Things you've noticed as you're getting older?

WantoN said:
running took the worst toll on my body (selective snipping)
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I started running in 1999 when I was 41 and did my first Marathon 4 months later.
I did lots of Marathons/half Marathons up to 2011 and now in 2017 at 59 I can hardly walk.
I'm now on the waiting list for two new knees and my hips are also crippled with arthritis.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
I started running in 1999 when I was 41 and did my first Marathon 4 months later.
I did lots of Marathons/half Marathons up to 2011 and now in 2017 at 59 I can hardly walk.
I'm now on the waiting list for two new knees and my hips are also crippled with arthritis.
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Jeeeez!!! I've never liked running anyway, but it just proves what I always knew, its bad for ya :D At least your heart didn't pack in before now...
 
Sex -- Forgot to add it to my last post - I thought I am never giving this up - Forgot you need to be "Forever young" -- Sex is now a number between 5 and 7 :rolleyes:

Glad I never took up running.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
I started running in 1999 when I was 41 and did my first Marathon 4 months later.
I did lots of Marathons/half Marathons up to 2011 and now in 2017 at 59 I can hardly walk.
I'm now on the waiting list for two new knees and my hips are also crippled with arthritis.
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Too much high impact cardio will ruin your knees yes
 
Im a frustrated 35 year old, married with 2 kids.

  • My face is starting to show the cracks of age and the furrows on my brow are deeper than ever
  • The younger they are the more offended they seem to be by me
  • The need to find something new and exciting to experience seems to build more and more every day
  • Money has less and less value. I mean i feel i am not being paid enough for what i do!
  • Stress levels seem to increase from all directions, kids, wife, work, family. Most likely the cause of point 1
  • The feeling of being sucked into a place that there seems to be no escape from to be yourself (family life)
  • The constant pressure of having to please others
  • Emotion generally is not as raw as it used to be
  • Looking back at previous years and wondering where it all went wrong
  • The constant compromise of general existence
  • The feeling of rather being at work than at home
  • Needing to have a strong drink at least once a day
  • Still wanting to go out with my mates but every time is a full on battle with the wife that ends in feeling guilty about being out so you cant enjoy yourself anyway
  • Constantly looking back and considering poor life choices
  • The increasing amount of expense needed for increasing amounts of Birthdays and the dread and pressure of Christmas every year
  • Checking the increasing value of the bills account and wondering where all the thousands of pounds go each month
  • The impending doom of old age in general. Will i ever get through my bucket list? Will i get to 70 and realise ive wasted 40 years of my life or something
  • Sex drive is higher than ever and the need to empty my balls daily is quickly turning into a possible 2 times daily. The wife is going the other way
  • The ability to switch off from it all and dull emotions seems easier than ever
  • I can get by easily with 4 - 6 hours kip daily which is a good thing because i only get to do my thing between 10pm and 2am
Excellent, i feel so much better now!! Anyone else? haha
 
Roar87 said:
Too much high impact cardio will ruin your knees yes
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I don't think it's as black and white as that, there's runners I know in their 70's who've been doing it most of their lives and their knees are fine, genetics, gait, diet, footwear, stretching, recovering properly from any injuries and a whole host of other stuff can play into it.
 
I won't mention the obvious things (nose hair), but one thing I've noticed is that I like a broader range of women when I did when I was in my early twenties (now thirties). Looks still play a major role, but attraction is more about energy, enthusiasm and adventure.
 
azazl187 said:
Im a frustrated 35 year old, married with 2 kids.

  • My face is starting to show the cracks of age and the furrows on my brow are deeper than ever
  • The younger they are the more offended they seem to be by me
  • The need to find something new and exciting to experience seems to build more and more every day
  • Money has less and less value. I mean i feel i am not being paid enough for what i do!
  • Stress levels seem to increase from all directions, kids, wife, work, family. Most likely the cause of point 1
  • The feeling of being sucked into a place that there seems to be no escape from to be yourself (family life)
  • The constant pressure of having to please others
  • Emotion generally is not as raw as it used to be
  • Looking back at previous years and wondering where it all went wrong
  • The constant compromise of general existence
  • The feeling of rather being at work than at home
  • Needing to have a strong drink at least once a day
  • Still wanting to go out with my mates but every time is a full on battle with the wife that ends in feeling guilty about being out so you cant enjoy yourself anyway
  • Constantly looking back and considering poor life choices
  • The increasing amount of expense needed for increasing amounts of Birthdays and the dread and pressure of Christmas every year
  • Checking the increasing value of the bills account and wondering where all the thousands of pounds go each month
  • The impending doom of old age in general. Will i ever get through my bucket list? Will i get to 70 and realise ive wasted 40 years of my life or something
  • Sex drive is higher than ever and the need to empty my balls daily is quickly turning into a possible 2 times daily. The wife is going the other way
  • The ability to switch off from it all and dull emotions seems easier than ever
  • I can get by easily with 4 - 6 hours kip daily which is a good thing because i only get to do my thing between 10pm and 2am
Excellent, i feel so much better now!! Anyone else? haha
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If you could turn back the clock, would you do it?

