When did you accept you were old? And act accordingly?

[Anonymous]

I think it was in my early 50's. I'm not sure. What was the question?

[Anonymous]

I just turned 60. Physically I feel great, hit the gym 5x a week and can ski for five days straight no problem.

Mentally that zero birthday gave me the uneasy feeling that options have closed off and the end is, if not in sight, at least a lot closer.

Sexually I feel like I might as well give up. If you’re single in your 60s who will want you no matter how fit you are?

[Anonymous]

I'm 57 and basically don't exercise. (I'm the OP of a recent post about how to stick with and exercise program when you have ADHD)

I am an elementary school teacher and frequently get down on the floor with the kids - or at least, I used to do that frequently. In the past 5 years I have totally stopped. I just get stuck down there, and feel really old and creaky trying to get up! I also have to squat a lot at home since I care for a disabled person. It's TIRING and I try to avoid it. I'm so old!

Recently, though, I started doing just 5 minutes a day of strength training exercises - 5 minutes arms and 5 minutes for legs. After just 2 weeks, I noticed I can squat again, and get back up, no problem! It's made a big improvement in my life, just building a little more muscle back into my legs. And, now that I *can* get up from the floor, I am squatting again more, so I will use those muscles even more.

So all this is to say - yes, I feel old, but if there are activities you still want to be able to do, it might make sense to train more so you can still do them.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand why your kids want you to keep getting Botox and fillers until they’re done with college. That’s weird. What does it have to do with them?

[Anonymous]

I am 55 and just joined a gym. It has made me realize that there is so much more to staying shape then steps! Balance flexibility strength Yikes! Yoga classes...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why your kids want you to keep getting Botox and fillers until they’re done with college. That’s weird. What does it have to do with them?

That's super weird and it has nothing to do with them.

I'm 70. I still hike, kayak, dance, and ride horses. But I used to love spicy horses and now I realize that I don't bounce anymore. My autoimmune disorder slows me down more than my age.

I have never gotten Botox or fillers and don't intend to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand why your kids want you to keep getting Botox and fillers until they’re done with college. That’s weird. What does it have to do with them?

I thought this was really strange too. The fact that your kids even care says there's a weird dynamic going on...

[Anonymous]

I'm 63 and feel good.

I know a lot of 70 and 80 years that do pretty extreme hiking but they hike every week.

[Anonymous]

59 is not enough old

[Anonymous]

Was watching an episode of Gray's Anatomy this week with an old man who said something like-- one day you wake up and you realize all those milestones you were looking forward to, graduations, wedding, kids . . . you realize it's all behind you. And you have very few tomorrows in front of you.

I'm 50 and feeling like this . . . I think I have depression and don't know how to switch it off.

[Anonymous]

63 and still don't feel old. One reason is because I had my child when I was 42, so keeping up both physically and mentally with a kid and then a teen/young adult has helped keep me young. Another is I started regular strength training a year ago, and I feel in better shape than at any other point in my life since I never did regular exercise in the past, including in my teens and 20s. I have friends my age who are very active--biking, tennis, hiking, etc.--and they haven't slowed down yet.

[Anonymous]

I'm 63 and don't feel old but I realize I am old. I tell myself I am at the young end of old. I'm in decent shape, hike, kayak, bike etc. I am retiring in a month and looking forward to not sitting for hours everyday.

[Anonymous]

56 for me was when I really started to feel it but I didn't really accept it until now -- a couple of years later. It wasn't because of looks or being able to be active. I probably look better and am more active now than I ever was. It was needing reading glasses, not being able to take in information as fast and not being able to recover as quickly from staying out at night or working 16 hour days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside of setting up retirement financing.

Recently took our kids on a hiking type trip, I had trouble keeping up and staying up late with them. My teens are 16, 15, and 13. Both DH and I are 59. I’m glad we did the trip but this was our last one like this.

I never felt or accepted that i was old but with 60 around the corner, I now do. I’m still getting botox and fillers but i’m thinking of stopping; two of my kids told me not to stop! To keep doing it until they are done with college, how do you like that!

How can you have a 13 year old at age 59?

[Anonymous]

Those in their 60s who say they don’t feel old are full of sh!t.