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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I could have written the post directly above mine. I have a very similar story to yours, plus add in a severely anorexic/body obsessed mother. I’ve decided it’s okay for me to be a bit vain (yes, negative PPs above, I am a little vain!), but it’s also crucial that I accept my aging body. It’s done some damn awesome things and it’s strong and healthy.

So, at 44, I’ve decided to accept my body but also to treat it as well as I can. That means keeping my mind healthy with lots of sweaty exercise and keeping my body healthy with good, clean food, limited alcohol, and lots of sleep. I do track macros. I don’t consider it a diet (I’m the poster of the thread about how eating way more has made me lose weight), but it does help me stay clean. [/quote]

This is so puritanical. 
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Okay.

But I feel freaking amazing. [/quote]

You've also described me.  It can sound puritanical to others but I also feel amazing.  Those who are quick to criticize are usually (not always but usually) those who have not been successful in controlling their eating habits and thus have slowly gained weight over the years. Suddenly they're staring at 50 years of age, and realized they're also 50lbs heavier than they were in their 30's.  I know I'm right about this, but no one will admit this.[/quote]

Puritanical is just a dumb buzz word used by somebody that can’t imagine actually enjoying fresh food and not drinking frequently and feeling healthy. It is what it is.

And for those that slowly gained the weight and did not correct their ship by age 40, it’s a much faster sled ride to the bottom on average with a ton more bumps along the way. Longevity may end up being the same, but life quality is much much better while being allegedly “puritanical.”[/quote]

These are just things you wish were true but actually are not.[/quote]

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