I'm glad I didn't have kids, but I've always known I didn't want them. For many of the reasons you describe...
 
@FishLicker Have to agree with yoru point about kids these days being so soft it's pathetic. The "I'm entitled to" generation **********. Kids at 19 and 20 were going to die on the battlefield fighting Nazism and today's youth are offended at anything from the comfort of their safe place.

@azazl187 Also have to agree about the sex thing. Wife isn't interested much (twins probably saw to that) but I'm the opposite. I'd never cheat on her but daum, a man has needs and a marriage needs intimacy as a glue to hold it together.
 
DXP55 said:
Sex -- Forgot to add it to my last post - I thought I am never giving this up - Forgot you need to be "Forever young" -- Sex is now a number between 5 and 7 :rolleyes:
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Jeez, that’s a blinding Chinese take-away,
egg foo yung and a portion of # 6 please.
 
something daft already!! said:
I too face the phenomenon. I used to be able to sleep for England. 9-10 hours a night. Now I wake up after 6-7 hours and am ready for the day. I do tend to nod off in front of the TV a lot now though too.
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I was always a big sleeper, but certainly I need about 8-9 hours. Which is the opposite of what is suppose to happen as you get older. Likewise getting up in the night use the toilet. Used to do this all the time when younger, now it just depends on weather I've been out drinking or not.
 
Ayahuasca said:
I don't think it's as black and white as that, there's runners I know in their 70's who've been doing it most of their lives and their knees are fine, genetics, gait, diet, footwear, stretching, recovering properly from any injuries and a whole host of other stuff can play into it.
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I agree.
Some people are made to run and others aren't - I wasn't made to run and now I'm suffering.
 
Lost all interest in sport, I occasionally glance over the internet footy results on a sat evening, that's about it.

Haven't watched telly since about 2003, apart from the odd thing when visiting relis etc. but I seem even further detached from any sort of popular culture these days, aside from Music. I literally know nobody who's mega famous let alone all these half wit Z listers that everyone bleats on about most of the day.

Used to be really interested in cars, massively so - three or four clubs, group meets, track days the whole lot. Lost all interest in cars about 10 years ago, aside from a lottery win I'll probably not bother.

Don't get social media, never have, but it seems to be running the world more and more as the days pass.

TBH most things seem worse instead of better, I thought life would get easier as I got older but it seems about the same or slightly harder. Just ticking off the days until I can jack work in is about the only thing I look forward to.

Oh and I've never had to get up in the night for the toilet, I'm bang out like a light until I have to get up, or at the weekend 10 hours or more if I'm lucky. Any less than 7.5 hours on a week night and I'm an absolute wreck the next day.
 
42 here:

Nasal and ear hair; by gum it grow's quick!
Waistline - 33", aim to be back to 32". I vowed in my twenties to never grow a gut. The thought of not seeing my manhood when I go for a pee, is just wrong.
Hair loss - When losing in your twenties - mortifying and I feel for guy's who are in the same situation as I found myself. Whereas now. Whilst I would love a full head of hair. I don't give a toss as it will never will happen.
I am comfortable in my own skin, proud of my accomplishments, I was an idiot in my youth, and only in my thirties a recovery plan took place.
Waking up early and time appears to go quicker as you grow older; it is true.

Would I change anything?

The pressures on the younger generation when I was a kid; Never. Still, whenever I meet certain types, there is always someone who owns a bigger home, career or married with 'beautiful' kids. Ah well.
I was a numpty in my twenties, I wince when looking back at the memories. Nowadays I make a mistake, it is usually an informed decision - so no regrets.
 
ha! I used to be incredibly fit, now I am really not. I need to get back to where I was!

But a lot of the stuff on this thread sing with me! I can see myself being the stupid uncle who has no idea about the stuff that is on trend!
 
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