fao people in their 40's,50's+

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how have things changed for you personally in mind and body over the last decade. the reason i ask is that i am 31 now and can relate far better to people who are 41 than are 21, which if you'd have asked me 10 years ago, is something i thought would never have happened. how is one's outlook at 40 compared to 30? with all due respect, when i was 20, i thought 40 was game over and that by 30 i should have been married with kids, i no longer have this opinion and feel far better physically and mentally now than i did at 20. i thought people in their early 40's didn't have fun but there's people i know of that age leading a far more exciting life than me!
 
Being 40 is cool, loads of money, loads of spare time in which to spend it, no-one telling you what to do, wear, act and so on.

Also you can look down on everyone under 40 as being a kid who doesn't know any better....:p

I was really active until 35ish, then pilled on loads of weight. At 40 I decided that the weight was going and have lost 7 stone in 7 months...feeling good, and gonna get my fitness back to pre-35 levels pretty soon.
 
I'm 36, and can look back and wish I spent my twenties how I'm living now - despite my twenties being very rock 'n' roll. Was a waste of time really! And I don't feel different to how I used to, I just feel more confident.... just better.

I agree with Castiel about looking at younger people in a "don't worry lad, you'll grow up soon.." way :)
 
Well I'm 54 now and to be honest I've a lot more miserable outlook on life in general these days than I did 10 years ago. I also have a far greater temper than I used to. I never gave it much thought until my wife just brought it up out of the blue one day.

I suppose it's the feeling of not having a great deal to look forward to. I'm years away from retirement, and I'm getting fatter, slower, lazier and no younger.

But that's just me of course, I'm sure I don't speak for the majority. At least I've not started with the hair loss just yet.
 
I miss clubbing and socializing with large groups of friends, kids tend to put paid to regularly seeing your old mates as much. I don't miss all the pretentious rubbish that goes with being younger, I love not caring about style trends, the latest cool things etc, that's very refreshing.
 
I don't half seem to pee a lot more at 43 than I did at 33, and after 40 you get x10 as grumpy every year and you body aches and strains a lot more too. You also have a very impressive pile of keys you have acquired over the decades that you have no idea about but keep them in case you ever need them for something.
 
Well I'm only 30 but my outlook on life is a night and day difference than 5 years ago. I do not wish to be 20 again. If a magical fairy offers me the chance to be 20 again and start over, I'd tell her to stick it. From 20 - 30 it was trench warfare. Two jobs, poverty, saving like an animal to pay my mortgage. At 30 I have my mortgage paid, my car paid, a few investments kicking about and life is generally more relaxed and enjoyable. Long may it last!
 
Castiel said:
I was really active until 35ish, then pilled on loads of weight. At 40 I decided that the weight was going and have lost 7 stone in 7 months...feeling good, and gonna get my fitness back to pre-35 levels pretty soon.
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That's great going, man! What diet are you on?
 
doofer said:
You also have a very impressive pile of keys you have acquired over the decades that you have no idea about but keep them in case you ever need them for something.
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This is true, every man over 35 also has a short multi coloured stick in the garage/shed somewhere used for stiring freshly opened tins of paint :)

Oh yes... Life after 40 is rock and roll... ;)

Actually i quite enjoy being grumpy in a "Top Gear presenter" sort of way. Something about hitting 40 and having a degree of experience, independence and confidence that means "I just don't have to put up with this **** anymore" :D
 
I will be 45 this year. :)

I am definately more comfortable with myself, I don't feel the need to see life as a competitive sport anymore, I just go with the flow and enjoy life. I am less concerned with how others perceive me as well.

I can't say I've noticed the car insurance price drops though, it still seems to creep up a little every year. :(
 
I'm 46 and life hasn't gone to plan due to divorce and redundancy - had a comfortable life with a nice house, stable job, new car etc but now have nothing again. Finished a full time degree last summer, but haven't been able to get a job - not sure if my age has anything to do with that or not.
I think I'm calmer now than I was when younger - I've been through quite a bit, and don't get so wound up by petty things now. I'm still into gaming and music, and felt quite at home at University despite being over twice the age of most of my course mates - in some ways I had more in common with them than a lot of people my own age.

One thing is for sure, don't take anything in life for granted, as it doesn't take much for it all to go pear shaped !
 
late 40s here, still do the 8 hour walks and the long surf sessions ,think loads of exercise does the trick physical wise .
you know know sometimes your holiday gets better towords the end ? im thinking getting older can be like this ,feel sort of mellow a lot of the time :cool:
 
I'm 56 and feel more relaxed about most things. I don't give a kipper's dick about how people perceive me, I can dress as I like and in general, just be me.
One thing that gets on my nerves is how ignorant young people are about the simplest of things in life and the way some of them expect life to be easy.
My life isn't exciting but I'm much more tolerant and easy going than when I was 25. :)
 
Forde said:
That's great going, man! What diet are you on?
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A low fat, high protein diet with plenty of skimmed milk and loads of exercise mainly swimming and gym work.

My old PT instructor in the Marines is my personal trainer, it was pretty hard to begin with (I was 27st) but is loads easier now I have shifted the weight.

I eat a protein rich breakfast, Scrambled Eggs and Porridge normally. A light lunch of Chicken, fruit and some ryvita or something similar and a dinner again of pasta/rice and low fat meat/protein. I have a takeaway evening once a month where the family get to choose whatever, be it Pizza or Mcdonalds or Chinese.

I weighed 27st in July. I now (as of this morning) weigh in at 19st 11lbs.

My target is 14.5St by Jan next year.

The secret was my mindset, I basically treated my weight as the enemy which had to be defeated. Once I removed that comfort zone I had gotten into over my weight, it has been mentally easy, although physically hard. Having a RSM PT instructor screaming at you 3 days a week kind of motivates you somewhat as well.

I no longer get tired during the day, I have better concentration levels and my energy levels are sky high.
 
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