gray hair too, though to be fair I've had gray hairs since about 24. My younger brother started getting them young too so it must be a hereditary thing.

 

[goofyernmost]

NOOOOOO!!!!

Don't ever ever ever say that!!

I used to be exactly like you... always mistaken for being significantly younger than what I am. I got married at 21 and when salesmen or politicians would come to our door (for YEARS) they'd ask if my parent's were home.

Then I had my daughter 2 years ago. I was 2 weeks from 28 and I honestly don't know what happened. I mean, I haven't been THAT sleep deprived in the last 2 years but I suddenly look EXACTLY my age. And unfortunately, that was 30 this year.

My skin got all crappy, lost a lot of its firmness, I feel like I can see every single poor now. My hair's got thinner and crappier too... it's so depressing! I have a LOT of gray hair too, though to be fair I've had gray hairs since about 24. My younger brother started getting them young too so it must be a hereditary thing.

Yea, kids will do that to you. You should see me...when my kids were born I was a young man...now I am older than dirt. I can't imagine how that could have happened. Course, that was about 35 years ago. Still!

 

[goofyernmost]

I hate that "oh!" it makes me laugh but I take it personally!

And as for me, I will be 36 on Tuesday and I don't think I look my age, but what does 36 really look like? I definitely don't feel my age. I'm still a big kid. Though I have had some grey hairs that I yank out as soon as I see them. No good!

Oh...don't do that. I did that and now my part is almost 5 inches wide.

 

[mrsheppo]

I think I look my age. I just turned 53 last week. My wrinkles are just mostly under my eyes but hardly any on the rest of my face. I do wish I had taken better care of my skin when I was younger as I have sun damage.

I quit dying my hair about 2 years ago and let it go natural. I have had many people ask where I had my "highlights" done and I tell them that Mother Nature took care of it for me. I am overweight but I recently started exercising.

All in all, I do feel pretty good and can still keep up with my 4 year old DD.

 

[DaKing]

Yup I am aging well. Lack of stress (no kids) and lack of taking daily sun exposure are contributing to that.

 

[Aisling]

I am on the outside but I cant see my inside but I hope all is well in there

When I look at photos of my grandmother at my age I can't believe how old she looked. Not her skin, she had beautiful skin up until the day she died, but just old in a way I find hard to describe. Maybe it was the clothes she wore, like an old gramma at age 50.

I think no matter how much we think we aren't aging well, we're sure aging better than the people a half century ago. Even our mindsets are different. When a man or woman reached 50, they started acting, well, old. These days 50 is nothing.

 

[lakelandgal70]

Am I aging well? Probably say not so much......

 

[powellrj]

When I look at photos of my grandmother at my age I can't believe how old she looked. Not her skin, she had beautiful skin up until the day she died, but just old in a way I find hard to describe. Maybe it was the clothes she wore, like an old gramma at age 50.

I think no matter how much we think we aren't aging well, we're sure aging better than the people a half century ago. Even our mindsets are different. When a man or woman reached 50, they started acting, well, old. These days 50 is nothing.

People did look older years ago. Watch old movies and its amazing how young these actors were!