For the 40ish ladies

[Tea Please]

How are you doing physically? I'm 44 and I feel some things are staring to go, sort of like a used car. Little things I used to take for granted, I can't see as well as I used to, I can't stay up for Letterman anymore, my body doesn't bounce back from normal sickness like it used to. Case in point, pretty much the entire month of August I had an infection which three doctors gave me three different diagnosis...shingles, staph infection and another one that escapes right now. I still am drained from that

Are you noticing little things too?

 

[alli'smom]

I know what you mean. Just turned 40 this year and things aren't the same.
Suddenly I need reading glasses. I just thought my arms were getting shorter! Not thrilled with being 40! (Maybe it's just got to do with the name)

Anne

 

[Christine]

I'm 41 (almost 42) and have been noticing little things for awhile. But now the little things are getting bigger.

For instance, around my eyes, it is REALLY starting to look "wrinkly." Part of that has to do with me having a thin face and I never carry extra "fluff" in that area no matter how heavy I am.

I am gaining weight in my stomach and I NEVER used to do that.

As for general health--I find that I get very fatigued after exercise, when I never used to. I have never been able to recently get used to an exercise routine. I always feel worn out.

I don't have the boundless energy to run all over town all weekend. I used to get up and shop all day, then go out to dinner, then a movie or something. Now, just a few hours at the mall will make me feel useless.

It's probably not as bad as it sounds, but I definitely notice a difference.

 

[snoopy]

Oh I hear ya. My mother was NOT kidding when she said things start going south once you hit 40.

Today I woke up with a limp. Not sure why. I've learned not to automatically think its cancer or worse, and find comfort in the fact that I'm 40-something. Hows that for positive thinking?!

 

[meandtheguys2]

42 here. Bi-focals, and my face is slowly falling! It startles me to see it sometimes!

 

[Serena]

Yeah, I'm noticing.

 

[Mercy]

48 here... I don't feel bad, but I do feel a little more tired and wake up with little aches and pains, not much to speak of, but they are there. The eyes, yup they went at 40 and are getting progressively worse, I have a tri-focal progressive lens now. My skin though is still pretty good, have to chalk that up to good genes. I'm also noticing changes in my "monthly" also.

 

[Buckalew11]

LOL! After recovering from "old lady neck" last week and feeling the pain in my low back from playing tennis 2 days last week, yes, I'm feeling 40!!
I now have wrinkles to go with my occasional zit and I went for my physical a few weeks ago and he talked about "being 40" a lot and I had my first EKG. Geez...they won't let you forget how old you are, that is for sure!

Otherwise, being 40 is fabulous. I have enjoyed my year so far.

 

[diskids2]

Things are a changin' for sure! Bi focals - you betcha - I wear contacts and now I wear glasses anyway so I can see the small print. My shoulder is always aching, my hair is turning gray - I even have a gray eyebrow hair!

Ladies - we better keep our positive attitudes or who knows what else we may loose!

 

[NMAmy]

I'm 42 and I've started noticing things as well (although DH is 53 and tells me I have nothing to complain about, it's just going to get worse! )

If I sit in the same position too long, my body seems to want to stay that way. I can't hop right up and have everything end up where it's supposed to be without a lot of creaking around the knee area. I've got problems with my neck, have to dye my hair, and my teeth leave a lot to be desired. Well, I guess it's better than the alternative!

 

[imsorry]

almost 48 here: Lately I see my mother when I look in the mirror!

I have gained 8 pounds in the past year - I don't know why and I can't get rid of it. My roots are no longer dark - they are gray. Everything hurts all the time.

This is too depressing.................

 

[Renysmom]

I guess you can add me to the 40's club. I will be 44 in one month and I definiately don't have the energy I once had, I must color my hair now and exercise is harder than ever. Contacts and now reading glasses.

Oh well, could be worse, I could be 50 Only kidding to those lovely members of the 50's club, I know I am there shortly.

 

[bjgrazi]

Soon to be 43 here (did I just admit that?) I feel great! I don't stay up as late, but I feel really good and to add, I'm 2 months pregnant. Maybe that has something to do with it. I just feel the best ever.

 

[Figment22]

And I thought I was the only one.

 

[Christine]

Soon to be 43 here (did I just admit that?) I feel great! I don't stay up as late, but I feel really good and to add, I'm 2 months pregnant. Maybe that has something to do with it. I just feel the best ever.

Hmmm...so that's the secret? Getting pregnant!!! HA. No thanks.

But I will say, the two times I was pregnant I felt the BEST I had ever felt. Such a sense of well-being.

 

[jody]

I'm 44 and feeling it. I have to color my hair, no reading glasses yet but if the light's not good I definitely can't read as easily as I used to. Had to stop exercising for months because of a knee injury so I put on a few pounds around the middle. Now, no matter how much I use the treadmill I can't seem to take the weight off. Had my gallbladder out a year and a half ago and I'm having lots of "female" problems.

The women in my family often live into their 80's. I wonder what I'll feel like in 40 years.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Turned 40 in Feb. I love being 40. I like rediscovering myself and being more confident.

My body however is falling apart. Mainly my teeth and skin oh and reflux. blaaah....Almost forget the teenager...driving me crazy.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

You all are not helping my rotten mood today with all this old talk! Or maybe it is helping my mood by helping me realize that I'm not the only one who's falling apart!

I'm 44yo, will be 45 in December.

In general I'm doing ok, however, I do need bifocals. When I got my new glasses almost a year ago I was on the borderline for bifocals, but I really need them now. My migraines have gotten so much worse the last few years. Those wrinkles are getting harder to ignore. I have an extra 10 (or so) pounds that I need to drop and it's so much harder to lose weight than it was in the past.

I still have quite a bit of energy. Not as much as I used to have, but a lot more than my DH. I think that is in the genes because my sister and I can so outdo everyone else in the family when we are at WDW (and she's 17 years my senior).

The worst part is knowing tht menopause is just around the corner and I feel my moods are showing it.

Hmmm, that's about it.

 

[WeirdEyes]

I'll be 41 next month. I'm getting those little wrinkles around my eyes when I smile. I don't like 'em! My doctor also tells me I have a back of a 70 year old. Now, how did THAT happen? Also, I find it much, much harder to lose weight! It has taken me 2 years to lose 50 lbs. I'm also noticing other "female" changes that I won't mention here as they are TMI. It ain't pretty!

 

[KimR]

Oh my goodness, you all are depressing me! I am in my 40s and I honestly don't feel any different than I did in my 20s. My mother was the same way, though, so maybe it's hereditary. Now that I think about it, my Grandparents were very healty and active all the way through their 80s and didn't start slowing down until they reached their 90s so maybe there is something to that. Or maybe I'll just wake up one day and it'll all hit me at once