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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread contains what are possibly the most pessimistic, depressed posters I've ever witnessed on DCUM (ie, the people who keep stridently insisting that the positive people who are trying to stay in shape will soon realize that all is hopeless and everything goes to hell after 50).

Just...wow.[/quote]

Yeah, you're right.  Negativity is aging.  50 is the new 30.  Enjoy![/quote]

Says the 30 yo.  I am 50, fighting cancer.  Frankly, I am disgusted with the shaming in this thread.  No amount of excersize or fitness would help me.  In fact, my cancer, survival rates peak for people with BMI of 27-32.  I don't know why.

The body does degrade with age.  We make up for it with better life experiences.  I am happier and funnier than I was when I was 35.  I also make more money.  A lot more.  Down side:  well, there is the cancer thing....multiple scars from surgeries....But, with out those, I would not be here to be happier and funnier.  And my wife would have gotten rich off the insurance.

I have a body that is barely functioning.  But I am proud of it.  It is all mine.  Including my stent collection.  You got a problem with it?  Talk to your therapist.  While you are off comparing yourself to me (or others), I will be off enjoying life.

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PP here. You misunderstood my criticism of the responses to this thread.

Your story is what I want and need to hear. I was reacting to the negativity, and your post is the opposite.
When people responded that they are making the best of it at 49, others responded with, well, just wait until you're 59 - it gets so much worse".
I don't think that's helpful. I'm not in denial about how difficult it is to deal with an aging body, but was hoping for more stories like yours, that put things in perspective, from people who have managed to stay positive about their lives amidst all of the changes. [/quote]

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